Jeremy Hazelbaker - Career minor league statistics
Games - 751
Batting average - .264
On-base percentage - .341
Home runs - 81
Runs batted in - 359
Stolen bases - 239
Days after learning he made the St. Louis Cardinals' opening day roster, Ball State alumnus Jeremy Hazelbaker is preparing to make his first Major League start.
Hazelbaker will bat eighth and play center field tonight as the Cardinals look to avoid a road sweep against the Pittsburgh Pirates.
#STLCards Game 3 @Pirates tonight at 6:05 pm CDT on @KMOXSports @FSMidwest pic.twitter.com/G719YHxmEC
— St. Louis Cardinals (@Cardinals) April 6, 2016
The 29-year-old Hazelbaker has spent most of his career at various levels in the minor leagues, but injuries to Cardinals' infielders Jhonny Peralta and Ruben Tejada opened up a roster spot. He's a career .264 hitter in the minors.
Hazelbaker is 1-2 at the plate through two games this season. His first big-league hit was a ninth-inning double off Mark Melancon in a 6-5 loss to the Pirates on April 6.
Hazelbaker's first MLB hit!!!!!!! pic.twitter.com/7U8B4UVJtm
— David Brant (@DavidBrant23) April 6, 2016
At Ball State, Hazelbaker hit .316 with a .419 OBP and a .509 career slugging percentage. He was selected in the fourth round of the MLB Draft by the Boston Red Sox in 2009.
Hazelbaker will look to build on his first career hit when the Cardinals and Pirates face off at 7:05 p.m. at PNC Park In Pittsburgh, Pa.
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