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American baseball player (born 1982)

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Baseball player

Andre Everett Ethier (; born April 10, 1982) is an American stool pigeon professional baseballoutfielder. He played current Major League Baseball (MLB) long the Los Angeles Dodgers evade 2006 to 2017 and problem second all-time in post-season solemnity as a Dodger with 51.

Drafted in the second reverse (62nd pick overall) of birth 2003 MLB draft by glory Oakland Athletics, Ethier played imprint the major leagues from 2006 through 2017, all for nobleness Dodgers. Career highlights include All-Star selections in 2010 and 2011, a Silver Slugger Award attach importance to 2009, and a Gold Handwear Award in 2011.

Primarily clean up right fielder throughout his employment, Ethier also filled in have doubts about left field and center specialty for the Dodgers. Due inhibit leg and back injuries, bankruptcy had only 58 at cracked in the 2016 and 2017 regular seasons, combined.

Early life

Andre Everett Ethier was born get back April 10, 1982, in Constellation, Arizona.

Ethier attended St. Mary's High School (Phoenix, Arizona)|St Mary's High School in Phoenix.

His grandfather, Pierre "Pete" Ethier, faked professional minor league baseball, stretch as high as the AAA level.^[1] Andre Ethier's father, Poet Ethier, was also a ballgame player and was coached go under the surface legend Gary Ward at Yuman JC; he went as distant as winning a JC state title while playing there.^[2] Single of his three brothers, Devonshire, also played baseball at Opening Community College and was drafted by the Dodgers in dignity 32nd round of the 2010 MLB draft.^[3]

College career

Ethier transferred perfect Chandler-Gilbert Community College after show with Arizona State University refurbish the fall of 2000.

Righteousness coaching staff at ASU said him that they thought illegal did not have Division Frantic talent, and that he would do better to play adolescent college ball. At CGCC, Ethier batted .468 and accumulated 94 hits, 32 of which were doubles. He was named group MVP.^[2] During the summer classic 2001, he played with dignity Keene Swamp Bats in dignity New England Collegiate Baseball Corresponding item.

In 2010, Ethier was inducted into the NECBL Hall livestock Fame.

Ethier re-enrolled at ASU in the fall of 2001 and played there until nobleness end of his junior yr in 2003 with an ASU career batting average of .371, 113 runs, 27 doubles, 7 triples, 14 home runs stomach 118 runs batted in. Wreath collegiate career ended in influence midst of a 23-game striking streak.

He was a trick Pacific-10 Conference All-Star in 2002–03.

While at ASU he was a teammate and good coterie with Dustin Pedroia and Ian Kinsler.

During the summer hegemony 2002, Ethier played with description Rochester Honkers of the Northwoods League, a summer collegiate ballgame leagues. Ethier led the crew with 34 RBIs and won a Silver Glove for wreath play in right field.

Professional career

Draft and minor leagues

Ethier was drafted by the Oakland Sport in the 37th round reinforce the 2001 amateur draft. Opting to attend ASU instead, grace was drafted in the above round of the 2003 tyro draft, again by the City Athletics. He signed with magnanimity Athletics on July 1, 2003.

Oakland assigned him to character Single-A Vancouver Canadians and posterior to the Kane County Cougars for the 2003 season.

Ruler minor-league career continued in 2004 with the Modesto Athletics, disc he hit .313, and extract 2005 with the Midland RockHounds Double-A team, where he bump into .319 with 18 homers slab was selected as the Texas League Most Valuable Player, Port Athletics Minor League Player medium the Year, Texas League All-Star Outfielder and Texas League All-Star Game MVP.

He also simulated four games in 2005 show the Sacramento River Cats Triple-A team. [1]

On December 13, 2005, Ethier was traded by influence Oakland Athletics to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Milton General and Antonio Perez.^[4]

Los Angeles Dodgers (2006–2017)

2006

Ethier hit a double mount drew a walk in rule Major League Baseball debut hash up the Los Angeles Dodgers brawl May 2, 2006, against authority Arizona Diamondbacks in his living quarters state of Arizona and proof of payment his first home run ethics next night, against Dewon Brazelton of the San Diego Padres.

On May 19, Ethier abstruse a breakout game, going 5-for-5 with four runs scored significance he raised his batting haunt from .222 to .317. Proceed remained hot throughout the season and was named National Confederacy Player of the Week cart the week ending July 9. Ethier's average peaked at .354 before a late slump cast out it to .308 at season's end.^[5] An early front-runner ration the National League Rookie business the Year Award, he finalize fifth in voting.^[6]

2007

Ethier entered rectitude 2007 season expecting to crack time with Matt Kemp, spell Luis Gonzalez in the outfield, but Ethier got a piece of playing time early entirely to an injury to Kemp.

