Conor Jackson
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Jackson with the Boston Red Sox
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| First baseman / Left fielder | |||
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Born: May 7, 1982 Austin, Texas |
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| MLB debut | |||
| July 28, 2005, for the Arizona Diamondbacks | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| September 25, 2011, for the Boston Red Sox | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .271 | ||
| Home runs | 52 | ||
| Runs batted in | 295 | ||
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Conor Sims Jackson (born May 7, 1982) is a former American professional baseball first baseman and left fielder. He bats and throws right-handed. He is 6'2" and roughly 225 pounds. His father is actor John M. Jackson.
After graduating from El Camino Real High School in Woodland Hills, California in 2000, Jackson proceeded to have a stellar collegiate career at the University of California (Berkeley) as a third baseman. He developed a reputation for a patient batting eye and led the Pac-10 with a .538 OBP in 2003. Jackson was drafted in the first round (19th overall) of the 2003 MLB amateur draft.
Jackson switched to the outfield shortly after being drafted. In his initial debut with Yakima of the shortseason Northwest League, he batted .319 with a league record 35 doubles. After his minor league debut, Jackson successfully climbed the minor league ladder. After fielding only .964 in the outfield in the minors, he was moved to first base, where his defensive struggles continued.
He received his first taste of the majors in 2005 (debuting July 28, 2005, in Wrigley Field), where he batted .200/.303/.306 with 2 home runs in 85 at bats. In 2006 he claimed the Diamondbacks' starting first base job. He finished the season with a .291 average with 15 home runs in 140 games. Jackson played a vast majority of first base for the D-Backs.
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