Geoff Jenkins
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Geoffrey Scott Jenkins
- Bats Left, Throws Right
- Height 6' 1", Weight 204 lb.
- High School Cordova High School
- School University of Southern California
- Debut April 24, 1998
- Born July 21, 1974 in Olympia, WA USA
[edit] Biographical Information
Geoff Jenkins has (through the beginning of 2008) played twelve seasons in the majors, mostly with the Milwaukee Brewers although he is currently with the Philadelphia Phillies whom he joined as a free agent after the 2007 season. He has hit 20+ home runs seven different times, with a high of 34 homers in 2000, a year in which he also stole 11 bases in 12 attempts.
Jenkins also played football in high school. He hit .355/.412/.774 with 3 home runs as Team USA's top hitter in the 1994 Baseball World Cup. He tied for 7th in the tourney in HR. Ermidelio Urrutia easily was the All-Star RF ahead of him.
Jenkins was named to the All-Star team in 2003 and led the league in hit-by-pitch in 2005. However, he played largely in obscurity in Milwaukee, as the Brewers were not competitive during his time there. He hashit the second-most home runs in Brewer history, with 212, after Robin Yount's 251.
On April 13, 2008, Jenkins was put in the lead-off slot for the Phillies. At first he thought it was a joke, because he had never been in the lead-off position to start a game, but manager Charlie Manuel's two normal choices for lead-off were both nursing injuries, while Jenkins, although not fast and normally though of as a power hitter, is a player who usually maintains a good on-base percentage.
The most similar player (according to the similarity scores method) is said to be Jacque Jones although Jenkins has a much higher Adjusted OPS+ score. In an odd coincidence, Jones was at USC at the same time as Jenkins.
Jenkins' brother Brett Jenkins played in the minors from 1991 to 1998.
[edit] Notable Achievements
- AL All-Star (2003)
- 20-Home Run Seasons: 7 (1999-2001, 2003-2005 & 2007)
- 30-Home Run Seasons: 1 (2000)
- 100 Runs Scored Seasons: 1 (2000)
- Won a World Series with the Philadelphia Phillies in 2008
