Jonathan Van Every

Infobox MLB player


width = 150
name=Jonathan Van Every
position=Outfielder
team=Boston Red Sox
number=60
bats=Left
throws=Left
birthdate=birth date and age|1979|11|27
birthplace=city-state|Greenwood|Mississippi
debutdate=May 14
debutyear=2008
debutteam=Boston Red Sox
statyear=2008 season
stat1label=Batting average
stat1value=.235
stat2label=Home runs
stat2value=0
stat3label=Runs batted in
stat3value=5
teams=
*Boston Red Sox (by|2008-present)

Jonathan Eugene Van Every (born November 27, 1979 in city-state|Greenwood|Mississippi) is a Major League Baseball outfielder in the Boston Red Sox organization. Van Every attended Itawamba Community College.

Baseball career

Van Every was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 29th round (876th overall) of the 2000 Major League Baseball Draft. He did not play in 2000 because he did not sign until May 19, by|2001.

From 2001 to by|2007, Van Every played in the Indians organization. Arguably, his best season came in by|2004, when he played for the Single-A Kinston Indians. That year, he hit .276 with 21 home runs. In by|2005, he was an Eastern League All-Star.

Following the 2007 season, Van Every became a minor league free agent. On December 1, 2007, the Boston Red Sox signed him to a minor league contract.

Van Every made his major league debut on May 14, mlby|2008, against the Baltimore Orioles, starting in center field. In his second career at-bat, he singled to center in the fifth inning off Daniel Cabrera for his first major league hit.

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