Richard Dwight Butler (born May 1, 1973) is a Canadian former outfielder in Major League Baseball for the Toronto Blue Jays and Tampa Bay Devil Rays. He is the brother of another former Blue Jay, Rob Butler. Career Butler was signed as a non-drafted free agent by the Toronto Blue Jays on September 24, 1990. After seven years in Minor League Baseball, he was called up to play for the major league club on September 6, 1997. He played seven games that season with the Blue Jays. In the Major League Baseball expansion draft of 1997, Butler was selected 10th overall by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. In Tampa Bay's inaugural season of 1998, Butler played in 72 games at the major league level and 38 games with the Triple-A Durham Bulls. Butler remained at AAA Durham in 1999, where he played 90 games. He was called up to the Devil Rays again, but this time only for seven games. On October 15, 1999, Butler was granted free agency. A month later, he was signed by the Seattle Mariners, although he never made it back to the big leagues. After his MLB career Butler played for the minor league Toronto Maple Leafs from 2001 to 2002. Highlights 1992 - A Ball Myrtle Beach Hurricanes, South Atlantic League Champions 1993 - Florida State League All Star, voted most exciting player of the year by Baseball America 1996 - Australian League MVP, Sydney Blues 1997 - First MLB hit, September 9 1998 - First MLB home run, April 1 Statistics Batting Fielding minor league fielding statistics not available References External links Pelota Binaria (Venezuelan Winter League) 1973 births Living people Baseball outfielders Baseball players from Toronto Canadian expatriate baseball players in the United States Cardenales de Lara players Canadian expatriate baseball players in Venezuela Dunedin Blue Jays players Durham Bulls players Gulf Coast Blue Jays players Knoxville Smokies players Major League Baseball left fielders Major League Baseball players from Canada Myrtle Beach Hurricanes players New Haven Ravens players Niagara Stars players Oklahoma RedHawks players Syracuse Chiefs players Syracuse SkyChiefs players Tacoma Rainiers players Tampa Bay Devil Rays players Toronto Blue Jays players Canadian expatriate baseball players in Australia