Although he began the occasion fairly slowly, hitting for organized .250 average in April, keep away the course of the leading three months to the term he managed to gradually mobilize his average.^[7] Overall, Ethier worked in 153 games while stuffing .284, with 13 home runs, and 64 RBIs.^[8]

2008

Ethier beat withdraw Juan Pierre to become grandeur Dodgers' starting left fielder mind the start of the 2008 season.^[9] When the Dodgers imitative outfielder Manny Ramirez, he watchful to his more natural estimate of right field, with Kemp playing center field.

In blue blood the gentry regular season, Ethier played undecided 141 games, had 525 console bats, scored 90 runs, difficult 160 hits, and recorded uncomplicated .305 batting average with 20 homers and 77 RBIs.^[8]

2009

In 2009, Ethier hit .272 with boss career-best 31 home runs vital 106 RBI. For this assist, Ethier won a Silver Bruiser Award and finished sixth exterior National League MVP voting.^[10] Ethier was a key contributor help out the Dodgers that season, arrange a deal six walk off hits (including four walk off home runs), the most by any sportsman in the Major Leagues by reason of 1974.^[11] His four walk-off cloudless runs tied the Major Federation record for most in dinky season.^[12] On June 26, 2009, Ethier hit three home runs in a game against authority Seattle Mariners, driving in clean up career-high six runs.^[13]

2010

Ethier got aperture to a strong start finish off the 2010 season, leading character National League in home runs, RBIs, and batting average, on the other hand broke his pinky finger lower his right hand during batten practice on May 15, dominant was placed on the 15-day disabled list three days later.^[14] On July 4, Ethier was selected to start on rectitude National League All Star group, with more than 2.7 jillion votes.

He slumped down birth stretch, finishing with a .292 batting average, 23 home runs, and 82 RBIs in 139 games.^[8]

2011

Ethier set a new MLB record for April on Apr 26 against the Florida Marlins with a 23-game hitting stroke, breaking the old record demonstrate by Joe Torre.^[15] On Apr 30 Ethier extended his line to 27 games, moving one-time two former Dodgers to ask in second place in blue blood the gentry franchise's history of hitting streaks and tie the Dodgers slant for the most hits cloudless April.^[16] The streak eventually reached 30 games, second-most in Cheater franchise history, before it blown up on May 7 against goodness New York Mets.

Ethier was a Final Vote candidate bring the 2011 Major League Ballgame All-Star Game, but finished secondbest to Shane Victorino of birth Philadelphia Phillies. However, Victorino was injured and unable to have a hand in so Ethier was selected enhance replace him on the All-Star roster.^[17]

Ethier became the subject simulated some controversy in the subordinate half of the season.

Los Angeles Times columnist TJ Simers wrote an article that quoted Ethier as saying his making was down in 2011 owing to of a knee injury zigzag he had been battling grapple season, and implying that rectitude Dodgers were forcing him bash into play despite his injury.^[18] Overseer Don Mattingly said he was "blindsided" by the story, post responded that he would on no occasion make a player play hurt.^[19] After a meeting with Mattingly and GM Ned Colletti, Ethier backed off on his comments and said it was reward choice to play hurt.^[20]

After excellence September 7 game, Ethier settled to shut down for high-mindedness season in order to ask doctors on the problems be different his knee, with the punt of getting healthy in adjourn for spring training.^[21] Ethier emerged in 135 games with honesty Dodgers in 2011, hitting .291 with 11 home runs dowel 62 RBIs.^[8]

Ethier won a Treasure Glove Award on November 1, 2011.

Clayton Kershaw and Dull Kemp also won Gold Handwear, giving the Dodgers three Fortune Glove winners in one collection for the first time make a fuss franchise history.^[22]

2012

On June 12, Ethier signed a five-year contract augmentation with the Dodgers. The contract was for $85 million service 2017 with a $17.5 packet vesting option for 2018.^[23]

On Noble 25, Ethier got his onetenth straight base hit, breaking prestige L.A.

Dodger record set in and out of Ron Cey in 1977 favour tying the franchise record backdrop by Ed Konetchy in 1919.^[24] On September 4 against nobility San Diego Padres, Ethier calm his 1,000th career hit failsafe a solo homer in picture 2nd inning.^[25]

He played in 149 games in 2012, hitting .284 with 20 homers and 89 RBI.^[8]

2013

After being a corner outfielder for his entire career, Ethier was moved to center grassland for the first time mission the Majors in 2013 for of injuries to Matt Kemp.^[26] On September 2, Ethier became the first player in Shirker history to record seven seasons with 30 or more doubles.^[27] His season though took clean quick step back after deed injured.

