Jordan Schafer
{{Infobox MLB player | name = Jordan Schafer | team = Atlanta Braves | number = 24 | position = Center fielder | birthdate = September 4, 1986 | birthplace = Template:City-state | bats = Left | throws = Right | debutdate = April 5 | debutyear = 2009 | debutteam = [[Atlanta Braves | statyear = 2009 season | stat1label = Batting average | stat1value = 1.000 | stat2label = Home runs | stat2value = 1 | stat3label = Runs batted in | stat3value = 1 | teams =
- Atlanta Braves (2009-present)
}}
Jordan Schafer (born September 4, 1986 in Template:City-state) is a Major League Baseball center fielder for the Atlanta Braves. He is the Braves third best prospect according to Baseball America.[1]
Baseball career
Schafer was drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the third round of the 2005 Major League Baseball Draft.[2] In April of 2008 he was suspended 50 games by Major League Baseball after testing positive for the use of HGH.[3]
He was named the Braves' starting center fielder for the 2009 season on April 3, 2009, despite never having played at a higher level than Double-A.[4] On April 5, 2009, Schafer hit his first career home run in his first major league at bat against Brett Myers of the Philadelphia Phillies.
He hit a home run against Brett Myers in his first career at-bat.
Schafer got his first career hit (a home run) in his first MLB at-bat against Brett Myers and the Philadelphia Phillies on Opening Day 2009.
References
External links
- Career statistics from MLB, or ESPN, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
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