Jason Stokes | |
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First baseman | |
Born: Irving, Texas, U.S. | January 23, 1982|
Bats: Right Throws: Right |
Jason Stokes (born January 23,1982) is an American former professional baseball player. Primarily a first baseman,he played in Minor League Baseball for the Oakland Athletics and Florida Marlins organizations.
As a senior for Coppell High School in Coppell,Texas,Stokes hit 25 home runs,which still stands as the state single-season home run record. [1] Stokes won the Gatorade High School Baseball Player of the Year Award in 2000. [2]
Stokes was selected in the second round of the 2000 Major League Baseball draft by the Florida Marlins. [1] His best season in the minor leagues was in 2002 with the Kane County Cougars,where he compiled a .341 batting average with 27 home runs and 75 runs batted in, [3] earning Stokes both The Sporting News Minor League Player of the Year Award [4] and the Topps Minor League Player of the Year Award. [5] Stokes participated in the 2002 All-Star Futures Game during All-Star Weekend,playing for the United States team. [6] He was ranked as the Marlins number four prospect and "Best Power Prospect" entering the 2005 season according to Baseball America . [7]
Injuries plagued Stokes' career. His seasons with the Triple-A Albuquerque Isotopes in 2005 and 2006 were cut short due to hand and groin injuries. [8] [9] After being traded to the Oakland Athletics organization in early 2007,Stokes played 18 games with the Triple-A Sacramento River Cats, [3] but again went on the disabled list with a back injury. Due to accumulating injuries,Stokes retired from baseball at the end of the 2007 season.
Attempting a comeback,Stokes signed a minor league contract with the Detroit Tigers in January 2010. [10] He participated in spring training with the Tigers but was released on March 31 after suffering a groin injury. Later that season,after playing for the independent Grand Prairie AirHogs for 22 games, [3] Stokes again retired. He hit a total of 96 home runs in his minor league career. [3]
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