| Jameson Fisher | |
|---|---|
| Outfielder | |
| Born:December 18, 1993 Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S. | |
Bats: Left Throws: Right |
Jameson Fisher (born February 6,1995) is an American former professional baseball outfielder.
Fisher attended Zachary High School in Zachary,Louisiana. [1] He was drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 24th round of the 2012 Major League Baseball Draft,but declined to sign a minor league contract and instead attended Southeastern Louisiana University where he played college baseball. [2]
He began college baseball playing catcher and first baseman. After tearing the labrum in his right shoulder,he underwent surgery and missed the 2015 season. In the following season as a senior,Fisher led the NCAA in hitting with a .424 batting average,11 home runs,and 66 RBIs. He also scored 49 runs and stole 15 bases. Over his college career,Fisher had a batting average of .375 with 14 homers and 132 RBIs,stealing 32 stolen bases. [3] In 2014,he played collegiate summer baseball with the Cotuit Kettleers of the Cape Cod Baseball League. [4]
Fisher was drafted in the fourth round with the 116th overall pick in the 2016 MLB draft by the Chicago White Sox. [5] Fisher spent the 2016 season in rookie-level baseball with the Great Falls Voyagers of the Pioneer League,finishing with a .342 batting average,four home runs and 25 RBIs over 187 at-bats. He was promoted to the Kannapolis Intimidators of the Single–A South Atlantic League to start the 2017 season. There he played 60 games before being promoted to the Winston-Salem Dash of the High-A Carolina League,where he finished the 2017 season. [6] During the year,he posted a combined .245 batting average with a .342 on-base percentage and a .402 slugging percentage.
In 2018,Fisher spent the year with the Double–A Birmingham Barons,playing in 97 games and hitting .216/.321/.321 with 6 home runs and 24 RBI. [7] He returned to Winston-Salem in 2019,appearing in a career–high 127 games and batting .242/.343/.375 with 9 home runs,44 RBI,and 7 stolen bases. [8] Fisher did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. [9]
Fisher returned to action in 2021 with Double–A Birmingham. In 88 games for the Barons,he batted .287/.359/.463 with a career–high 12 home runs and 47 RBI. [10] In 2022,he played in 14 games for the Triple–A Charlotte Knights,struggling to a .149/.245/.192 batting line with no home runs and 5 RBI. On May 19,2022,Fisher was released by the White Sox organization. [11]
In September 2022,Fisher retired from professional baseball and joined Marucci as a lead lab technician and master bat fitter. [12]