Conor Jackson Baseball player

Conor Sims Jackson (born May 7, 1982) is a former American professional baseball outfielder. He bats and throws right-handed. He is 6'2" and roughly 225 pounds. His father is actor John M. Jackson.After graduating from El Camino Real High School in Woodland Hills, California in 2000, Jackson proceeded to have a stellar collegiate career at the University of California (Berkeley) as a third baseman. He developed a reputation for a patient batting eye and led the Pac-10 with a .538 OBP in 2003. Jackson was drafted in the first round (19th overall) of the 2003 MLB amateur draft.Jackson switched to the outfield shortly after being drafted. In his initial debut with Yakima of the shortseason Northwest League, he batted .319 with a league record 35 doubles. After his minor league debut, Jackson successfully climbed the minor league ladder. After fielding only .964 in the outfield in the minors, he was moved to first base, where his defensive struggles continued.

Personal facts

Conor Jackson
Birth dateMay 07, 1982
Birth place
Austin Texas

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Baseball player

Career startJuly 28, 2005
Career endSeptember 25, 2011
batting sideRight
former teams
Arizona Diamondbacks
Boston Red Sox
position
First baseman
Left fielder
teams
Arizona Diamondbacks
Boston Red Sox
Oakland Athletics
throwing sideRight

Conor Jackson on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.baseballdigestdaily.com/bullpen/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=25&Itemid=26