Alex Dickerson

Alex Dickerson
Dickerson with the Chunichi Dragons in 2024
Chunichi Dragons – No. 94
Left fielder
Born: (1990-05-26) May 26, 1990 (age 34)
Poway, California, U.S.
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Professional debut
MLB: August 6, 2015, for the San Diego Padres
MLB: March 29, 2024, for the Chunichi Dragons
MLB statistics
(through 2022 season)
Batting average.255
Home runs40
Runs batted in132
NPB statistics
(through March 29, 2024)
Batting average.333
Home runs0
Runs batted in0
Teams

Alexander Ross Dickerson (born May 26, 1990), nicknamed "Grandpa",[1] is an American professional baseball left fielder for the Chunichi Dragons of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Diego Padres, San Francisco Giants, and Atlanta Braves.

In college at Indiana University he was a unanimous selection as the 2010 Big Ten Conference Baseball Player of the Year. Dickerson was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the third round of the 2011 Major League Baseball draft. He was the 2012 Florida State League Player of the Year, 2013 Eastern League Rookie of the Year, and 2015 Pacific Coast League Rookie of the Year. He made his MLB debut with the San Diego Padres in 2015. He underwent Tommy John surgery in 2018. Dickerson played for Team Israel in the 2023 World Baseball Classic.

  1. ^ "Alex Dickerson Stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved November 15, 2019.