Posted on: Tuesday, September 2, 2003
BASEBALL
Indians sign ex-Rainbow center fielder Montgomery
Advertiser Staff
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TIM MONTGOMERY
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Because he was signed late — the minor league season ended yesterday — his first assignment will be in the fall instructional league at the Indians training camp in Winter Haven, Fla. Camp starts Sept. 19 and lasts about a month for individual instruction, he said.
He spent the summer playing with the Bend (Ore.) Elks of the Pacific International League.
Montgomery said he got a $35,000 signing bonus, plus the equivalent of two years of college should he decide to complete his degree.
"For the spot I was picked, it worked out great," Montgomery said.
Montgomery, who had a season of eligibility left with the Rainbows, led the team with nine home runs, while batting .245 with 26 RBIs in 47 games.
