- Jody Gerut
Infobox MLB player
name=Jody Gerut
width=250
position=Right Fielder
team=San Diego Padres
number=33
bats=Left
throws=Left
birthdate=birth date and age|1977|9|18
debutdate=April 26
debutyear=2003
debutteam=Cleveland Indians
statyear=August 8, 2008
stat1label=Batting average
stat1value=.268
stat2label=Home run s
stat2value=44
stat3label=Runs batted in
stat3value=169
teams=
*Cleveland Indians (by|2003-by|2005)
*Chicago Cubs (by|2005)
*Pittsburgh Pirates (by|2005)
*San Diego Padres (by|2008-present)Joseph Diego "Jody" Gerut (born
September 18 ,1977 in Elmhurst,Illinois ) is aMajor League Baseball outfielder for theSan Diego Padres . He attendedWillowbrook High School , and laterStanford University . He made his major league debut inApril 26 , by|2003, with theCleveland Indians .Drafted by the
Colorado Rockies in the 2nd round of the1998 Major League Baseball Draft , he was traded to the Cleveland Indians withJosh Bard forJacob Cruz onJune 2 , by|2001. He had a spectacular rookie year in 2003, finishing in the top five in Rookie of the Year voting and winning the also-prestigiousSporting News Rookie of the Year Award. by|2004 was a disappointing year for him, whose season ended tearing the ACL in his right knee. Gerut was acquired by theChicago Cubs from the Indians onJuly 18 , by|2005, in exchange forJason Dubois . OnJuly 31 , 2005, Gerut was acquired by thePittsburgh Pirates in exchange for fellow outfielderMatt Lawton , just minutes before the trade deadline. OnMarch 8 , by|2007, Gerut was released by the Pittsburgh Pirates. OnJanuary 21 , by|2008, Gerut signed a minor league contract with an invite tospring training with the San Diego Padres.Gerut has played very well in a starting role for the Padres during the 2008 season. Through August 25th, he has a line of .293 batting average, .352 OBP and .486 slugging percentage mostly in center field.
External links
* [http://chicago.cubs.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/team/player.jsp?player_id=425506 MLB.com: Jody Gerut]
*baseball-reference|id=g/gerutjo01
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