Career
He played all or part of eight seasons in Major League Baseball from 1991-1998. Newson played for the Chicago White Sox (1991-1995), Seattle Mariners (1995) and Texas Rangers (1996-1998). He also played for the Kia Tigers of the of Korea Baseball Organization in 2002.
While playing for the White Sox, Newson was given the nickname "The Deacon" by the team"s longtime television play-by-play announcer, Ken Harrelson.