baseball born january california professional baseball player outfielder bats throws left handed considered played professionally minor league baseball playing major_league_baseball played embarking professional career professional played minor league organizations cincinnati_reds los_angeles_dodgers tampa bay rays new_york_yankees detroit_tigers played independent league baseball competed united_states national baseball team winning gold medal baseball world cup amateur career born california attended california played school baseball team known graduating high school selected thirty round major_league_baseball draft chose sign athletics opting attend college began college baseball career america selection transferred compete national collegiate athletic association ncaa division junior year played college baseball baseball team big conference led conference triples setting team record process named big baseball player pitcher week week february fourth player history hit cycle professional career signed professional contract cincinnati_reds non drafted free agent august professional debut summer rookie level recording batting average base percentage slugging percentage home runs runs batted rbi games year hit home runs rbis games single clinton released reds season felt reds treated like non prospect played independent league baseball batted home runs rbi games named post season star team led home runs triples sold independent hit doubles placing fourth league doubles open batted games team went win northern league championship july organization purchased contract athletics organization hit seven home runs rbis games single advanced remainder year hit home runs rbi games double midland hit home runs rbi games sacramento river cats helping win championship signed los_angeles_dodgers season free agent hit home runs rbis games double jacksonville ninth league batting average led league assists double plays jacksonville won championship year row member championship winning team season received game suspension violating minor league baseball drug policy failed drug test administered august said taken supplement contained banned substance denied taking starting season triple las stars hit home runs rbi games released signed played triple hitting home runs rbi games won championship fourth consecutive league championship released spring training signed games batting contract sold texas_rangers june rangers assigned single advanced blaze hit home runs doubles rbi runs scored games spending month rangers organization july purchased contract rangers assigned triple durham international_league hit home runs rbis games signed rays minor league contract season batted home runs returned rays organization making rays opening day roster recovered injury returned durham hit home runs games led international_league doubles finished ninth batting average named international_league post season star team present season signed new_york_yankees organization invited spring training season signed yankees gave opportunity compete job major leagues teams told viewed exclusively minor spring training led yankees batting average presented given annually best rookie yankees camp manager indicated beat marcus thames rule draft pick fifth outfielder position yankees man roster ultimately yankees chose thames yankees preferred right handed batter complement left handed hitting assigned triple hit home runs games released yankees june signed detroit_tigers reporting triple mud international_league hit games announced retirement july july major_league_baseball announced game suspension having failed drug test time drug identified drug abuse performance enhancing drug despite announcing retirement earlier year continued career leagues mlb played winter league baseball winter dominican_republic signed june injury outfielder named team valuable player returned season batting games waived giving release international career joined united_states national baseball team baseball world cup held italy september helping united_states win gold medal cup tournament team routinely played winter league baseball following season played appearing caribbean series played season season reached caribbean series offseason played del personal life married wife children works construction time away baseball help ends meet
Jon Weber (baseball)