Sean Jamieson

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Sean Jamieson
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Jamieson with the Reno Aces in 2016
Infielder
Born: (1989-03-02) March 2, 1989 (age 34)
Kitchener, Ontario
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Men's baseball
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Pan American Games
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Sean Robert Jamieson (born March 2, 1989) is a Canadian former professional baseball infielder.

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Career

Jamieson attended Holy Trinity Catholic Secondary School in Simcoe, Ontario and then Niagara County Community College where he maintained a 3.98 grade point average and won a NJCAA Division III Gold Glove award in 2009. [1] [2] After two years at NCCC, Jamieson accepted a full scholarship offer to play at Canisius over competing offers from South Florida and Pittsburgh. [1] [3] Jamieson was named the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Co-Player of the Year as well as the MAAC Male Student-Athlete of the Year and was also selected for the Capital One Academic All-America Second-Team in 2011. [4]

The Oakland Athletics selected Jamieson in the 17th round of the 2011 MLB draft. The Athletics traded him to the Arizona Diamondbacks for Stephen Drew in August 2012. [5] He played for the Canadian national baseball team in the 2015 Pan American Games [6] and 2015 WBSC Premier12.

Jamieson retired from baseball in June 2017. [7]

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References

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