Jedd Gyorko is one of the most popular and richest Baseball Player who was born on September 23, 1988 in West Virginia, West Virginia, United States. He joined Chase Headley on the Padres in 2013.
Jedd Lindon Gyorko (/ˈ dʒ ɜːr k oʊ / JUR -koh; born September 23, 1988) is an American professional baseball third baseman for the Milwaukee Brewers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played for the San Diego Padres, St. Louis Cardinals, and Los Angeles Dodgers.
Gyorko batted .100 in July, but he improved his on-base percentage and on-base plus slugging in August, and passed Gattis with 16 home runs. He continued to swing at pitches outside of the strike zone and not draw enough walks. Gyorko finished the season as the team leader in both home runs (23) and RBIs (63). He led all MLB rookies that season in OBP (.301), SLG (.444), and home runs, and his home run total was the third-most ever by an MLB rookie second baseman. He broke the Padres’ record for home runs by a second baseman, passing Bret Boone’s 19 in 2000. Gyorko was also the first MLB rookie second baseman to lead his team in RBIs. Additionally, he became just the second rookie to lead the Padres in either category since Nate Colbert in San Diego’s inaugural season in 1969. He was named to Baseball America’ s All-Rookie Team, and finished sixth in NL Rookie of the Year balloting.
His parents are named Randall and Penny.
He attended West Virginia University.
Gyorko was born on September 23, 1988, in Morgantown, West Virginia, to Randall and Penny Gyorko. His family also had a home on Cheat Lake, where he stayed often in his youth. He was a fan of the Pittsburgh Pirates of Major League Baseball (MLB).
