John Hester
| John Hester | |
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| Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim – No. 22 | |
| Catcher | |
| Born: September 14, 1983 Atlanta, Georgia |
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| Bats: Right | Throws: Right |
| MLB debut | |
| August 28, 2009 for the Arizona Diamondbacks | |
| Career statistics (through 2012 season) |
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| Batting average | .216 |
| Home runs | 6 |
| Runs batted in | 15 |
| Teams | |
John Hester (born September 14, 1983) is a right-handed Major League Baseball catcher for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. On August 28, 2009 on his major league debut, he hit a two-run homer in his first Major League at-bat in a game against the Houston Astros.[1]
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Education career [edit]
He attended Marist School in Atlanta before attending Stanford University. Hester graduated from Stanford in the spring of 2006.
Major League Career [edit]
Arizona Diamondbacks [edit]
Hester was selected by the Boston Red Sox in the 34th round of the 2005 MLB Draft but did not sign a professional contract.Later he was selected by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 13th round (387th overall) of the 2006 MLB Draft.
He was called up to the majors on August 28, 2009 from Triple A Reno Aces after catcher Chris Snyder injured his back and was forced to the disabled list.[2] The same night, Hester hit a two-run homer in first career Major League at-bat in the sixth inning of the game against the Houston Astros off Astros Wilton Lopez after a 2-2 delivery from Lopez.[3]
Baltimore Orioles [edit]
Hester was sent to the Baltimore Orioles on April 30, 2011 to complete a previous trade from December 6, 2010 when the ballclub acquired Mark Reynolds.[4]
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim [edit]
On April 24, 2012, the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim signed Hester and assigned him to the Triple-A Salt Lake Bees, according to MLB.com.[5]
See also [edit]
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References [edit]
- ^ Hester homers in first Majors at-bat
- ^ Diamondbacks promote C John Hester
- ^ Arizona Diamondbacks score seven runs in third to drub Houston Astros 14-7
- ^ "Orioles receive CA John Hester from Arizona," Baltimore Orioles press release, Saturday, April 30, 2011.
- ^ "Major League Baseball Transactions | MLB.com: Transactions"
External links [edit]
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
- Stanford Cardinal Baseball bio
- 1983 births
- Living people
- Major League Baseball catchers
- Missoula Osprey players
- Visalia Oaks players
- Mobile BayBears players
- Reno Aces players
- Norfolk Tides players
- Salt Lake Bees players
- Arizona Diamondbacks players
- Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim players
- Baseball players from Georgia (U.S. state)
- Stanford Cardinal baseball players
