James Beresford
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Position:
2B
Born:
1/19/1989
Height:
6'1 / 170
Weight:
170
B/T:
L/R
Acquired:
Signed as an international free agent (Australia) August 13, 2005 (MIN).
Most Recent Stats at Time of Debut
| CURRENT SEASON STATS: .269 with 35 RBIs in 122 games at Rochester (Triple-A). |
Info & MLB Debut Date
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Contract purchased from Rochester on September 6. MLB Debut Date: 9/10/2016 |
Debut Details
| September 10, in a 2-1, 12-inning win over the Cleveland Indians. The starting third baseman, he batted eighth and went 1-for-4 with a sacrifice bunt, starting a 5-4-3 double play on defense. In his first at-bat in the bottom of the second inning against starter Mike Clevinger, with one out and one on, he grounded into a force play to get the lead runner at second. In the fifth, he grounded out to the pitcher. In the seventh, he led the inning off with his first big league hit, a single to center field off of reliever Shawn Armstrong. In the ninth, with one out and one on, he laid down a successful sac bunt to advance pinch-runner Logan Schafer to second base. In the 12th, he led the inning off by lining out to center field. |
Player Notes
| The Australian native brings a career .283 average over 10 seasons into his major league debut, after hitting .307 with 50 RBIs at Rochester in 2015. Signed at age 16 by the Twins, he missed all of 2006 due to a shoulder injury and finally made his pro debut in 2007 in the Rookie-level Gulf Coast League. He’s seen his share of good international competition, having been a member of both the 2009 and 2013 World Baseball Classic squads for Australia and was a team leader, going 6-for-12 during the qualifying phases for the upcoming 2017 tournament. An International League All-Star in 2015, this was his fourth season in a row with the Red Wings, having hit .276 with two homers and 47 RBIs there in 2014, and .298 with 21 RBIs in 2013. |