| J. B. Shuck | |
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| Houston Astros – No. 8 | |
| Outfielder | |
| Born: June 18, 1987 Galion, Ohio |
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| Bats: Left | Throws: Left |
| MLB debut | |
| August 5, 2011 for the Houston Astros | |
| Career statistics (through 2011 Season) |
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| Batting average | .272 |
| Home runs | 0 |
| Runs | 9 |
| Runs batted in | 3 |
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Jack Burdett Shuck III, known as J. B. Shuck, is an Major League Baseball outfielder for the Houston Astros.
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Shuck is the only son of Jack II and Cindy Sheffer. He has one sister, Amanda.
Shuck went to Galion High School, where he batted .576 with a 1.650 OPS and had a 1.12 ERA with 134 strikeouts in 69 innings. He lettered in baseball and basketball. Shuck went to Ohio State University where in 2006, as a freshman, he batted .325 in 123 AB as a hitter, and led the team in ERA as a pitcher. He was nameded the Big Ten Freshman of the Year. In 2007, he hit .382 and had a 4.89 ERA. He played with the Cotuit Kettleers of the Cape Cod Baseball League in the offseason. In 2008, he hit .356 and had a 4.29 ERA and led the team in strikeouts.[1] Shuck was drafted in the 6th round, 182nd overall, by the Houston Astros as an outfielder in the 2008 MLB Draft.[2]
Shuck played 2008 with Short-Season Tri-City, where he hit .300 and was a New York-Penn League All-Star. He played with High-A Lancaster in 2009, where he hit .315 with 18 SB and 36 RBI. He started 2010 with Double-A Corpus Christi, where he was a Texas League All-Star, hitting .298 with 28 RBI in 101 games before earning a promotion to Triple-A Round Rock. After the Astros and the Texas Rangers switched affiliates, Shuck started 2011 with Oklahoma City, where he was a Pacific Coast League All-Star, with a .401 OBP in 101 games before earning a promotion.
On August 5, 2011, Shuck was called up to the majors to replace Luis Durango, who was designated for assignment.[3] In his first major league at bat, he hit a single off Milwaukee Brewers' Yovani Gallardo and stole second.
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