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Ben Zobrist
American baseball player (born 1981) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Benjamin Thomas Zobrist (/ˈzoʊbrɪst/; born May 26, 1981) is an American former professional baseball second baseman and outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays/Rays, Oakland Athletics, Kansas City Royals, and Chicago Cubs. Zobrist played in three World Series and won the last two, becoming a two-time World Series champion in consecutive seasons of 2015 with the Royals and 2016 with the Cubs, and was the World Series MVP in the latter.
Ben Zobrist | |
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![]() Zobrist at his Chicago Cubs press conference in 2015 | |
Second baseman / Outfielder | |
Born: (1981-05-26) May 26, 1981 (age 43) Eureka, Illinois, U.S. | |
Batted: Switch Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
August 1, 2006, for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays | |
Last MLB appearance | |
September 29, 2019, for the Chicago Cubs | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .266 |
Home runs | 167 |
Runs batted in | 768 |
Teams | |
Career highlights and awards | |
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A versatile defender and a switch-hitter with a high walk rate,[1] he played roughly half his innings at second base, and spent significant time at shortstop and various outfield positions.[2] Thus, he has often been referred to as a "super utility player," with subsequent players who also filled this role often being compared to Zobrist.[3][4]