James Beresford (baseball)
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James R. Beresford (born 19 January 1989) is an Australian baseball shortstop in the Minnesota Twins organization. He is the younger brother of Simon Beresford, who played minor league baseball for the Milwaukee Brewers organization.[1]
Beresford played with the Waverly Baseball Club where he was named as club MVP before being signed with the Twins organisation in 2005 at age 16.[2] He debuted for the Victoria Aces in Claxton Shield 2006 replacing Justin Huber after he withdrew. Due to a torn labrum, he missed the 2006 minor league season. In the 2007 Claxton Shield, he averaged .304 for Australian Provincial. He returned to the US in 2007 making his debut and hitting a .288/.349/.302 clip as the starting shortstop for the GCL Twins. He played again in Claxton Shield 2008 and went 2 from 7. In the 2008 minor league season, he batted a .246/.345/.285 clip for the Elizabethton Twins.[3] In 2009, he was named in the final Australia national baseball team squad for the 2009 World Baseball Classic in March,[4] and was again selected for the 2009 Baseball World Cup in September.[5]
In 2009, he was named Beloit Snappers player of the year.
In 2011, he hit for a .270 average in 485 at bats for the Fort Myers Miracle following a switch to second.[6] He elected free agency on November 6, 2015.[7]
References
- ↑ Minor League Baseball Reference – Simon Beresford
- ↑ Victorian Institute of Sport Profile – James Beresford
- ↑ Minor League Baseball Reference – James Bereford
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External links
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- 1989 births
- Living people
- Australian baseball players
- 2009 World Baseball Classic players
- Gulf Coast Twins players
- Elizabethton Twins players
- Beloit Snappers players
- Melbourne Aces players
- Fort Myers Miracle players
- New Britain Rock Cats players
- Minor league baseball players
- 2013 World Baseball Classic players
- Rochester Red Wings players
