John Mayberry Jr.
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Mayberry in 2015 with the Mets
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| Free agent | |||
| Outfielder | |||
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Born: December 21, 1983 Kansas City, Missouri |
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| MLB debut | |||
| May 23, 2009, for the Philadelphia Phillies | |||
| MLB statistics (through July 13, 2015) |
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| Batting average | .238 | ||
| Hits | 326 | ||
| Home runs | 56 | ||
| Runs batted in | 180 | ||
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| Men's baseball | ||
Representing  United States
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| World University Championship | ||
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2004 Tainan | United States |
John Claiborn Mayberry Jr. (born December 21, 1983) is an American professional baseball outfielder who is a free agent. He attended high school in Kansas City, and in the 2002 Major League Baseball draft, the Seattle Mariners drafted him out of high school (28th overall). However, he chose not to sign, instead attending Stanford, where he played three years before being drafted again. He also played for the United States national baseball team at the World University Baseball Championship in 2004. The Texas Rangers selected him in the 2005 Major League Baseball draft (19th overall). He played for the Philadelphia Phillies, Toronto Blue Jays and New York Mets.
Mayberry ascended through the Rangers' minor league system, ultimately reaching Triple-A level, by which point he was considered a legitimate major league prospect. In 2007, he began to amass strong power numbers in the minor leagues, and on November 20, 2008, the Philadelphia Phillies acquired him. With the Phillies, he started in Triple-A, but was called up to the major league team in May. He hit a home run in his major league debut, but was sent back to the minors a few weeks later, and spent the majority of the 2009 and 2010 seasons there. He returned to the major league squad in 2010 as a September callup, and has remained there since, absent a short stint in Triple-A in 2011. In 2011, Mayberry played over 100 games, splitting time between outfield and first base, as well as pinch hitting. Statistically, 2011 was his best major league season. He remained with the big-league club in 2012, and played predominantly in left field early in the season, and subsequently as the team's everyday center fielder following the departure of Shane Victorino via trade. In 2012 and 2013 his performance declined, specifically in terms of batting average.
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