Jason Bourgeois

Infobox MLB player


width = 150px
name=Jason Bourgeois
position=Second baseman
team=Chicago White Sox
number=38
bats=Right
throws=Right
birthdate=birth date and age|1982|1|4
birthplace=city-state|Houston|Texas
debutdate=September 9
debutyear=2008
debutteam=Chicago White Sox
statyear=September 17, 2008
stat1label=Batting average
stat1value=.000
stat2label=Home runs
stat2value=0
stat3label=Runs batted in
stat3value=0
teams=
*Chicago White Sox (by|2008-present)

Jason Jerrod Bourgeois (born January 4, 1982 in Houston, Texas) is a professional baseball player currently playing for the Chicago White Sox. Bourgeois plays all outfield positions and second base.

Baseball career

Bourgeois was drafted in the second round of the 2000 Major League Baseball Draft by the Texas Rangers. He played in the Rangers organization until the Atlanta Braves claimed him off waivers on March 23, by|2005. His stay in Atlanta was short, however, as the Seattle Mariners selected Bourgeois in the Rule 5 Draft on December 8, 2005. Seattle would soon release Bourgeois and on December 19, by|2006, he signed a contract with the Chicago White Sox. He was recalled by the Chicago White Sox on September 6, mlby|2008, and made his major league debut on September 9.

He will forever be known as the last player to get his first major league hit at OLD Yankee Stadium.

External links

[http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?n=Jason%20Bourgeois&pos=LF&sid=t494&t=p_pbp&pid=430652 Minor League profile]