DOB: September 11, 1983
BIRTHPLACE:
HEIGHT: 6’1”
WEIGHT: 185lbs
BATS: Left
THROWS: Left
COLLEGE: Oregon State
Jacoby Ellsbury at Oregon State University. (OSU SID)
MAJOR LEAGUE DEBUT: June 30, 2007
ACQUIRED: 1st round of the 2005 MLB Draft
PERSONAL INFORMATION:
Ellsbury is a member of the Colorado River Indian Tribes and is the first Major League baseball player of Navajo descent.
Jacoby Ellsbury as a Little Leaguer in Oregon posing for a photo. (outincenterfield.com)
Jacoby Ellsbury's high school photo. (outincenterfield.com)
Links:
Swidey, Neil. "The Jacoby Factor." The Boston Globe 30 March 2008.
Men's Vogue. "Starting Gun" March, 2008
Edes, Gordon. "Ellsbury a rare talent" 11 March 2007.
"Finding a New Tom Brady in Jacoby Ellsbury" Bostonist 21 February 2008.
Goldberg, Jeff. "In his second camp, Ellsbury has arrived" Hartford Courant 20 February 2008.
Multimedia:
Jacoby Ellsbury chats with Dale Arnold and Michael Holley on WEEI's mid-day show "Dale & Holley" on February 28, 2008.