Jay Bruce

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1+1⁄2 seasons. [47] [6] [48] Bruce said: "I get to go somewhere I have a chance to win, and at this point in my career that's pretty paramount for me." [49]

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Bruce playing for the Phillies in 2019

Bruce hit two home runs (including a grand slam) and a double in his first start for the Phillies. [50] He became the fourth player to hit two home runs in his first start for the Phillies (joining Lefty O’Doul (1929), Jeremy Giambi (2002), and Daniel Nava (2017)), the first to hit two home runs including a grand slam, the first Phillies player with 10 or more total bases in his first start for the team, and the fifth player since 1920 with at least two home runs and six RBIs in his first start for an MLB team (joining Roman Mejias (1962), Brant Alyea (1970), Sam Horn (1990), and Calvin Pickering (2004)). [50] [51] Bruce became the first Phillies player since the onset of the modern era (1920) to hit four home runs in his first four games with his new team. [52] On June 10, he won his sixth career Player of the Week Award. [53]

In 2019, he batted .221/.235/.510 for the Phillies, with 12 home runs and 31 RBIs in 145 at bats as he spent more than one spell on the injured list. [54] His 312 career home runs at the end of the season were 8th-most among active ballplayers, and his 1,535 strikeouts were 9th-most. [54]

In 2020, Bruce hit .198/.252/.469 with 6 home runs and 14 RBIs in 32 games during the pandemic-shortened season.

New York Yankees

On February 13, 2021, Bruce signed a minor-league deal with the New York Yankees, with a $1.35 million contract option if he was named to the team. [55] When regular first baseman Luke Voit was diagnosed with a partial meniscus tear that would keep him out of the lineup for the first few weeks of the season, the Yankees selected Bruce's contract on March 27. [56]

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Bruce with the Yankees in 2021

Bruce's first game in a Yankees uniform was on April 3, his 34th birthday; he recorded one hit and two RBIs off of Tim Mayza of the Toronto Blue Jays in the sixth inning of the Yankees' 5–3 victory, their first win of the season. [57] Bruce struggled in the following two weeks, however, batting only .118 in 10 games and striking out 13 times in 39 plate appearances. [58] As Bruce's struggles became more apparent, the Yankees shifted DJ LeMahieu from second base to first, with new addition Rougned Odor filling in at second. [59]

Retirement

Bruce announced his retirement from baseball on April 18, 2021, telling reporters, "Ultimately, I just felt like I couldn't perform at the level that I expected out of myself." [60] During his retirement conference, he added that he knew, following the 2020 season, that "the days [were] numbered" with regards to his tenure in MLB. [61] Across 14 major league seasons, Bruce had a career .244 average, .314 OBP, and .467 slugging percentage. He also recorded 319 home runs and 951 RBIs in 1,650 career games. [60]

Personal life

Bruce is of Scottish ancestry. On December 1, 2012, in Dripping Springs, Texas, Bruce married Hannah Eastham, whom he had been dating since early in high school. [4] [62] The couple have two children. [63] [6]

Awards

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Jay Bruce
Jay Bruce on being at Yankees camp (1).jpg
Bruce with the New York Yankees in 2021
Right fielder
Born: (1987-04-03) April 3, 1987 (age 37)
Beaumont, Texas, U.S.
Batted: Left
Threw: Left
MLB debut
May 27, 2008, for the Cincinnati Reds
Last MLB appearance
April 14, 2021, for the New York Yankees
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