Paul Janish
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Janish with the Baltimore Orioles
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| Shortstop | |||
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Born: October 12, 1982 Houston, Texas |
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| MLB debut | |||
| May 14, 2008, for the Cincinnati Reds | |||
| MLB statistics (through 2016 season) |
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| Batting average | .216 | ||
| Home runs | 7 | ||
| Runs batted in | 84 | ||
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| Men's baseball | ||
Representing the  United States
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| Pan American Games | ||
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2003 Santo Domingo | Team competition |
Paul Ryan Janish (/ˈjɑːnɪʃ/ YAH-nish; born October 12, 1982) is an American professional baseball shortstop who is currently a free agent. He previously played for the Baltimore Orioles, Cincinnati Reds and Atlanta Braves.
Janish attended Cypress Creek High School where he played shortstop and pitched for the Cougars. He was named to the 2001 Texas 5A All-State team. Janish played for Rice University. In 2002, he played in 61 games at shortstop, had a batting average of .299, and was named to the Western Athletic Conference All-Star team. In 2003, the Rice Owls baseball team won the College World Series as Janish played in 68 games for the team. Janish had his best batting average in 2004 with the Owls, hitting .345, and hitting 9 home runs and 16 doubles as he was named to the WAC All-Star team. During the 2004 MLB Draft, the Cincinnati Reds wanted to get position players where they needed them early due to an apparent lack of depth, and as a result chose Janish with the 138th pick in the 5th round of the draft.
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