Ryan Jackson (first baseman/outfielder)
Ryan Jackson | |
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First baseman / Outfielder | |
Born: Orlando, Florida | November 15, 1971|
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |
MLB debut | |
March 31, 1998, for the Florida Marlins | |
Last MLB appearance | |
June 18, 2002, for the Detroit Tigers | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .239 |
Home runs | 7 |
Runs batted in | 52 |
Teams | |
Ryan Dewitte Jackson (born November 15, 1971) is an American professional baseball coach and a former Major League Baseball first baseman and outfielder. Born in Orlando, Florida, he graduated from Cardinal Mooney High School (Sarasota, Florida). During his playing career, he threw and batted left-handed and was listed as 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 m) tall and 195 pounds (88 kg).
Playing career
Jackson attended Duke University. In 1991, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Harwich Mariners of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[1] Through 2009, he was Duke's all-time season leader in home runs (22), and was second to Nate Freiman in career homers at Duke (42).[2][3]
He was drafted by the Florida Marlins in the 7th round of the 1994 Major League Baseball Draft. He made his major league debut on March 3, 1998, for the Marlins against the Chicago Cubs. He set career-highs in games played, at-bats, home runs, and RBI that year. On April 9, 1999, he was claimed off waivers by the Seattle Mariners. Released after the 1999 season, he signed with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays and spent the entire year with Triple-A Durham. After the 2000 season, Jackson signed with the Detroit Tigers with whom he played for the next two seasons.
On November 6, 2002, Jackson signed with the Devil Rays and spent the whole year in the minors. In 2004, he played 16 games for the Atlanta Braves' Triple-A affiliate, the Richmond Braves.
Coaching career
Jackson began his coaching career at the minor league level in the Cincinnati Reds' organization. In 2007, Jackson became the hitting coach for the Single-A Sarasota Reds, and again served as the hitting coach in 2008.[4] He was named the hitting coach for Double-A Carolina for the 2009 and 2010 seasons,[4] then he assumed the same position for the Triple-A Louisville Bats beginning with the 2011 season, under new manager David Bell.[5] He then served as the Reds' roving minor league hitting coordinator from 2012 through 2016.
In January 2019, he was named field coordinator for the Boston Red Sox' player development system.[6]
References
- ^ "Major League Baseball Players From the Cape Cod League" (PDF). capecodbaseball.org. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
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- ^ [2]
- ^ a b "Trio of veteran Major Leaguers set to lead Mudcats next year". theherald-nc.com. November 4, 2008. Retrieved December 10, 2008. [dead link]
- ^ "Former Redbird David Bell to Manage Bats in 2012". TheBatsSignal.com. Archived from the original on February 19, 2012. Retrieved November 29, 2011.
- ^ MLB.com, Red Sox Set Minor League, Player Development Staff. (10 January 2019)
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference
- Career statistics and player information from Korea Baseball Organization
- 1971 births
- Living people
- American expatriate baseball players in South Korea
- Baseball coaches from Florida
- Baseball players from Florida
- Brevard County Manatees players
- Charlotte Knights players
- Detroit Tigers players
- Duke Blue Devils baseball players
- Durham Bulls players
- Elmira Pioneers players
- Florida Marlins players
- Gulf Coast Marlins players
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- Kane County Cougars players
- KBO League infielders
- Lotte Giants players
- Major League Baseball first basemen
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- Portland Sea Dogs players
- Richmond Braves players
- Seattle Mariners players
- Sportspeople from Sarasota, Florida
- Tacoma Rainiers players
- Toledo Mud Hens players