J. B. Woodman

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J. B. Woodman
Free agent
Outfielder
Born: (1994-12-13) December 13, 1994 (age 25)
Orlando, Florida
Bats: LeftThrows: Right

John Bryant Woodman (born December 13, 1994) is an American professional baseball outfielder who is a free agent.

High school and college

Woodman attended Edgewater High School in his hometown of Orlando, Florida where he starred in baseball and football. He was a four year starter on the varsity baseball team and hit for a .575 average while leading his team to the state finals his senior season. He was also a three year starter at quarterback on the Edgewater varsity football team. After making it clear he was going to college, he was selected in the 40th round of the 2013 Major League Baseball draft by the New York Mets but did not sign, and instead attended the University of Mississippi. [1] In 2014, his first season with the Ole Miss Rebels, Woodman batted .298 with two home runs and 20 runs batted in (RBI). [2] In 2015, he was one of two Rebels to start all 58 games of the season, and hit .274 with seven home runs and 23 RBI. [2] In 2016, as a junior, Woodman became the 23rd All-American in Mississippi history, and was a finalist for the Ferriss Trophy, annually awarded to the best college baseball player in the state. He finished the season with an SEC-leading 14 home runs, a .323 batting average, and 55 RBI. [2] He was named to the All-SEC First Team and the SEC All-Defensive Team. [3]

Professional career

Toronto Blue Jays

Woodman was selected in the second round of the 2016 Major League Baseball draft by the Toronto Blue Jays, and received a $975,000 signing bonus. [4] He was assigned to the Short Season-A Vancouver Canadians, and appeared in 54 games before being promoted to the Class-A Lansing Lugnuts. In 63 total games in the 2016 season, Woodman hit .297 with four home runs, 29 RBI, and 10 stolen bases. [1] Woodman was assigned to Lansing for the entire 2017 campaign, and hit .240 with seven home runs and 45 RBI in 96 games. [1]

St. Louis Cardinals

On December 1, 2017, Woodman was traded to the St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Aledmys Díaz. [5] He began 2018 with the Advanced-A Palm Beach Cardinals, and was released on August 2. [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "J. B. Woodman Register Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved November 17, 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 "J. B. Woodman Bio". olemisssports.com. Retrieved November 17, 2016.
  3. ↑ "6 Vanderbilt, 2 Tennessee players on All-SEC baseball". USA Today Sports. Retrieved May 31, 2018.
  4. ↑ Paulling, Daniel (June 16, 2016). "Ole Miss' J.B. Woodman signs with Toronto Blue Jays". clarionledger.com. Retrieved November 17, 2016.
  5. ↑ Davidi, Shi (December 1, 2017). "Ryan Goins out, Aledmys Diaz in as Blue Jays fortify middle infield" . Retrieved December 1, 2017.
  6. ↑ "J. B. Woodman Stats, Highlights, Bio". MiLB.com. Retrieved August 3, 2018.
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