Jason Ellison
| Jason Ellison | |||
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Ellison with the Texas Rangers
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| Outfielder | |||
| Born: April 4, 1978 | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| May 9, 2003, for the San Francisco Giants | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| August 24, 2008, for the Texas Rangers | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .251 | ||
| Home runs | 8 | ||
| Runs batted in | 35 | ||
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Jason Jerome Ellison (born April 4, 1978) is a former Major League Baseball outfielder. He attended Lewis-Clark State in Lewiston, Idaho, and made his major league debut on May 9, 2003. As of the 2015 season, he was an area scout for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim based in Issaquah, Washington.
Ellison has become one of the more recognizable bench players in the major leagues because of how frequently he was brought in to pinch run for Barry Bonds. In 2005, Ellison played center field for all games until the trading deadline, when the Giants acquired Randy Winn and Ellison lost his starting job.
Ellison was born in Quincy, California. He attended South Kitsap High School in Port Orchard, Washington.
Ellison attended Lewis–Clark State College in Lewiston, Idaho. He was drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 22nd round of the 2000 Major League Baseball Draft.
Ellison was drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 22nd round of the First 2000 Major League Baseball Draft. He began his professional career with rookie-league Salem-Keizer Volcanoes where he led the Northwest League in runs with 67, while ranking third in hits with 90 and tying for seventh with .300 batting average. He led Volcanoes in games with 74 played, at-bats with 300, runs, hits, doubles with 15 and stolen bases with 13. He earned Salem-Keizer's Player of Month honors in his first month in pro ball, snagging the June award.
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