Jacoby Ellsbury — 2 | CF

Date of Birth: 11 September 1983
Place of Birth: Madras, OR
Height: 6-1 Weight: 185
Bats: Left Throws: Left
College: Oregon State
Drafted: 2005 (Boston Red Sox)

Years Pro: 3
Years with Red Sox: 3

Career Batting Statistics through 2009 Season

SEASON AB R H HR RBI BB SB AVG

2007 — BOS 116 20 41 3 18 8 9 .353

2008 — BOS 554 98 155 9 47 41 50 .280

2009 — BOS 624 94 188 8 60 49 70 .301

TOTAL 1294 212 384 20 125 98 129 .297

More about Jacoby Ellsbury

Ellsbury is believed to be the first Native American of Navajo descent to play in Major League Baseball.
In the 2006 Eastern League Championship Series, the Oregon State product went 7-for-23 (.304) for Portland in the Sea Dogs' 5-game series win over Akron. For the playoffs, he started and batted leadoff in all 9 of Portland's playoff games, batting .282 (11-for-39) with a home run, 6 RBI and 8 runs scored.
Ellsbury made his Boston debut on 30 June 2007, going 1-for-4 with a single; in six games before being sent back down a week later, he batted 6-for-16 (.375) with one RBI.
Called up for good on 01 September after a one-game appearance in mid-August, Ellsbury batted .361 in September with three home runs, 17 RBI, and 16 runs scored. He also enjoyed a 13-game hit streak to start the month and safely hit in 23-of-26 games.
Ellsbury started the final six post-season games for Boston in center field, taking over for the floundering Coco Crisp, and was 9-for-24 (.375) with four doubles, four RBI, and seven runs scored.
His stolen base in the fourth inning of Game Two of the 2007 World Series earned everyone in the United States a free taco from Taco Bell, earning him the nickname "Tacoby Bellsbury."
Thrown out at second base against Milwaukee on 18 May 2008, Ellsbury's streak of stolen bases to begin his major league career ended at 25, second only to former big leaguer Tim Raines who swiped 27 straight between his debut in 1979 and 1981.