- Conor Jackson
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Conor Jackson 
Free Agent Left fielder / First baseman Born: May 7, 1982
Austin, TexasBats: Right Throws: Right MLB debut July 28, 2005 for the Arizona Diamondbacks Career statistics
(through September 26, 2011)Batting average .271 Home runs 52 Runs batted in 295 Teams - Arizona Diamondbacks (2005–2010)
- Oakland Athletics (2010–2011)
- Boston Red Sox (2011 )
Career highlights and awards - All-Star Futures Game selection (2005)
- 1× Player of the Week (4/14/08)
Conor Sims Jackson (born May 7, 1982) is an American professional baseball outfielder who is a free agent. He bats and throws right-handed. He is 6'2" and roughly 225 pounds. His father is actor John M. Jackson.
After graduating from El Camino Real High School in Woodland Hills, California in 2000, Jackson proceeded to have a stellar collegiate career at the University of California (Berkeley) as a third baseman. He developed a reputation for a patient batting eye and led the Pac-10 with a .538 OBP in 2003. Jackson was drafted in the first round (19th overall) of the 2003 MLB amateur draft.
Jackson switched to the outfield shortly after being drafted. In his initial debut with Yakima of the shortseason Northwest League, he batted .319 with a league record 35 doubles. After his minor league debut, Jackson successfully climbed the minor league ladder. After fielding only .964 in the outfield in the minors, he was moved to first base, where his defensive struggles continued.
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Major leagues
Arizona Diamondbacks
He received his first taste of the majors in 2005 (debuting July 28, 2005, in Wrigley Field), where he batted .200/.303/.306 with 2 home runs in 85 at bats. In 2006 he claimed the Diamondbacks' starting first base job. Jackson played a vast majority of first base for the D-Backs.[1]
In 2008, Jackson started the season with a hot bat as the Diamondbacks took an early lead in the NL West. Conor had the opportunity to hit for the cycle in a game against San Diego on April 18. Facing Greg Maddux in his last at bat, Jackson hit a deep line drive to center field, and instead of stopping at second base for the double and the cycle, he continued on to third base for his second triple of the game. It would have been Jackson's first career cycle. He finished the game with four hits, tying his career high, and was later named National League Player of the Week for his 12 hits, 10 runs, 10 RBIs, and three home runs from April 14 through April 20. Jackson batted .300 in 540 at bats, and split the season between left field, where he had a .981 fielding percentage, and first base, where he had a .993 fielding percentage—again the best in the NL.[2]
His 2009 season was stalled in May when he contracted Valley Fever and lost approximately 35 pounds during the illness (per his interview on Chronicle Live 6/21/10). "I'm tired. I'm fatigued. Some days I feel like I'm able to do stuff, and I do stuff. I sleep 12, 13 hours and I'm exhausted."[3] He did not return to the majors after problems in the minors. He hit with a .425 average and 2 home runs in the Dominican League.
Oakland Athletics
Jackson during his tenure with the Oakland Athletics in 2011
On June 15, 2010, Jackson was traded with cash considerations to the Oakland Athletics for pitcher Sam Demel.[4] After the demotion of Daric Barton in the spring of 2011, Jackson saw the majority of his starts at first-base until the call-up of trade acquisition Brandon Allen.
Boston Red Sox
On August 31, 2011, Jackson was traded to the Boston Red Sox for a minor league player.[5] On September 19, he hit his first home run in a Red Sox uniform, a grand slam, in an 18–9 rout of the Baltimore Orioles.[6]
References
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- ^ [2]
- ^ http://www.azstarnet.com/sports/300631
- ^ Baum, Bob. D-backs trade Jackson to Oakland for Demel, Yahoo! Sports. Published June 15, 2010. Retrieved June 15, 2010.
- ^ Boeck, Scott (2011-09-01). "Red Sox obtain utility player Conor Jackson from Oakland". USA Today. http://content.usatoday.com/communities/dailypitch/post/2011/09/red-sox-obtain-utility-player-conor-jackson-from-oakland/1. Retrieved 2011-09-20.
- ^ Lee, Tony (2011-09-20). "Jacoby Ellsbury, Conor Jackson Team Up to Make Red Sox History". New England Sports Network. http://www.nesn.com/2011/09/jacoby-ellsbury-conor-jackson-team-up-to-make-red-sox-history.html. Retrieved 2011-09-20.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
- Conor Jackson Interview at Baseball Digest Daily - May 2005
Categories:- Living people
- 1982 births
- Major League Baseball first basemen
- Baseball players from Texas
- All-Star Futures Game players
- Yakima Bears players
- Lancaster JetHawks players
- El Paso Diablos players
- Tucson Sidewinders players
- Visalia Rawhide players
- Arizona League Athletics players
- Stockton Ports players
- Reno Aces players
- Sacramento River Cats players
- Arizona Diamondbacks players
- Oakland Athletics players
- Boston Red Sox players
- California Golden Bears baseball players
- People from Austin, Texas
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