Scott Hairston
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| Chicago Cubs – No. 21 | |
| Left fielder | |
| Born: May 25, 1980 Fort Worth, Texas |
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| Bats: Right | Throws: Right |
| MLB debut | |
| May 7, 2004 for the Arizona Diamondbacks | |
| Career statistics (through May 14, 2013) |
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| Batting average | .245 |
| Home runs | 98 |
| Runs batted in | 286 |
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Scott Alexander Hairston (born May 25, 1980) is an American professional baseball player for the Chicago Cubs. Hairston has played in Major League Baseball for the Arizona Diamondbacks, San Diego Padres, Oakland Athletics, and New York Mets. He bats and throws right-handed.
Hairston comes from a noted baseball family, with both his grandfather, Sam Hairston, and father, Jerry Hairston, Sr., being former major league players, and his brother, Jerry Hairston, Jr., currently playing in the major leagues.[1][2]
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High school years [edit]
Hairston attended Canyon del Oro High School in the Tucson suburb of Oro Valley, Arizona and was a letterman in baseball. While there he was a teammate of current Texas Rangers second baseman Ian Kinsler.[3]
College [edit]
He played college baseball at Central Arizona College, alongside future major leaguer Ian Kinsler.[4]
Professional career [edit]
Hairston was drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the third round of the 2001 MLB Draft. He started at second base for part of his rookie season of 2004, but has played mostly a reserve role since then. On July 27, 2007, the Diamondbacks traded him to the San Diego Padres for Leo Rosales.[5]
San Diego Padres [edit]
During his first game as a San Diego Padres starter (August 3, 2007), Hairston hit two consecutive home runs. The first was a 3-run blast in the 8th inning that pushed the game against the Giants into extra innings and the second was a walk-off blast in the 10th inning. Hairston was placed into the game to substitute for Milton Bradley. The following day in his first at-bat, Hairston hit another home run, making it three home runs in three consecutive at-bats (just the 7th Padre to homer in 3 straight AB) . The first game was also the game in which Barry Bonds hit his 755th home run to tie the all-time record previously held by Hank Aaron.
Hairston has become a fan favorite in San Diego, well known for his clutch home runs and late-inning heroics. He has hit three walk-off home runs for the Padres, in addition to other walk-off hits. From 2007-2009, he hit 12 home runs in late and clutch situations.[6] These are classified as at-bats in the 7th or later with the batting team tied, ahead by one, or the tying run at least on deck. He has been particularly tough against the Giants, with 11 of his 58 career homers coming off San Francisco, as well as 23 RBI, by far the most against any team he’s faced.[7]
Hairston hit a home run to break a 6-6 tie in the top of the 13th inning against the Colorado Rockies in the 2007 Wild Card tie-breaker game. The Rockies won the game in the bottom half of that inning.
Hairston represented Mexico at the 2009 World Baseball Classic alongside his brother Jerry. Hairston's mother was born in Mexico, making him eligible to play for the Mexican team.[8][9]
Oakland Athletics [edit]
On July 5, 2009, Hairston was traded to the Oakland Athletics for Sean Gallagher and minor leaguers Ryan Webb and Craig Italiano.
Second stint with San Diego Padres [edit]
On January 16, 2010, Hairston was traded back to the San Diego Padres, along with outfielder Aaron Cunningham in exchange for third baseman Kevin Kouzmanoff and minor leaguer Eric Sogard.[10]
New York Mets [edit]
On January 20, 2011, Hairston signed a one-year contract with the New York Mets.[11] He resigned with the Mets on January 5, 2012, to a one-year contract worth $1.1 million.[12] On April 27 in Colorado, Hairston became the 10th Met in history to hit for the cycle.
On October 3, 2012, Hairston hit his 20th homerun (a personal first) of the season off Tom Koehler in the Mets regular season finale against the Miami Marlins.
Chicago Cubs [edit]
Hairston became a free agent following the 2012 season. He agreed to a two-year contract with the Chicago Cubs in January 2013. [13] The contract became official on February 10, 2013.[14]
Family [edit]
Hairston comes from the biggest Major League Baseball family. He is the brother of Jerry Hairston, Jr., the son of Jerry Hairston, Sr., the nephew of Johnny Hairston, and the grandson of Sammy Hairston, a former Negro Leaguer who later became one of the first black players in Chicago White Sox history. The five Hairstons that have played in the majors set a record. Two other three-generation MLB families have four members each: the Boone family (Ray, Bob, Bret and Aaron) and the Bell family (Gus, Buddy, David, and Mike). Hairston is of Mexican descent on his mother's side.[8] He and his wife, Jill, and sons, Landon (1/13/06) and Dallas (7/9/07), reside in Gilbert, Arizona.
See also [edit]
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- Third-generation Major League Baseball families
- List of Major League Baseball players to hit for the cycle
References [edit]
- ^ http://www.redreporter.com/2009/3/16/795418/the-red-report-jerry-hairs
- ^ http://www.baseball-almanac.com/family/fam3.shtml
- ^ Grant, Evan (3/4/06). "Rangers' Kinsler eyeing second base". Dallas Morning News. Retrieved 8/7/09.
- ^ Chen, Albert (6/11/08). "Second To None: He has been overshadowed this season by teammate Josh Hamilton; in fact, he has been overshadowed at almost every stop in his career since high school. But in this golden season of the second baseman, nobody has been more productive—almost historically so—at the position than the Rangers' Ian Kinsler". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 8/6/09.
- ^ Brock, Corey. Padres acquire Hairston from D-backs. MLB.com. July 27, 2007. Retrieved July 30, 2007.
- ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/split.cgi?n1=hairssc01&year=2009&t=b
- ^ http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/players/7046/splits;_ylt=AmnUZfy8ozYD1Ept_4isTlCFCLcF?year=career&type=Batting
- ^ a b http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/spt/baseball/rangers/stories/032107dnsporangreport.2e82a26.html
- ^ http://web.worldbaseballclassic.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090125&content_id=3770858&vkey=wbc&team=
- ^ http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20100115&content_id=7925900&vkey=news_oak&fext=.jsp&c_id=oak
- ^ DiComo, Anthony (2011-01-20). "Healthy Young's one-year pact with Mets official". MLB.com. Retrieved 2011-01-21.
- ^ Erni, Brian (2012-01-05). "Mets agree to terms with Scott Hairston". Metsblog.com. Retrieved 2012-01-06.
- ^ Axisa, Mike (January 23, 2013). "Cubs agree to sign Scott Hairston". CBSSports.com. Retrieved February 8, 2013.
- ^ "Cubs sign Scott Hairston to 2-year deal". The Miami Herald. February 10, 2013. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
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)
- Cooperstown Confidential
- MLB Players Association
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