Andre Ethier
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| Los Angeles Dodgers — No. 16 | |
| Left fielder | |
| Bats: Left | Throws: Left |
| Major League Baseball debut | |
| May 2, 2006 for the Los Angeles Dodgers | |
| Selected MLB statistics (through December 27, 2006) |
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| AVG | .308 |
| OBP | .365 |
| HR | 11 |
Andre Everett Ethier /ˈiθiɚ/(born April 10, 1982 in Phoenix, Arizona) is a Major League Baseball outfielder who plays for the Los Angeles Dodgers. He graduated from St. Mary's High School in Phoenix, Arizona. After briefly attending Chandler-Gilbert Community College, he then went on to Arizona State University.
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[edit] High school career
Graduated from St. Mary's High School in 2000. In his senior year, he totaled a batting average of .527 while being named first team all-region and second-team all-state.
[edit] Junior College Career
Ethier transferred to Chandler-Gilbert Community College after playing with ASU in the fall of 2000. The coaching staff at ASU told him that they thought he did not have Division I talent and that he would do better to play junior college ball. At CGCC, Ethier recorded 94 hits as one of the top junior college players in Arizona, batting .468 with 32 doubles. He was named team MVP. During the summer of 2001, he played with the Keene (N.H.) Swampbats in the New England Collegiate Baseball League.
[edit] Arizona State University
Ethier re-enrolled at ASU in the fall of 2001 and played there until the end of his junior year in 2003 with an ASU career batting average of .371, with 113 runs, 27 doubles, 7 triples, 14 home runs and 118 runs batted in. His collegiate career ended in the midst of a 23-game hitting streak.
[edit] MLB Draft
Ethier was originally drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 37th round of the 2001 amateur draft. Opting to attend ASU instead, he was drafted in the 2nd round of the 2003 amateur draft, again by the Oakland Athletics.
[edit] The trade
On December 14, 2005, Ethier was traded by the Oakland Athletics to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Milton Bradley and Antonio Perez.
[edit] Major League Debut
Ethier hit a double and drew a walk in his Major League Baseball debut with the Los Angeles Dodgers on May 2, 2006, against the Arizona Diamondbacks in his home state of Arizona and hit his first Home Run the next night against Dewon Brazelton of the San Diego Padres .
[edit] 2006 Season
On May 19, 2006, Ethier had a break out game, going 5 for 5 with 4 runs scored as he raised his batting average from .222 to .317. He remained hot throughout the summer and was named National League Player of the Week for the week ending July 9th, 2006. His performance trailed off, however, in the last months of the 2006 season, cumlinating in him being benched for portions of the postseason.
[edit] Personal life
In the offseason, he resides with his wife, Maggie Germaine, in Chandler, Arizona.
