Jim Adduci (baseball, born 1985)
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Adduci playing for the Round Rock Express, triple-A affiliates of the Texas Rangers, in 2013
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| Detroit Tigers – No. 37 | |||
| Outfielder | |||
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Born: May 15, 1985 Burnaby, British Columbia |
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| Professional debut | |||
| MLB: September 1, 2013, for the Texas Rangers | |||
| KBO: 2015, for the Lotte Giants | |||
| MLB statistics (through May 11, 2017) |
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| Batting average | .222 | ||
| Home runs | 1 | ||
| Runs batted in | 15 | ||
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James Charles Adduci (born May 15, 1985) is a Canadian professional baseball outfielder for the Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played in MLB for the Texas Rangers, and in the KBO League for the Lotte Giants.
Adduci grew up in Evergreen Park, Illinois. He attended Evergreen Park Community High School, where he was a two sport star in baseball and basketball. Adduci batted over .500 his junior season and .550 his senior season. He earned team MVP, all conference, and all area in his junior and senior seasons. Adduci was named an all state honourable mention by both the Chicago Sun-Times and Chicago Tribune following his senior season.
The Florida Marlins drafted Adduci in the 42nd round of the 2003 Major League Baseball draft. He made his professional debut in 2004 with the Rookie–level Gulf Coast Marlins, batting .207 in 49 games. Adduci remained with the Gulf Coast team during the 2005 season, batting .378 in only 11 games.
Adduci again saw limited action during the 2006 season, appearing in 12 games for the Gulf Coast Marlins and only two games for the Single–A Greensboro Grasshoppers. In September, he was acquired by the Chicago Cubs.
Now in Chicago's minor league system, Adduci split the 2007 season between the Peoria Chiefs and the Daytona Cubs. He spent the majority of the season with Peoria, batting .292 over 107 games, and tallying two home runs, 48 runs batted in, and 20 stolen bases. In 12 games with Daytona, Adduci batted .121.
Adduci spent the 2008 season in the Florida State League with Daytona, appearing in 123 games. He posted a .290 batting average, hit three home runs, drove in 48 runs, and stole 26 bases.
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