James Linger

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Linger and Phil Stockman with fans

James Linger (born 6 September 1990, in Box Hill, New South Wales, Australia) is an Australian baseballer. He is currently signed to the Atlanta Braves organisation and plays second base for the GCL Braves.

Linger played for the Queensland Rams in the 2008 Claxton Shield, batting at .394. He was then scouted by Phil Dale and signed with the Braves for $120,000 over five years.^[1]

James then joined the Australian national baseball team for the 2008 Final Olympic Qualification Tournament at just 17 years of age, making him the youngest player to play for Australia.^[2] He was named as Young Player of the Year at the Baseball Australia Diamond Awards.^[3]

In 2009, he had another solid tournament in the 2009 Claxton Shield, hitting .268 for the Rams. Later that year, he was a replacement call up to Australia's team for the 2009 Baseball World Cup, when Justin Huber was called up to the Majors.^[4] He was named Young Player of the Year in the 2009 Baseball Australian Diamond Awards.

Like many of his Queensland team mates, Linger had a terrible time in the 2010 Claxton Shield, hitting at .091.^[5]

James players for the Runcorn Indians in the Greater Brisbane League.

References

↑ Jim Linger - Baseball Reference Minor Stats
↑ Australia Announce Olympic Qualifier Roster - Olympic Baseball
↑ James Linger off to 2009 World Cup - Australian Baseball Federation
↑ James Linger BR Bullpen
↑ 2010 Claxton Shield stats

v t e Australia 2009 Baseball World Cup roster

Final roster	5 James Beresford 6 Nick Kimpton 7 Timothy Cox 9 Andrew Graham 11 Adam Bright 12 Brad Harman 13 Stefan Welch 14 Chris Snelling 15 Adam Blackley 15 Paul Mildren 16 James Linger 20 Luke Hughes 21 Brendan Wise 23 Timothy Kennelly 25 Daniel Berg 29 Joel Naughton 32 Dushan Ruzic 34 Matthew Kennelly 38 Joshua Hill 40 Drew Naylor 41 Bradley Tippett 42 Matthew Williams 45 David Welch 47 Liam Hendriks

Originally selected	16 Justin Huber

Coaching staff	Manager 24 Jon Deeble Coach 43 Philip Dale Coach 2 Tony Harris Coach 27 Graeme Lloyd

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Name	Linger, James
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Short description	Australian baseball player
Date of birth	6 September 1990
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