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Andre Ethier
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Andre Everett Ethier
- Bats Left, Throws Left
- Height 6' 1", Weight 210 lb.
- School Chandler-Gilbert Community College, Arizona State University
- High School St. Mary's High School
- Debut May 2, 2006
- Born April 10, 1982 in Phoenix, AZ USA
[edit] Biographical Information
"Everyone thinks they do all these analyses before they make a trade, but, in the end, I'm a Dodger because of that crazy old man. I can't thank him enough." - Andre Ethier, talking about Al LaMacchia
Andre Ethier is a starting outfielder for the Los Angeles Dodgers. In 2008 and 2009, he slugged over .500, and finished sixth in the 2009 MVP voting.
Andre was born in Arizona, attended St. Mary's High School in Phoenix, AZ, and played for Arizona State University. He was selected by the Oakland Athletics in the second round of the 2003 amateur draft. He was signed by scout John Kuehl and made his pro debut that summer. Two years later, he was named Texas League Player of the Year when he hit .319 with 18 homers and 104 runs scored for the Midland RockHounds. At the time, legendary scout Al LaMacchia insisted to the Los Angeles Dodgers that Ethier would become a star. LaMacchia watched Ethier play many games in the minors, and even advised Ethier on hitting. After the season, the Dodgers acquired him from the A's for Milton Bradley and Antonio Perez.
During the 2006 season, Ethier hit .308 with 11 home runs, for a .477 slugging percentage. However, he was left on the bench during the NLDS, only going to bat once in two games as the Dodgers lost to the New York Mets. In 2007, Ethier hit .284 with 13 home runs and a .802 OPS and led the team in outfield assists.
In 2011, Ethier set a record when he extended a hitting streak to 23 games in April on April 26; the longest hitting streak for the month was 22, accomplished by his former manager Joe Torre. He kept on extending the streak, soon making it as the second-longest in Dodger franchise history, only behind Willie Davis's 31 games in 1969. Sitting on 29 games on May 4, he was temporarily stopped by a sore elbow that forced him to sit out a game, but came back on May 6 to get a hit for the 30th straight game. The streak ended the next day, in a 4-2 loss to the New York Mets. After making the All-Star team, he was bothered with a knee injury over the second half of the season and was shut down in early September, with the Dodgers out of contention, in order to undergo surgery. He finished the year batting .292 in 135 games, with 11 home runs - only 2 over the second half - as the injury sapped his power completely.
In June of 2012, the Dodgers signed Ethier to a five-year contract extension worth $85 million.
Andre's brother, OF Devon Ethier, began playing in the Dodgers' minor league system in 2010.
[edit] Notable Achievements
- 2005 MVP Texas League Midland RockHounds
- 2006 Topps All-Star Rookie Team
- 2-time NL All-Star (2010 & 2011)
- NL Gold Glove Winner (2011)
- NL Silver Slugger Award Winner (2009)
- 20-Home Run Seasons: 4 (2008-2010 & 2012)
- 30-Home Run Seasons: 1 (2009)
- 100 RBI Seasons: 1 (2009)
[edit] Related Sites
- Andre Ethier on mlb.com
- An article in the August 16, 2006 Los Angeles Times focuses on LaMacchia's role in Ethier's career. There's Trust in His Eyes.
- ASU bio
