Eric Jagielo
Minor league baseball third baseman in the cincinnati reds organization
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| Intro | Minor league baseball third baseman in the cincinnati reds organization | |
| A.K.A. | Jagielo Eric Stephan Eric Stephen Jagielo | |
| A.K.A. | Jagielo Eric Stephan Eric Stephen Jagielo | |
| Places | United States of America | |
| is | Athlete Baseball player | |
| Work field | Sports | |
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| Birth | 17 May 1992, Downers Grove, DuPage County, Illinois, U.S.A. | |
| Age | 32 years | |
| Star sign | Taurus |
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Biography
Eric Stephen Jagielo (born May 17, 1992) is an American professional baseball third baseman in the Cincinnati Reds' organization. He played college baseball for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.
Career
College
Jagielo played college baseball at the University of Notre Dame from 2011 to 2013. As a junior he was the Big East Player of the Year. During his career he hit .321/.420/.532 with 27 home runs and 124 runs batted in.
Professional
New York Yankees
Jagielo was drafted by the New York Yankees in the first round of the 2013 Major League Baseball draft. He made his professional debut that season for the Staten Island Yankees of the Class A-Short Season New York–Penn League. In 54 games, he hit .268/.381/.458 with six home runs. He played for the Tampa Yankees of the Class A-Advanced Florida State League in 2014, and hit .259 with a .354 on-base percentage and 16 home runs in 85 games. In an instructional game after the season, Jagielo was hit in the face by a pitch, breaking the zygomatic arch near his left eye, which required surgery.
Cincinnati Reds
On December 28, 2015, the Yankees traded Jagielo, Rookie Davis, Tony Renda, and Caleb Cotham to the Cincinnati Reds in exchange for Aroldis Chapman. Jagielo spent 2016 with the Reds Double-A affiliate, the Pensacola Blue Wahoos, where he batted .205 with 7 home runs and 26 RBI's.