He helped lead the Wamego Red Raider baseball program in Wamego to the Kansas 4A State Championship in 2000, his senior year at Wamego High School. Metcalf holds the career home run record at the University of Kansas with 29 and held the single season record (18) from 2003 to 2009.[citation needed]\n', '

Metcalf was drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 11th round of the 2004 Major League Baseball Draft. He spent two and a half years in Texas\' minor league system, playing for the Spokane Indians, Bakersfield Blaze, Frisco RoughRiders, and Oklahoma RedHawks, before his contract was purchased by the Rangers on May 18, 2007.\n', '

Metcalf is known more for his defensive prowess than his offensive accomplishments. Rangers then-Assistant General Manager Thad Levine said Metcalf "was ready to play in the major leagues" in 2005. His offense rebounded in 2007 and the Rangers at that point felt that Metcalf would be able to adequately fill in for the injured Hank Blalock.\n', '

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