| Brett Jackson | |||||||||||||||
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_(cropped).jpg) Jackson with theChicago Cubs in 2012 | |||||||||||||||
| Center fielder | |||||||||||||||
| Born: (1988-08-02)August 2, 1988 (age 37) Berkeley, California, U.S. | |||||||||||||||
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |||||||||||||||
| MLB debut | |||||||||||||||
| August 5, 2012, for the Chicago Cubs | |||||||||||||||
| Last MLB appearance | |||||||||||||||
| September 26, 2014, for the Arizona Diamondbacks | |||||||||||||||
| MLB statistics | |||||||||||||||
| Batting average | .169 | ||||||||||||||
| Home runs | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Runs batted in | 9 | ||||||||||||||
Stats atBaseball Reference  | |||||||||||||||
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Brett Elliott Jackson (born August 2, 1988) is anAmerican former professionalbaseballcenter fielder who played inMajor League Baseball (MLB) for theChicago Cubs andArizona Diamondbacks between 2012 and 2014. Jackson playedcollege baseball at theUniversity of California, Berkeley, and has also competed for theUnited States national baseball team.
Jackson attendedMiramonte High School.[1] He then enrolled at theUniversity of California, Berkeley, where he playedcollege baseball for theCalifornia Golden Bears baseball team in thePacific-10 Conference of theNational Collegiate Athletic Association's (NCAA)Division I. In the summer of 2008, Jackson playedcollegiate summer baseball for theCotuit Kettleers of theCape Cod Baseball League.[1][2]Baseball America rated Jackson as the eighth best prospect in the league. As a junior in 2009, Jackson had a .321batting average with eighthome runs and 41runs batted in for the Golden Bears.[1]
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TheChicago Cubs selected Jackson in the first round of the2009 MLB draft. Before the 2011 season, Jackson was considered the Cubs second best prospect according toBaseball America.[3] He was also ranked as one of the top 50 overall prospects byMLB.com.[4]
Heading into the 2009 MLB draft,Baseball America rated Jackson as the 34th best prospect available.[1] TheChicago Cubs drafted Jackson in the first round (31st overall).[5] He debuted professionally with theArizona League Cubs of the Rookie-levelArizona League, receiving promotions to theBoise Hawks of the Class-A Short SeasonNorthwest League and thePeoria Chiefs of the Class-AMidwest League. Before the 2010 season,Baseball America rated Jackson as the 74th best prospect in baseball. In 2010, Jackson played for theDaytona Cubs of the Class-A AdvancedFlorida State League, and participated in the 2010All-Star Futures Game. Rated as the 38th best prospect in baseball byBaseball America before the 2011 season, Jackson started the year with theTennessee Smokies of the Class-AASouthern League, before earning a promotion to theIowa Cubs of theClass-AAAPacific Coast League.[6]
After the 2011 season, Jackson played for theUnited States national baseball team in the2011 Baseball World Cup and the2011 Pan American Games, winning the silver medal.[7]
On August 5, 2012, Jackson was called up by the Cubs and made his MLB debut, batting second, as their starting center fielder.[8] He batted .175 with 59 strikeouts in 120 at bats.[9]
On August 14, 2014, the Cubs traded Jackson to theArizona Diamondbacks in exchange for right-handed pitcher Blake Cooper. Jackson had been struggling with Iowa, batting .210 on the season.[9] He played in seven games for the Diamondbacks, and was outrighted off the Diamondbacks roster on October 7, 2014.[citation needed]
TheSan Francisco Giants selected Jackson from the Diamondbacks in the Class AAA phase of the 2014Rule 5 draft.[10] He was released on July 15, 2015.
Jackson's younger brother,Drew, is a professional baseball player.[11] Jackson had an uncredited role in the TV seriesPitch.[12]
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