1981
Born May 26, 1981
Eureka, IL, USA
Ben Zobrist Notable
b. May 26, 1981 · Tampa Bay Devil Rays 2006–2007, Tampa Bay Rays 2008–2014, Oakland Athletics 2015, Kansas City Royals 2015, Chicago Cubs 2016–2019
Ben Zobrist played for five clubs across 14 seasons as a second baseman, opening with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in 2006 and closing with the Chicago Cubs in 2019. His longest stay was with the Tampa Bay Rays, from 2008 to 2014.
He collected 1,566 hits over 1,651 games, batting .266 with 768 runs batted in. He finished with 167 home runs, 349 doubles, 832 walks and 116 stolen bases. He went 0 and 0 with a 0.00 earned run average, pitching 1 inning in 1 game. He struck out 1.
He played 911 games at second base, with 2,050 assists and 45 errors. He turned 464 double plays. He also played 661 games in the outfield and 236 games at shortstop.
He was named most valuable player of the World Series in 2016. He was selected to three All-Star teams between 2009 and 2016.
He was born in Eureka, IL, USA on May 26, 1981. He batted both ways and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 3 | 2009, 2013, 2016 |
| Player of the Week | 3 | 2008, 2011, 2016 |
| World Series MVP | 1 | 2016 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | TBD | 52 | 183 | 10 | 41 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 26 | 2 | .224 |
| 2007 | TBD | 31 | 97 | 8 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 21 | 2 | .155 |
| 2008 | TBR | 62 | 198 | 32 | 50 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 30 | 25 | 37 | 3 | .253 |
| 2009 | TBR | 152 | 501 | 91 | 149 | 28 | 7 | 27 | 91 | 91 | 104 | 17 | .297 |
| 2010 | TBR | 151 | 541 | 77 | 129 | 28 | 2 | 10 | 75 | 92 | 107 | 24 | .238 |
| 2011 | TBR | 156 | 588 | 99 | 158 | 46 | 6 | 20 | 91 | 77 | 128 | 19 | .269 |
| 2012 | TBR | 157 | 560 | 88 | 151 | 39 | 7 | 20 | 74 | 97 | 103 | 14 | .270 |
| 2013 | TBR | 157 | 612 | 77 | 168 | 36 | 3 | 12 | 71 | 72 | 91 | 11 | .275 |
| 2014 | TBR | 146 | 570 | 83 | 155 | 34 | 3 | 10 | 52 | 75 | 84 | 10 | .272 |
| 2015 | KCR/OAK | 126 | 467 | 76 | 129 | 36 | 3 | 13 | 56 | 62 | 56 | 3 | .276 |
| 2016 | CHC | 147 | 523 | 94 | 142 | 31 | 3 | 18 | 76 | 96 | 82 | 6 | .272 |
| 2017 | CHC | 128 | 435 | 58 | 101 | 20 | 3 | 12 | 50 | 54 | 71 | 2 | .232 |
| 2018 | CHC | 139 | 455 | 67 | 139 | 28 | 3 | 9 | 58 | 55 | 60 | 3 | .305 |
| 2019 | CHC | 47 | 150 | 24 | 39 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 23 | 24 | 0 | .260 |
| Career | — | 1651 | 5880 | 884 | 1566 | 349 | 44 | 167 | 768 | 832 | 994 | 116 | .266 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | CHC | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.00 |
| Career | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.00 |
On this day & linked events
2006
Major-league debut: Ben Zobrist
Ben Zobrist made a major-league debut on August 1, 2006.
2016
The Cubs End a 108-Year Championship Drought
The Chicago Cubs beat the Cleveland Indians 8–7 in ten innings in Game 7 of the World Series, ending the longest championship drought in North American professional sports at 108 years.
2019
Final major-league game: Ben Zobrist
Ben Zobrist played a final major-league game on September 29, 2019.
Image: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0