- Jason Rees
Jason Rees (born
April 5 ,1984 inNewcastle, Australia ) is a baseball player who was signed by theNew York Yankees . [http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/25/sports/baseball/25yankees.html] He playedoutfield for theBet Shemesh Blue Sox of theIsrael Baseball League . Rees bats and throws right-handed.Baseball career
Rees attended college at
Cloud County Community College in Concordia, Kansas, USA, where he played baseball for two years and tied the school record ofgames played with 104. Rees also went toFort Hays State University , where he received conference and regional honors.Jason played semi-professional baseball in Australia for the Central Coast Marlins before he joined the
Bet Shemesh Blue Sox for the 2007 season. In his first season with the Blue Sox, Rees hit .362 with 17home run s, 50 runs batted in, 14stolen base s and 47 hits in 42 games.It is safe to say that Jason played an enormous part in the inaugural season of the
Israel Baseball League - he led the league inhome run s andruns batted in , and helped lead theBet Shemesh Blue Sox to a championship.Israel Baseball League Career Statistics
Personal life
Rees currently resides in
New South Wales, Australia .References
[http://israelbaseballleague.com/players/playerprofiles/index.html?player_id=63 IBL player page]
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