Jared Sandberg

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Jared Lawrence Sandberg (born March 2, 1978) is an American baseball player for the Texas Rangers. The nephew of former Chicago Cubs great Ryne Sandberg, Jared Sandberg has been a third baseman for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.

Sandberg was born in Olympia, Washington. In 2002, the younger Sandberg showed potential to hit for power, hitting 18 home runs in 102 games with the Devil Rays. However, his difficulties hitting for average have so far prevented him from spending a full season in the major leagues.

In 2005 Sandberg played with the Portland Sea Dogs. Sandberg started the 2006 season with the Houston Astros Double-A affiliate Corpus Christi Hooks. He played mainly third base but struggled to hit for average. In his final game for the Hooks he broke out of an 0-for-26 slump with a homerun. The following day he was released to make room for a player to come off the disabled list. Sandberg signed with the Cleveland Indians and was assiged to the Double A Akron Aeros. Sandberg has played thirdbase there.