Jacoby Ellsbury Notable

b. September 11, 1983 · Boston Red Sox 2007–2013, New York Yankees 2014–2017

Jacoby Ellsbury divided 11 seasons between two clubs as a center fielder: the Boston Red Sox from 2007, then the New York Yankees through 2017.

He stole 343 bases and scored 749 runs, with 1,376 hits and a .284 average. He finished with 104 home runs and 241 doubles.

He led the league in stolen bases three times between 2008 and 2013, topping out at 70. He led the league in triples once, in 2009, with 10. He played 1,201 games in the outfield, with 2,784 putouts and 15 errors.

He was an All-Star in 2011.

He was born in Madras, OR, USA on September 11, 1983. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
All-Star selection	1	2011
Player of the Week	2	2011, 2014
Comeback Player of the Year	1	2011
Gold Glove	1	2011
MLB Players Choice Comeback Player	1	2011
Rookie of the Month	1	2007
Silver Slugger	1	2011
This Year in Baseball Defensive Player of the Year	1	2009
The Sporting News Comeback Player of the Year	1	2011

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
2007	BOS	33	116	20	41	7	1	3	18	8	15	9	.353
2008	BOS	145	554	98	155	22	7	9	47	41	80	50	.280
2009	BOS	153	624	94	188	27	10	8	60	49	74	70	.301
2010	BOS	18	78	10	15	4	0	0	5	4	9	7	.192
2011	BOS	158	660	119	212	46	5	32	105	52	98	39	.321
2012	BOS	74	303	43	82	18	0	4	26	19	43	14	.271
2013	BOS	134	577	92	172	31	8	9	53	47	92	52	.298
2014	NYY	149	575	71	156	27	5	16	70	49	93	39	.271
2015	NYY	111	452	66	116	15	2	7	33	35	86	21	.257
2016	NYY	148	551	71	145	24	5	9	56	54	84	20	.263
2017	NYY	112	356	65	94	20	4	7	39	41	63	22	.264
Career	—	1235	4846	749	1376	241	47	104	512	399	737	343	.284

On this day & linked events

1983

Born September 11, 1983

Madras, OR, USA

2007

Major-league debut: Jacoby Ellsbury

Jacoby Ellsbury made a major-league debut on June 30, 2007.

2017

Final major-league game: Jacoby Ellsbury

Jacoby Ellsbury played a final major-league game on September 30, 2017.

Image: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0