Micah Hoffpauir
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| Chicago Cubs — No. 6 | |
| First baseman / Outfielder | |
| Born: March 1, 1980 Fort Worth, Texas |
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| Bats: Left | Throws: Left |
| Major League Baseball debut | |
| May 18, 2008 for the Chicago Cubs | |
| Selected MLB statistics (through May 24, 2008) |
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| Batting average | .429 |
| Home runs | 0 |
| Runs batted in | 1 |
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James Micah Hoffpauir (born March 1, 1980 in Fort Worth, Texas) is a Major League Baseball first baseman for the Chicago Cubs. He was drafted by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the 2000 amateur entry draft in the 44th round (1301st overall), but he did not sign and returned to college. The Cubs drafted him in the 13th round (393rd overall) of the 2002 amateur entry draft.
[edit] Biography
A six-foot three-inch true left-hander, Hoffpauir attended Jacksonville High School in Jacksonville, Texas. He attended Lamar University in Beaumont, Texas, where he holds a school record in nearly every major offensive category. He graduated in 2001.
[edit] Career
After being drafted by the Cubs, Hoffpauir was sent to the class A Boise Hawks, where he batted .301 with 10 home runs and 41 runs batted in. His good play caused the Cubs to send him to their other A team, the Daytona Cubs, in 2003. Here he batted only .254 with 8 home runs and 58 RBI. In 2004, Hoffpauir made the leap from A Daytona to AAA Iowa, where he played in only one game before being sent down to the AA West Tennessee Diamond Jaxx. He hit 11 home runs and drove in 75 runs in 94 games with the Diamond Jaxx. In 2004, Hoffpauir began the season with AAA Iowa, where hit only 3 home runs and drove in 47 runs in 119 games, and held only a .268 average. His poor performance sent him back down to AA West Tenn for the remainder of the season. He began the 2006 campaign with West Tenn, but was moved up to AAA Iowa, where he had his best offensive production year of his career with 22 home runs and 80 RBI to go along with .267 average. With all-star Derrek Lee at first base on the major league team and no openings in the outfield available, Hoffpauir returned to AAA Iowa for the 2007 season. On July 4 Hoffpauir was placed on the disabled list with a right knee injury. Hoffpauir went on the DL hitting .316 with 16 home runs and 73 RBI in 82 games played during the season.
Hoffpauir was called up to the Chicago Cubs on May 18 2008, to replace an injured Daryle Ward. He made his major league debut that day, pinch-hitting for Jason Marquis and striking out against Pittsburgh Pirates reliever John Grabow.
