Jamie Hoffmann

Jamie Richard Hoffmann (born August 20, 1984, in New Ulm, Minnesota) is a Major League Baseball outfielder for the New York Yankees organization.

Baseball career

Hoffmann was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Dodgers in 2003 out of New Ulm High School and assigned to the Gulf Coast Dodgers where he was an All-Star third baseman during the 2004 season, hitting .310 for the team.

He then switched to the outfield in 2005 while playing for the Columbus Catfish and Vero Beach Dodgers. In 2007 he played for the Inland Empire 66ers of San Bernardino, and in 2008 for the Jacksonville Suns. The Dodgers added him to their 40 man roster prior to the 2009 season.^[1]

Hoffmann participated in the 2008 Arizona Fall League season with the Surprise Rafters.

He began 2009 in Double-A with the Chattanooga Lookouts and was then promoted to the Triple-A Albuquerque Isotopes. On May 22, he was called up to the Los Angeles Dodgers when reserve outfielder Xavier Paul was placed on the disabled list.^[2] He made his MLB debut, flying out as a pinch hitter, the same day.

Hoffmann's first Major League hit was a three-run home run in the 2nd inning against Matt Palmer of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim on May 24.^[3] He played in 14 games with the Dodgers and then was optioned back to the Minors. He was designated for assignment on September 1st and then released by the Dodgers after clearing waivers. He was shortly resigned and sent back to Albuquerque.

Hoffmann was selected as the first overall pick in the 2009 Rule 5 Draft by the Washington Nationals on December 10, but was immediately traded to the New York Yankees as the final part of the Brian Bruney deal, as the player to be named later. ^[4]

Hockey Career

Hoffmann was selected in the 2003 draft by the Carolina Hurricanes in the eighth round.^[4]

References

External links

• Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)