Jacoby Ellsbury Biography

Jacoby Ellsbury is a professional baseball center fielder known for his time spent on arch rival teams, playing for both the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees throughout his career. Ellsbury was a Red Sock first as he made his professional debut with the squad in 2007. Although born in Oregon in 1983 and alumni of Oregon State University, Ellsbury relocated to the northeast after was drafted in the first round of the 2005 MLB Draft. He proved himself after two years in the minors and an injured Coco Crisp, the then Red Sox center fielder. Staying with the Sox until 2013, Ellbury won two World Series Championships with them and became a three-time stolen base leader of the league along with the American League’s Comeback Player of the Year in 2011. In addition to numerous other contributions, Ellsbury was ultimately traded to the Yankees in 2014 to a seven-year $153 million deal. Off the field, Ellsbury released his own signature Zinfandel wine of which 100% of the proceeds goes to the three charities of his choice. He is admired for this honorable action that has already touched millions of lives. 

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