Jerry Sands
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Gerald Robert Sands (born September 28, 1987) is an American former
Professional career
Los Angeles Dodgers
Sands struggled in his first professional season with the
In 2010 with Great Lakes, Sands hit .333 in 69 games, along with 18 home runs and 46 RBI. He was named
Sands had his contract purchased by the Dodgers on April 18, 2011, and made his major league debut as the starting left fielder against the Atlanta Braves.[2] In his first at-bat, he hit a double to right field off Tim Hudson. Sands hit his first Major League home run on May 21 off Mark Buehrle of the Chicago White Sox.[3] On May 24, he hit his second home run, a grand slam, off J. A. Happ of the Houston Astros. He played in 41 games for the Dodgers, hitting only .200 and was sent back to AAA on June 8. He finished the Isotopes season with a .278 batting average, 29 home runs and 88 RBI. He returned to the Dodgers after the minor league season ended and was much more productive, finishing his season with 24 hits in his last 59 at-bats to raise his batting average to .253 for the season in 61 games and he also hit 4 home runs.
In 2012, he only appeared in 9 games with the Dodgers, where he hit only .208 in 23 at-bats. Sands spent most of the season with AAA Albuquerque, where he was selected as the designated hitter on the post-season All-PCL All-Star team.[4] In 119 games with the Isotopes, he hit .296 with 26 homers and 107 RBI.
Pittsburgh Pirates
On October 4, the Dodgers traded Sands and
Tampa Bay Rays
On December 23, 2013, he was claimed off waivers by the Tampa Bay Rays. He was designated for assignment on January 7, 2014, and outrighted to the AAA Durham Bulls. He was called up to the majors on June 1, 2014.
He elected free agency on November 9, after being designated for assignment a week earlier.
Cleveland Indians
On December 15, 2014, he signed a minor league contract with the
Chicago White Sox
On December 23, 2015, the Chicago White Sox claimed Sands off waivers.[citation needed]
Somerset Patriots
On February 13, 2017, Sands signed with the Somerset Patriots of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball.[9]
San Francisco Giants
On June 3, 2017, Sands signed a minor league deal with the
Kiwoom Heroes
On August 7, 2018, Sands signed with the
Hanshin Tigers
On December 20, 2019, Sands signed with the Hanshin Tigers of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).[13]
References
- ^ Shaiking, Bill (May 14, 2011). "From farm country and the Dodgers' farm system, Jerry Sands makes the big leagues". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on January 27, 2013. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
- ^ Dodgers call up Jerry Sands, ESPN.com, April 18, 2011.
- ^ Peltz, Jim (May 21, 2011). "L.A. Dodgers: Dodgers' Jerry Sands hits first major league homer". LA Times. Retrieved May 22, 2011.
- ^ Higgins, Dylan. (August 27, 2011)2012 All-PCL Team Announced. minorleaguebaseball.com. Retrieved on August 27, 2012.
- ^ Links, Zach (December 26, 2012). "Red Sox Acquire Joel Hanrahan From Pirates". Mlbtraderumors.com. Retrieved August 7, 2018.
- ^ "Indians promote 1B/OF Jerry Sands from Columbus; Option RHP Austin Adams to AAA Columbus". Retrieved April 10, 2015.
- ^ "Indians promote RHP Ryan Webb from Columbus; designate OF Jerry Sands for assignment". Retrieved April 29, 2015.
- ^ Todd, Jeff (December 18, 2015). "Indians Acquire Dan Otero, Designate Jerry Sands". mlb trade rumors. Retrieved December 18, 2015.
- ^ Todd, Jeff (February 13, 2017). "Minor MLB Transactions: 2/13/17". mlbtraderumors.com. Retrieved February 14, 2017.
- ^ "Sands is Eastern League Player of the Week - Salisbury Post". July 9, 2018. Retrieved August 7, 2018.
- ^ "Nexen Heroes replace struggling hitter with ex-big leaguer Jerry Sands". English.yonhapnews.co.kr. August 7, 2018. Retrieved August 7, 2018.
- ^ "Nexen Heroes sign new foreign pitcher, retain two foreign players". English.yonhapnews.co.kr. November 23, 2018. Retrieved November 23, 2018.
- ^ "外国人選手との契約締結について". 阪神タイガース公式サイト (in Japanese). December 20, 2019. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)