Bucky Jacobsen
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| Free Agent — No. -- | |
| First Baseman | |
| Born: August 30, 1975 Riverton, Wyoming |
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| Bats: Right | Throws: Right |
| Major League Baseball debut | |
| July 16, 2004 for the Seattle Mariners | |
| Selected MLB statistics (through 2007) |
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| Batting average | .275 |
| Home runs | 9 |
| Runs batted in | 28 |
| Teams | |
Larry William "Bucky" Jacobsen (born August 30, 1975 in Riverton, Wyoming) is a Major League Baseball first baseman who is currently a free agent. He bats and throws right-handed.
Jacobsen was drafted out of Lewis-Clark State College in the 7th round of the 1997 Major League Baseball draft by the Milwaukee Brewers. After six years in the Brewers organization, advancing as high as Triple-A, Jacobsen was released by the Brewers on June 15, 2004. On June 25, 2002, the St. Louis Cardinals signed Jacobsen, assigning him to their Double-A affiliate, the New Haven Ravens. Jacobsen was granted free agency after the 2003 season and signed with the Seattle Mariners on November 10, 2003.
Jacobsen spent the 2004 season with the Mariners Triple-A affiliate, the Tacoma Rainiers, batting .312 with 26 home runs and 86 RBI. This performance earned Jacobsen a call up on July 16, where he maintained his impressive power, hitting 9 home runs in only 160 at bats. A knee injury sidelined Jacobsen for most of September and he had to have arthroscopic surgery on it on May 12, 2005, missing most of the season and not appearing in any major league games in 2005. On February 26, 2006, Jacobsen signed a minor league contract with the Chicago White Sox; however, Jacobsen was released before playing any games for the White Sox. He spent 2006 playing for the Long Island Ducks of the independent Atlantic League of Professional Baseball, batting .291 with 21 home runs and 89 RBI. Jacobsen played 9 games for Olmecas de Tabasco of the Triple-A Mexican League in 2007.