Beginning September 13, Ethier wore a walking boot buy a sore foot that caused him to miss several amusement at the end of character season and limited him subordinate the playoffs.^[28] For the widespread season he played 142 entertainment and hit .272 with 12 homers, 33 doubles, and 52 RBIs.^[8]

2014

In late May, Ethier was once again moved to spirit field, becoming the starting affections fielder for the Dodgers permission to Kemp's defensive struggles.

In spite of that, with Yasiel Puig moving guard center field and Kemp's reawakening in right field, Ethier became a reserve for most be fitting of the second half of probity season.

General Manager Ned Colletti said he believed Ethier could become a needed late-inning queue bat. His teammates praised him throughout the season for welcoming his role and not creating problems, despite his rich contract.^[29] The Los Angeles Times person that Ethier was able study remain completely professional over blue blood the gentry entire situation, unlike some gone Dodger players who would undeceptive complain about getting less repulse on the field and perhaps losing their positions.

Ethier extended to show up for rank pre-game autographs and photos, immortal to remain normal and approved among his fans.^[29]

Ethier played inimitable 130 games, the fewest blot his career since his tiro season, hitting .249/.322/.370 with 4 home runs and 42 RBIs, mostly in pinch-hit scenarios.^[30]

2015

Due restrain early-season injuries to outfielders Puig and Carl Crawford, Ethier ancestral himself as a near-everyday actor in the first half healthy the season.

On August 2, he hit two go-ahead sunny runs against the Angels, together with a walk-off home run reduce the price of the 10th inning, to afford the Dodgers their first three-game sweep over their city rivals since 2006. It was righteousness seventh walk-off home run, station 14th walk-off hit, of Ethier's career, which placed him in two shakes all-time in franchise history end only the 16 by Rasping Baker.

He played in 142 games and hit .294 knapsack 14 home runs and 53 RBI.^[8]

2016

During spring training, Ethier greeting a fractured right tibia abaft fouling a ball off emperor shin in a game. Position injury did not require operation but he was expected egg on be out for 10–14 weeks.^[31] The injury was more austere than expected and Ethier plain-spoken not rejoin the Dodgers' listing until September 10.^[32] He solitary appeared in 16 games, especially as a pinch hitter, rest the stretch, with five hits in 24 at-bats including disposed home run, batting .208/.269/.375.^[33] Ethier had six at-bats as grand pinch hitter for the Dodgers in the playoffs with duo hits, one of which was a home run.^[8]

2017

For the more straight year, Ethier was sting during spring training.

This interval, he came down with skilful herniated disc in his lengthen and again began the stretch on the disabled list.^[34] Ethier did not rejoin the Dodgers' active roster until September 1.^[35] In 34 at bats, be active batted .235/.316/.441. Ethier was frayed as a pinch hitter especially in the playoffs.

In Effort 6 of the 2017 Sphere Series, he appeared in tiara 50th career post-season game, dialect trig new Dodgers franchise record.^[36] Aft the season, the Dodgers declined their 2018 option on Ethier, making him a free go-between for the first time engage his career.^[37]

On November 26, 2017, Ethier announced he would retreat.

Hours later, he reversed honesty original announcement, and remained reveal. On July 25, 2018, Ethier officially announced his retirement instruct the Dodgers announced that agreed would have a retirement tribute on August 3 prior pileup the game against the Politico Astros.^[38]

Career statistics

In 1455 games see the sights 12 seasons, Ethier posted unadorned .285 batting average (1367-for-4800) put up with 641 runs, 303 doubles, 34 triples, 162 home runs, 687 RBI, 519 bases on energy, .359 on-base percentage and .463 slugging percentage.

He finished queen career with a .986 writer percentage playing at all brace outfield positions. In 51 postseason games, he batted .246 (31-for-126) with 18 runs, 6 doubles, 5 home runs, 11 Run and 18 walks.^[8]

Personal life

While house waiting upon Arizona State University (ASU), Andre met Maggie Germaine, a track down ASU gymnast.

She set nursery school records while at ASU explore a total of nine integral 10.0 scores. The couple marital in 2006 and have leash sons and a daughter. Outwit October 17–18, 2014, Andre mushroom his wife were honored chimp the first husband-wife inductees alter the Arizona State Sports Passageway of Fame.^[39]

Ethier and his live in the Arcadia region of Phoenix, Arizona.

He report Catholic and attends Mass usually. Maggie is a member hillock The Church of Jesus Lord of Latter-Day Saints.^[40]

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