Jason Kipnis, Second Base, Cleveland Indians
Jason Kipnis, second baseman for the Cleveland Indians, was first drafted in 2009. The following year, he played in the minor leagues for the Indians. [read more...]
Jedd Gyorko, Second Base, San Diego Padres
Jedd Gyorko, second baseman for the San Diego Padres, was first drafted by the team in 2010. He spent three full seasons in the minor leagues, ending with an impressive .321 batting average. [read more...]
Jemile Weeks, Second Base, Baltimore Orioles
Jemile Weeks, second baseman for the Baltimore Orioles, is the younger brother of Rickie Weeks of the Milwaukee Brewers. The younger Weeks was first drafted by his brother's team in 2005 but he opted for college instead. [read more...]
Jesus Guzman, First Base, Baltimore Orioles
Jesus Guzman, a first baseman for the Houston Astros, was first signed by the Seattle Mariners in 2000 but he didn't play professional baseball until 2004 when he made his first start in the minor leagues. Guzman became a free agent in 2007 and he signed with the Oakland Athletics. [read more...]
Jose Abreu, First Base, Chicago White Sox
Jose Dariel Abreu, the rookie first baseman for the Chicago White Sox, was a star player in Cuba before defecting to the US in August, 2013. In both 2010 and 2011, he was the Cuban league's MVP player. [read more...]
Jose Altuve, Second Base, Houston Astros
Jose Altuve, second baseman for the Houston Astros, was first signed by the Astros in 2006 but he didn't start his professional baseball career until 2008. He played in the minor leagues from 2008 through 2010 and was called up to the Astros in 2011. [read more...]
Jurickson Profar, Second Base, Texas Rangers
Jurickson Profar, regular second baseman for the Texas Rangers, originally signed with the team in 2009 as a shortstop. He played in the minor leagues for three seasons before being called up to the Rangers in 2012 for nine games. [read more...]
Kolten Wong, Second Base, St. Louis Cardinals
Kolten Wong, second baseman for the St. Louis Cardinals, is following in the footsteps of his father who was a minor league player. Wong was originally drafted in 2008 by the Minnesota Twins but he opted instead to go to the University of Hawaii. [read more...]
Lucas Duda, First Base, New York Mets
Lucas Duda, a first baseman and outfielder for the New York Mets, was drafted in 2007 by the Mets. He played in the minor leagues for more than three seasons before making his first start in 2010 with the Mets. [read more...]
Luis Valbuena, Second Base, Chicago Cubs
Luis Valbuena, second baseman for the Chicago Cubs, started his professional baseball career in the minor leagues in 2004. He played in just 18 games with his first major league team, the Seattle Mariners, in 2008. [read more...]