Jedd Gyorko
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Gyorko playing for the St. Louis Cardinals in 2016
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| St. Louis Cardinals – No. 3 | |||
| Second baseman / Shortstop | |||
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Born: September 23, 1988 Morgantown, West Virginia |
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| MLB debut | |||
| April 1, 2013, for the San Diego Padres | |||
| MLB statistics (through 2016 season) |
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| Batting average | .238 | ||
| Home runs | 79 | ||
| Runs batted in | 230 | ||
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Jedd Lindon Gyorko (/ˈdʒɜːrkoʊ/ JUR-koh; born September 23, 1988) is an American professional baseball second baseman and shortstop for the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played in MLB for the San Diego Padres.
Gyorko attended University High School in Morgantown, West Virginia. Playing for the school's baseball team as a shortstop, he was named one of the best baseball players in the state. He then enrolled at West Virginia University, and set numerous school records for the West Virginia Mountaineers baseball program. Gyorko won the 2010 Brooks Wallace Award as the best shortstop in the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I.
The Padres selected Gyorko in the second round of the 2010 MLB Draft. Playing in minor league baseball, Gyorko shifted to third base, and developed into one of the best prospects in baseball. He made the Padres' Opening Day roster as their starting second baseman, and had a strong rookie season. The Padres signed Gyorko to a contract extension worth $35 million early in the 2014 season, but traded him to St. Louis after the 2015 season.
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