- Jeff Baker
Infobox MLB player
name = Jeff Baker
width = 250
caption =
team = Colorado Rockies
number = 10
position = Utility player
birthdate = birth date and age|1981|6|21
birthplace =Bad Kissingen ,Germany
bats = Right
throws = Right
debutdate = April 4
debutyear = 2005
debutteam = Colorado Rockies
statyear = 2008
stat1label =Batting average
stat1value = .262
stat2label =Home run s
stat2value = 22
stat3label = Runs batted in
stat3value = 85
teams =
*Colorado Rockies (by|2005-present)Jeffrey Glen "Jeff" Baker (born
June 21 ,1981 inBad Kissingen ,Germany ) is a professional baseball player inMajor League Baseball who playsfirst base for theColorado Rockies organisation (2005-present). He bats and throws right-handed. He was the 1999 Virginia Prep Player of the Year.Baseball career
Jeff Baker made his Major League debut in 2005, as the Opening Day third baseman for the
Colorado Rockies , playing a total of 12 games. He had been added to the Rockies lineup as a replacement for injured third basemanGarrett Atkins and on the return of Atkins, Baker was assigned to theColorado Springs Sky Sox , the Rockies Triple-A affiliate.Baker was drafted by the Rockies in 2004 after playing college baseball at Clemson University. While at Clemson, Baker set the school record for career home runs with 59 HR, a feat he accomplished in three years. He was a three-time
Baseball America All-American.In 2006, Baker played a full season for the Sky Sox hitting .305 with 20 homers and 108 RBI, playing primarily in right field. He was named to the Baseball America All-Minor League team. He was then called up to the Rockies in early September and was rewarded with significant playing time in right field.
ee also
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Colorado Rockies all-time roster External links
* [http://www.minorleaguesplits.com/cgi-bin/pl.cgi?pl=425557 Minor League Splits and Situational Stats]
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