Jeff Kobernus

Jeffrey Gilbert Kobernus (born June 30, 1988) is an American former professional baseball second baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Washington Nationals.

Jeff Kobernus
Kobernus with Cal in 2007
Outfielder / Second baseman
Born: (1988-06-30) June 30, 1988
San Leandro, California
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
May 25, 2013, for the Washington Nationals
Last MLB appearance
September 28, 2014, for the Washington Nationals
MLB statistics
Batting average.139
Home runs1
Runs batted in1
Stolen bases3
Teams

Career

Amateur

Kobernus attended Bishop O'Dowd High School in Oakland, California, and the University of California, Berkeley, where he played college baseball for the California Golden Bears baseball team. In 2008, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Cotuit Kettleers of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[1]

Washington Nationals

The Washington Nationals drafted Kobernus in the second round, with the 50th overall selection, of the 2009 MLB Draft.[2] After the 2012 season, the Boston Red Sox selected Kobernus in the Rule 5 draft, and traded him to the Detroit Tigers. Kobernus competed for a spot with the Tigers as a left fielder,[3] but was returned to the Nationals during spring training.[4]

Kobernus was called up to the Nationals from the Syracuse Chiefs of the Class AAA International League on May 25, 2013.[5] He made his major league debut that day as a pinch runner.[6] The Nationals released Kobernus during spring training in 2015.[7] He played for three minor league teams in the San Francisco Giants organization in 2015, batting a combined .231/.288/.276.[8]

Lancaster Barnstormers

On March 15, 2016, Kobernus signed with the Lancaster Barnstormers of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. Bench coach and baseball operations manager Ross Peeples said in a press release: "He is a guy the Nationals moved from second base to the outfield, and he wants to go back to his original position".[9]

Seattle Mariners

On May 18, 2017, Kobernus signed a minor league deal with the Seattle Mariners.[10] He was released on August 13, 2017.[11]

See also

References
  1. "Major League Baseball Players From the Cape Cod League" (PDF). capecodbaseball.org. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
  2. "Kobernus ready to play". Washington Times. 2009-06-30. Retrieved 2013-05-26.
  3. "Detroit Tigers' Jim Leyland: Speedster Jeff Kobernus 'will get every possible look' as potential outfielder". MLive.com. Retrieved 2013-05-26.
  4. "Tigers return Rule 5 pick Jeff Kobernus to Nationals". Washington Times. 2013-03-23. Archived from the original on 2013-03-24. Retrieved 2013-05-26.
  5. Wagner, James (May 25, 2013). "Jeff Kobernus arrives in Washington, Yunesky Maya designated for assignment". The Washington Post. Retrieved May 26, 2013.
  6. The Associated Press (May 25, 2013). "Michael Young delivers go-ahead run as Phillies top Nationals". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 18, 2014.
  7. http://www.syracuse.com/chiefs/index.ssf/2015/03/washington_nationals_release_syracuse_chiefs_outfielder_jeff_kobernus.html
  10. http://alpb.bbstats.pointstreak.com/transactions.html?leagueid=174
  11. http://www.baseballamerica.com/minors/minor-league-transactions-aug-12-18-2017/#UVVppv1kWl6xTyGB.97


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