Juan Pierre | |||
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Pierre with the Philadelphia Phillies
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Center fielder / Left fielder | |||
Born: Mobile, Alabama |
August 12, 1977 |||
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MLB debut | |||
August 7, 2000, for the Colorado Rockies | |||
Last MLB appearance | |||
September 29, 2013, for the Miami Marlins | |||
MLB statistics | |||
Batting average | .295 | ||
Hits | 2,217 | ||
Home runs | 18 | ||
Runs batted in | 517 | ||
Stolen bases | 614 | ||
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Career highlights and awards | |||
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Juan D'Vaughn Pierre (born August 14, 1977) is an American former professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 2000–2013 for the Colorado Rockies, Florida/Miami Marlins, Chicago Cubs, Los Angeles Dodgers, Chicago White Sox and Philadelphia Phillies. Known for his speed, he stole 614 bases in his career, the 18th most in MLB history at the time of his retirement. He now works at MLB Network as an on air analyst.
Pierre, who was named after Dominican Hall of Fame pitcher Juan Marichal, went to high school at Alexandria Senior High School in Alexandria, Louisiana.
Prior to his professional career, he played at Galveston College and the University of South Alabama, where he was 1998 Sun Belt Conference Player of the Year.
Pierre began his professional career with the Portland Rockies of the Northwest League, after being selected by Colorado in the 13th round of the 1998 MLB draft. He won the league batting and stolen base titles in his first professional season with 38, and was a fan favorite even at that level. Pierre moved on to the Asheville Tourists the following year, again batting well over .300, and began 2000 with the Carolina Mudcats before finishing the year in Colorado.