J. J. Hardy
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Hardy with the Orioles in 2011
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| Baltimore Orioles – No. 2 | |||
| Shortstop | |||
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Born: August 19, 1982 Tucson, Arizona |
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| MLB debut | |||
| April 4, 2005, for the Milwaukee Brewers | |||
| MLB statistics (through April 17, 2017) |
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| Batting average | .258 | ||
| Hits | 1,442 | ||
| Home runs | 185 | ||
| Runs batted in | 669 | ||
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James Jerry "J. J." Hardy (born August 19, 1982) is an American professional baseball shortstop for the Baltimore Orioles of Major League Baseball (MLB). He attended Sabino High School in Tucson, Arizona where he was an All-State selection from 1999-2001 and an All-American selection in 2001. Hardy was originally drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the second round of the 2001 Amateur Draft and signed by Brewers scout Brian Johnson. He has previously played for the Milwaukee Brewers and Minnesota Twins.
Hardy played baseball at Sabino High School in Arizona, and was captain of the "Sabercats" baseball team. He was an All-State Selection in 1999, 2000, and 2001, and was All-American in 2001. Also in 2001, he was a member of the U.S. Junior National team, which won the silver medal in Edmonton, Canada.
He was drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers during the second round of the 2001 draft. In 2003, he played for the U.S. Olympic Qualifying team. He participated in MLB All-Star Futures Game in 2003. Hardy suffered a dislocated shoulder and a torn labrum in 2004 in the minor leagues and sat out the year.
He went into spring training in 2005 as the frontrunner to win the starting shortstop job. Although he got off to a very slow start, Hardy finished strong and ended the year with a .247 batting average, 9 home runs and 50 RBIs. Hardy committed only 10 errors in the field, but also had the lowest range factor of all major league shortstops (3.76).
On May 16, 2006, Hardy slid into Philadelphia Phillies catcher Sal Fasano at home plate trying to score and badly injured his ankle when Fasano attempted to block the plate. X-rays revealed a severe sprain of the ankle, and he was placed on the 15-day disabled list. Hardy recovered from the sprain, but constantly had trouble with an ankle tendon that kept popping in and out of place. On July 18, the Brewers announced that Hardy would have season-ending surgery on his ankle, performed by team physician Dr. William Raasch. Hardy finished the year with an average of .242 with 5 home runs and 14 RBI.
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