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Desmond Jennings 
Tampa Bay Rays — No. 8 Outfielder Born: October 30, 1986
Birmingham, AlabamaBats: Right Throws: Right MLB debut September 1, 2010 for the Tampa Bay Rays Career statistics
(through September 28, 2011)Batting average .254 Home runs 10 Runs batted in 27 Stolen bases 22 Teams - Tampa Bay Rays (2010–present)
Desmond Delane Jennings (born October 30, 1986, in Birmingham, Alabama) is an outfielder for the Tampa Bay Rays.
Baseball career
Jennings was taken by the Cleveland Indians in the 18th round of the 2005 amateur draft out of high school but did not sign. He decided to go to Itawamba Community College to play baseball and football, he led all junior college wide receivers with 54 receptions while scoring 6 touchdowns and netting 848 yards in 8 games. On the diamond, he hit .378 with 29 steals. Desmond was picked by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the 10th round of the 2006 amateur draft and signed.
He was the Rays fifth-best prospect heading into the 2009 season according to Baseball America,[1] and the 18th-best prospect overall in their midseason top 25.[2]
Jennings entered 2010 ranked among the top 20 prospects in baseball.[3] He was named to the 2010 All-Star Futures Game.
In 2010, he batted .278 for the season in AAA Durham, and .190 in 21 at bats with Tampa Bay.[4]
Jennings was called up from AAA-Durham on July 23, 2011, as the Rays optioned Reid Brignac to Durham. At the time of his call-up, Jennings was batting .275 and leading the International League in runs scored, with 68.[5] On July 28, 2011, Jennings blasted his first career home run, a two-run shot against the Oakland Athletics.
References
- ^ Ballew, Bill (November 12, 2008). "Tampa Bay Rays top 10 prospects". Baseballamerica.com. http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/prospects/rankings/organization-top-10-prospects/2009/267162.html. Retrieved April 13, 2011.
- ^ "Midseason Top 25 Prospects". Baseballamerica.com. July 9, 2009. http://www.baseballamerica.com/blog/prospects/?p=5456. Retrieved April 13, 2011.
- ^ Deep Leagues. "Top 100 Prospects". Deep Leagues. http://www.deepleagues.com/?page_id=417. Retrieved April 13, 2011.
- ^ "Desmond Jennings Minor League Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=jennin001des. Retrieved April 13, 2011.
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External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
Tampa Bay Rays current roster Active roster 1 Sean Rodriguez | 2 B. J. Upton | 3 Evan Longoria | 5 Sam Fuld | 8 Desmond Jennings | 9 Elliot Johnson | 10 Kelly Shoppach | 11 Casey Kotchman | 14 David Price | 15 Reid Brignac | 16 Justin Ruggiano | 18 Ben Zobrist | 20 Matt Joyce | 21 Andy Sonnanstine | 22 Johnny Damon | 24 Dan Johnson | 27 Cesar Ramos | 28 John Jaso | 30 Brandon Guyer | 31 José Lobatón | 33 James Shields | 34 Jeff Niemann | 35 Christopher Archer | 37 Juan Cruz | 38 Robinson Chirinos | 40 Wade Davis | 41 Nevin Ashley | 43 Kyle Farnsworth | 44 Matt Bush | 45 Russ Canzler | 47 Brandon Gomes | 49 Dane De La Rosa | 50 Albert Suarez | 53 Alex Cobb | 55 Matt Moore | 56 Alexander Torres | 57 Jake McGee | 58 Jeremy Hellickson | 62 Joel Peralta | 74 J. P. Howell
Inactive roster Disabled list Coaching staff Manager 70 Joe Maddon | Bench Coach 4 Dave Martinez | 1st Base Coach 25 George Hendrick | 3rd Base Coach 6 Tom Foley | Hitting Coach 17 Derek Shelton | Pitching Coach 48 Jim Hickey | Bullpen Coach 7 Bobby Ramos | Bullpen Catcher 77 Scott Cursi | Coach 46 Stan Boroski | Coach -- Don Zimmer
Categories:- 1986 births
- Living people
- Princeton Devil Rays players
- Columbus Catfish players
- Montgomery Biscuits players
- Durham Bulls players
- People from Birmingham, Alabama
- African American baseball players
- Vero Beach Devil Rays players
- All-Star Futures Game players
- Tampa Bay Rays players
- American baseball outfielder, 1980s birth stubs
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