Philip Gosselin
| Philip Gosselin | |||
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Gosselin with the Atlanta Braves (2014) | |||
Atlanta Braves – No. 11 | |||
| Second baseman | |||
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Born: October 3, 1988 West Chester, Pennsylvania | |||
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MLB debut | |||
| August 16, 2013 for the Atlanta Braves | |||
Career statistics (through April 20, 2015) | |||
| Batting average | .257 | ||
| Home runs | 1 | ||
| Runs batted in | 5 | ||
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Philip David Gosselin (born October 3, 1988) is an American professional baseball second baseman for the Atlanta Braves of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Career
Gosselin graduated from Malvern Preparatory School[1] and later attended the University of Virginia, where he played college baseball for the Virginia Cavaliers. The Atlanta Braves selected Gosselin in the fifth round of the 2010 MLB Draft.[2] He was called up to the majors for the first time on August 16, 2013.[3][4] He debuted the same day, in the tenth inning of a game against the Washington Nationals.[5] He was outrighted off the Braves roster on November 5, 2013.[6]
Gosselin was called back up by the Braves on July 13, 2014 when Dan Uggla was suspended by the team for one day.[7][8]
Gosselin was again recalled by the Braves on July 26, 2014 after Dan Uggla was released.[9]
On August 15, 2014, Gosselin hit his first MLB home run against the Oakland Athletics.[10]
References
- ↑ Bowman, Mark (September 1, 2014). "Gosselin's Philly ties now include being no-hit". MLB.com. Retrieved September 3, 2014.
- ↑ "Fifth-round pick forever linked to Strasburg". Mlb.mlb.com. 2010-06-09. Retrieved 2013-08-21.
- ↑ Associated Press (2013-08-17). "Braves 2B Tyler Pastornicky out for season after tearing up knee in collision with teammate". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2013-08-21.
- ↑ "Gosselin Gets the Call from Braves". Newsplex.com. 2013-08-16. Retrieved 2013-08-21.
- ↑ "Justin Upton's walk-off HR helps Braves continue dominance of Nats". Associated Press. Scores.espn.go.com. 2013-08-16. Retrieved 2013-08-21.
- ↑ "Atlanta Braves - TeamReport". Global Post. November 12, 2013. Retrieved March 12, 2014.
- ↑ Bowman, Mark; Jackson, John (July 13, 2014). "Braves suspend Uggla one game, add Gosselin". MLB.com. Retrieved July 16, 2014.
- ↑ "Braves suspend 2B Dan Uggla for 1 game". ESPN.com. Associated Press. July 13, 2014. Retrieved July 16, 2014.
- ↑ Morgan, Joe (July 26, 2014). "Pastornicky optioned, Gosselin returns to aid bench". MLB.com. Retrieved August 17, 2014.
- ↑ Cooper, Jon (August 16, 2014). "Gosselin steps in for Simmons, hits first homer". MLB.com. Retrieved August 17, 2014.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)