- Joe Inglett
Infobox MLB player
width=300
name=Joe Inglett
position=Utility player
team=Toronto Blue Jays
number=1
bats=Left
throws=Right
birthdate=birth date and age|1978|6|29
birthplace=city-state|Sacramento|California
debutdate=June 21
debutyear=2006
debutteam=Cleveland Indians
statyear=August 17, 2008
stat1label=Batting average
stat1value=.294
stat2label=Home run s
stat2value=4
stat3label=Runs batted in
stat3value=50
teams=
*Cleveland Indians (by|2006)
*Toronto Blue Jays (by|2007-present)Joseph Steven Inglett (born
June 29 ,1978 inSacramento, California ) is aMajor League Baseball utility player , though a naturalsecond baseman , for theToronto Blue Jays . He made his major league debut with theCleveland Indians onJune 21 , mlby|2006.Inglett spent the by|2007 minor league season with the Triple-A
Buffalo Bisons . He played 107 games for the Bisons, batting .253 with 4home run s and 57 RBI. Inglett was designated for assignment onSeptember 6 , 2007, to clear room forDavid Dellucci , who was coming off the 60-day DL. He was claimed off waivers by the Toronto Blue Jays onSeptember 14 , 2007.Inglett graduated from Mesa Verde High School in 1996.
Inglett is a hard knocks type of guy with no off-season, as he builds houses in Sacramento, California for Colafranseco Framing Inc out of
Roseville, California .Inglett is now a utility player for the Toronto Blue Jays and has played games in at every position besides first,
catcher , andpitcher .Inglett has been nicknamed "Voodoo Joe" by the former Blue Jays' manager
John Gibbons . He has also been nicknamed "Mighty Joe" by radio announcer Jerry Howarth. Twice in the mlby|2008 season, Inglett was sent down to Triple-A Syracuse to make room for returning regular players, only to be called back the same day because of new injuries. Both times, Inglett was able to return within a few hours of leaving.On
August 21 , 2008, Voodoo Joe went 4 for 5 with a double, a stolen base, and 3 runs scored in a 14-3 pounding over theNew York Yankees .External links
*baseball-reference|id=i/inglejo01
* [http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=446928 MLB.com player info page]
* [http://thebaseballcube.com/players/I/Joe-Inglett.shtml The Baseball Cube player page]
* [http://sportscourant.com/joeinglett.aspx/ The Sports Courant player page]
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