Jedd Gyorko | |
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West Virginia Mountaineers | |
Second baseman / Third baseman / Coach | |
Born: Morgantown, West Virginia, U.S. | September 23, 1988|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
April 1, 2013, for the San Diego Padres | |
Last MLB appearance | |
September 27, 2020, for the Milwaukee Brewers | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .245 |
Home runs | 121 |
Runs batted in | 370 |
Stats at Baseball Reference | |
Teams | |
Jedd Lindon Gyorko (/ˈdʒɜːrkoʊ/ JUR-koh; born September 23, 1988) is an American former professional baseball second baseman and third baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Diego Padres, St. Louis Cardinals, Los Angeles Dodgers, and Milwaukee Brewers. He was previously the manager of the West Virginia Black Bears of the MLB Draft League.
Gyorko attended University High School in Morgantown, West Virginia. Playing for the school's baseball team as a shortstop, he was named one of the best baseball players in the state. He then enrolled at West Virginia University, and set numerous school records for the West Virginia Mountaineers baseball program. Gyorko won the 2010 Brooks Wallace Award as the best shortstop in the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I.
The Padres selected Gyorko in the second round of the 2010 MLB draft. Playing in minor league baseball, Gyorko shifted to third base, and developed into one of the best prospects in baseball. He made the Padres' Opening Day roster as their starting second baseman in 2013. The Padres signed Gyorko to a five-year contract extension worth $35 million early in the 2014 season, but traded him to St. Louis after the 2015 season. The Cardinals traded him to the Dodgers in 2019, and he signed with the Brewers for the 2020 season.