Beyond the scores and statistics, meet the baseball player.

Born in Charlotte, North Carolina, Ray Durham has played for Major League Baseball's Chicago White Sox (1995-2002), Oakland Athletics (2002), San Francisco Giants (2003-2008) and Milwaukee Brewers (2008-present).

On Sunday, July 20, 2008, Ray was traded to the Milwaukee Brewers from the San Francisco Giants.

According to his article in Wikipedia, Ray, who is a 2-time All-Star, is currently tied for 12th with Brian Downing on the all-time list with 25 leadoff home runs and ranks 21st among active players with 232 stolen bases. In the 2006 season, he had a career high with a .297 batting average and a .538 slugging percentage in 137 games.

In this May 2007 interview, recorded at AT&T Park, the home ballpark of the San Francisco Giants, host Natalie Manuel speaks to the-then 2nd baseman for the Giants about playing baseball or football as a career, what his daily routine is before a game, and his hobbies outside of America's favorite pastime.