Drew Denson

Andrew Denson (November 16, 1965 – February 13, 2014) was an American Major League Baseball first baseman. He played during two seasons at the major league level for the Atlanta Braves and Chicago White Sox. He was drafted by the Braves in the 1st round (19th pick) of the 1984 amateur draft. Denson played his first professional season with their Rookie League Gulf Coast Braves in 1984, and his last with the Baltimore Orioles' Triple-A affiliate, the Rochester Red Wings, in 1996.

Drew Denson
Denson in 1988
First baseman
Born: (1965-11-16)November 16, 1965 Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
Died: February 13, 2014(2014-02-13) (aged 48) Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
Batted: Switch Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 13, 1989, for the Atlanta Braves
Last MLB appearance
October 3, 1993, for the Chicago White Sox
MLB statistics
Batting average	.244
Runs	1
Hits	10
Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
Atlanta Braves (1989) Chicago White Sox (1993)

Denson died on February 13, 2014, at the age of 48.^[1] Cause of death was not listed. Denson had a rare blood disease called amyloidosis, a condition in which abnormal protein deposits cause organs and tissues to deteriorate.