Esix Snead

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Esix Snead is a former American baseball outfielder who played for the New York Mets in 2002 and 2004. He batted switch and threw right. In his major league career he had a .308 batting average, 1 home run, 3 RBIs, and 4 stolen bases. He made his MLB debut on September 3, 2002, and his last game was on May 21, 2004.

Snead was renowned for his speed, stealing 507 bases in nine minor league seasons. He attended the University of Central Florida, where he played both baseball and football, and was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 18th round of the 1998 MLB draft.

Early in his minor league career, in 1998 with the Low-A New Jersey Cardinals, he batted .233 with 42 steals in 58 games. In 1999, with the Single-A Peoria Chiefs and High-A Potomac Cannons, he hit for a low average but stole 64 bases in 126 games. The 2000 season was his best in the minors: with the Cannons he led all minor leaguers in stolen bases with 109, set a Carolina League record, and earned an All-Star nod. He spent 2001 with Double-A New Haven.

On November 20, 2001, Snead was claimed off waivers by the Mets. In 2002 he played for Double-A Binghamton, hitting .252 with 64 stolen bases, and was called up to the majors in September. He collected his first MLB hit on September 21 against the Montreal Expos and ended the game with a three-run walk-off home run. He spent all of 2003 with the Triple-A Norfolk Tides, hitting .220 with 61 stolen bases. In 2004 he batted .264 and appeared in one major league game for the Mets.

After 2004 he became a free agent and signed a minor league contract with the Atlanta Braves on November 10, 2004. He stolen 46 bases for Triple-A Richmond, but his season included a bench-clearing incident after a pitcher threw a ball between his legs; Snead threw his helmet at the pitcher, leading to fines for many Braves players and a 10-game suspension for Snead. The Baltimore Orioles signed him on January 24, 2006, and he played for Triple-A Ottawa, batting .220 with 15 steals in 41 games before being released on May 21, 2006.