A. J. Ellis

Infobox MLB player
name = A.J. Ellis


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caption =
team = Los Angeles Dodgers
number = 49
position = Catcher
birthdate = birth date and age|1981|4|9
birthplace = city-state|Cape Girardeau|Missouri
bats = Right
throws = Right
debutdate = September 15
debutyear = 2008
debutteam = Los Angeles Dodgers
statyear = September 16, 2008
stat1label = Batting average
stat1value = .000
stat2label = Home runs
stat2value = 0
stat3label = Runs batted in
stat3value = 0
teams =
*Los Angeles Dodgers (by|2008-present)
awards =

Andrew James Ellis (born April 9, 1981 in Cape Girardeau, Missouri) is a catcher in Major League Baseball who plays for the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Ellis earned All-Ohio Valley Conference first-team honors all four seasons while at Austin Peay University, only the fifth player in league history to accomplish that feat. He finished his college career with a .351 batting average and ranks as Austin Peay's all-time leader with 263 hits.

Ellis was selected by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 18th round of the 2003 MLB Draft. He has played in the minors with the South Georgia Waves, Vero Beach Dodgers, Double-A Jacksonville Suns, and Triple-A Las Vegas 51s. On September 5, mlby|2008, his contract was purchased by the Dodgers and he made his debut on September 15.

On May 8, 2008, Ellis and his wife Cindy welcomed their first child, Ainsley Kate.

On September 26, 2008, Ellis made his first appearance in a major league game when he pitch ran for Nomar Garciaparra in the 9th inning in a game against the San Francisco Giants. He then scored his first major league run when he was part of a two-run home run by the Dodgers' every day catcher Russell Martin.

External links

* [http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/E/A.J.-Ellis.shtml Baseball Cube Page]
* [http://www.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?n=A.J.%20Ellis&pos=C&sid=milb&t=p_pbp&pid=454560 Dodgers minor league bio]