About Austin Jackson (baseball)
Austin Jarriel Jackson (born February 1, 1987) is an American former professional baseball center fielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Detroit Tigers, Seattle Mariners, Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Indians, San Francisco Giants, and New York Mets. Prior to playing professionally, he attended Billy Ryan High School. The New York Yankees selected Jackson in the 2005 MLB draft and traded him to the Tigers at the end of the 2009 season, where he made his MLB debut in 2010. The next two seasons, he made the postseason on both occasions with the Tigers. During those seasons, he led the American League in hitting triples. He won the Fielding Bible Award for center field in 2011. Detroit traded him to Seattle in 2014, and the Mariners traded him to the Cubs in 2015. He then signed several free agent contracts, ending his MLB career in 2018. To convince him to sign instead of attending Georgia Tech, the Yankees offered Jackson $800,000, a record signing bonus for an eighth round pick. Through the first month of the season Jackson led the majors with 36 hits and was named the American League (AL) Rookie of the Month.
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