Conor Jackson

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**Conor Jackson**

Arizona Diamondbacks — No. 34
First baseman
Born: May 7, 1982 (1982-05-07) (age 26) Austin, Texas
Bats: Right	Throws: Right
Major League Baseball debut
July 28, 2005 for the Arizona Diamondbacks
Selected MLB statistics (through 2008)
Batting average	.284
Home runs	37
Runs batted in	179
Teams
Arizona Diamondbacks (2005-present)

Conor Sims Jackson (nicknamed Co-Jack or Action) was born May 7, 1982 in Austin, Texas. He is a first baseman in Major League Baseball who plays for the Arizona Diamondbacks. He bats right-handed and throws right-handed. He is 6'2" and roughly 225 pounds. His father is actor John M. Jackson, who portrayed Admiral Chegwidden on the show JAG.

After graduating from El Camino Real High School in Woodland Hills, California in 2000, Jackson proceeded to have a stellar collegiate career at the University of California (Berkeley) as a third baseman. He developed a reputation for a patient batting eye and led the Pac-10 with a .538 OBP in 2003. Jackson was drafted in the first round (19th overall) of the 2003 MLB amateur draft.

Never known for his defense prowess, Jackson was moved to the outfield shortly after being drafted. In his initial debut with Yakima of the shortseason Northwest League, he batted .319 with a league record 35 doubles. Since his minor league debut, Jackson has successfully climbed the minor league ladder and also endured a further position change to first base.

He received his first taste of the majors in 2005 (debuting July 28, 2005 in Wrigley Field), where he batted .200/.303/.306 with 2 HR in 85 AB. After an excellent spring in 2006, he claimed the Diamondbacks' starting first base job. Conor played a vast majority of first base for the D-Backs, and showed great promise in the 2006 season.

In 2007, he had the lowest fielding percentage of all major league first basemen (.988).

In 2008, Jackson started the season with a hot bat as the Diamondbacks took an early lead in the NL West. Conor had the opportunity to hit for the cycle in a game against San Diego on Friday, April 18th. Facing Greg Maddux in his last at-bat, Jackson hit a deep line drive to center field and instead of stopping at second base for the double and the cycle, he continued on to third base for his second triple of the game. It would have been the first cycle in the majors in 2008 as well as Jackson's first career cycle. He finished the game with four hits, tying his career high, and was later named National League Player of the Week for his 12 hits, 10 runs, 10 RBI and three home runs from April 14 through April 20.

[edit] Career Stats

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG
2003	A-Yakima	68	257	44	82	35	1	6	60	36	41	3	.319	.410	.533
2004	A-Lancaster	67	258	64	89	19	2	11	54	45	36	4	.345	.438	.562
2004	AA-El Paso	60	226	33	68	13	2	6	37	24	36	3	.301	.367	.456
2005	AAA-Tucson	93	333	66	118	38	2	8	73	69	32	3	.354	.457	.553
2005	MLB-Arizona	40	85	8	17	3	0	2	8	12	11	0	.200	.303	.306
2006	MLB-Arizona	140	485	75	141	26	1	15	79	54	73	1	.291	.368	.441
2007	MLB-Arizona	130	415	56	118	29	1	15	60	53	50	2	.284	.368	.467