Jamie Westbrook

Jamie Vaughn Westbrook (born June 18, 1995) is an American professional baseball outfielder and second baseman in the New York Yankees organization. He was drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the fifth round of the 2013 Major League Baseball draft. He played for the United States national baseball team in the 2020 Summer Olympics.

Jamie Westbrook
Westbrook with the San Francisco Giants in 2020
New York Yankees
Outfielder / Second baseman
Born: (1995-06-18) June 18, 1995
Gilbert, Arizona
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Medals
Men's baseball
Representing  United States
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo Team

Career

Amateur career

Westbrook grew up in Chandler, Arizona, and attended Basha High School.[1] As a junior, he batted .532 with 35 RBIs and 13 home runs. Westbrook hit .434 with 16 total extra-base hits and six home runs in his senior season. Westbrook had committed to play college baseball at Pepperdine University before signing with the Diamondbacks.[2]

Arizona Diamondbacks

The Arizona Diamondbacks selected Westbrook in the fifth round, with the 150th overall selection, of the 2013 Major League Baseball draft.[3] He made his professional debut with the AZL Diamondbacks, and also appeared for the rookie-level Missoula Osprey. In 2014, Westbrook played for the Single-A South Bend Silver Hawks, hitting .259/.314/.375 with 8 home runs and 49 RBI. The following season, Westbrook played for the High-A Visalia Rawhide, where he batted .319/.357/.510 with career-highs in home runs (17) and RBI (72). For the 2016 season, Westbrook played for the Double-A Mobile BayBears, logging a .262/.312/.349 slash line with 5 home runs and 36 RBI. In 2017, Westbrook played for the Double-A Jackson Generals, where he slashed .265/.305/.395 with 8 home runs and 55 RBI in 104 games.[4]

In 2018, Westbrook was named a Southern League All-Star after batting .287 with 15 home runs and was promoted to the Triple-A Reno Aces, where he hit .391 with four home runs in seven games.[5] He returned to Jackson to start the 2019 season and repeated as a Southern League All-Star and was again promoted to Reno.[6] On November 4, 2019, he elected free agency.[7]

San Francisco Giants

On January 6, 2020, Westbrook signed a minor league contract with the San Francisco Giants organization.[8] Westbrook did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Westbrook was released by the Giants organization on June 26.[9]

Sugar Land Lightning Sloths

In July 2020, Westbrook signed on to play for the Sugar Land Lightning Sloths of the Constellation Energy League, a makeshift four-team independent league created as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, for the 2020 season. Westbrook hit .294/.347/.553 with five home runs and 18 RBI in 27 games, and was named the MVP of his team after the season.[10]

Milwaukee Brewers

On November 2, 2020, Westrook signed a minor league contract with the Milwaukee Brewers organization.[11] He was assigned to the Triple-A Nashville Sounds to start the 2021 season, but was later reassigned to the Double-A Biloxi Shuckers before being promoted back to Triple-A.[12]

Detroit Tigers

On April 13, 2022, the Brewers traded Westbrook to the Detroit Tigers for cash considerations. The Tigers assigned Westbrook to the Triple-A Toledo Mud Hens.[13] He elected free agency on November 10, 2022.

New York Yankees

On December 15, 2022, Westrook signed a minor league contract with the New York Yankees.[14]

International career

On July 2, 2021, Westbrook was named to the roster for the United States national baseball team for the 2020 Summer Olympics, contested in 2021 in Tokyo.[15] The team went on to win silver, falling to Japan in the gold-medal game.[16]

References
  1. Odegard, Kyle (April 17, 2012). "Basha's 5-foot-9 Westbrook not short on power". East Valley Tribune. Retrieved April 25, 2021.
  2. Emerick, Tyler (June 7, 2013). "Westbrook's power interests D-backs in fifth round". MLB.com. Retrieved April 25, 2021.
  3. Alameda, Damien (June 7, 2013). "Dbacks take 8 on day two". KOLD.com. Retrieved April 25, 2021.
  4. "Jamie Westbrook Minor, Fall, Winter & Independent Leagues Statistics & History".
  5. Lester, Brian (May 2, 2019). "Southern notes: Westbrook shows the way". MiLB.com. Retrieved April 25, 2021.
  6. Springs, Tyler (June 17, 2019). "Baez, Westbrook to hit in Southern League Home Run Derby tonight". MiLB.com. Retrieved April 25, 2021.
  7. Burrows, Isaiah (July 28, 2020). "Former D-backs prospect Jamie Westbrook seeks second chance at MLB debut". AZSnakePit.com. SB Nation.
  8. "Giants' Jamie Westbrook: Invited to big-league camp".
  9. "Giants release 3 players on first day for roster moves; Puig anyone?". San Francisco Chronicle. June 26, 2020. Retrieved April 25, 2021.
  10. "Constellation Energy League Team MVPs". Sugar Land Skeeters. September 2, 2020. Archived from the original on September 21, 2020 – via Wayback Machine.
  11. "Brewers' Jamie Westbrook: Finds new organization". CBS Sports. RotoWire. November 2, 2020. Retrieved April 25, 2021.
  12. "Jamie Westbrook Stats, Fantasy & News".
  13. "Detroit Tigers acquire utility player Jamie Westbrook in minor-league trade with Brewers".
  14. https://www.mlive.com/tigers/2022/12/4-ex-tigers-agree-to-minor-league-deals-with-new-teams.html
  15. "USA Baseball announces Olympics roster". MLB.com. July 2, 2021. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
  16. "Baseball/Softball - United States vs Japan - Gold Medal Game Results". olympics.com. August 7, 2021. Archived from the original on August 16, 2021. Retrieved August 8, 2021.
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