Jonathan Phillips
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Jonathan Phillips
- Bats Right, Throws Right
- Height 5' 10", Weight 160 lb.
- Born April 16, 1986 in Cape Town, Western Cape South Africa
Jonathan Phillips has played for the South African national team.
Phillips hit .191/.286/.206 as a backup infielder for the 2003 AZL Brewers in his only minor league season. He appeared for South Africa in the 2004 Olympics Africa-Oceania qualifier, which South Africa lost to the Australian national team. In the 2004 World Junior Championship, Phillips batted .267/.313/.267 for a South African team that batted a collective .104/.182/.120; Phillips had 4 errors in six games at shortstop. In 2005, Jonathan hit .383/.433/.533 for Heidenheim Heideköpfe in Bundesliga and fielded .925 at shortstop; he was not the first South African player to appear in Germany, following several others. Had he qualified, he would have ranked 7th in the division in average and 10th in slugging. In the 2005 Baseball World Cup, he batted .207/.233/.276 as South Africa's main third baseman. He was just 1 for 11 with two errors in the same role for the team in the 2006 World Baseball Classic.
In the 2008 Final Olympic Qualification Tournament, Phillips hit .273/.385/.409 to lead the offense and also played error-free ball at third base. South Africa finished last and failed to advance to the Beijing Games.
