joe
JESTER
Norwich Navigators
second base #7
Height: 5-10 Weight: 180
Bats: R Throws: R
Born: 07-17-78, Texarkana, TX.
Resides: Ashdown, AR
How Obtained: Drafted in the seventh round (228th overall selection) by the Giants in 1999

2003: Wore number 7 at Norwich...drove in the 200th run (RBI) of his minor league career on April 27...on June 18 he was first demoted to Hagerstown (A), then placed on the voluntarily retired list.

2002: Ranked the ninth best player in the San Francisco organization by TopProspectAlert.com...wore number 14 with Shreveport...named the Texas League Player of the Week for July 29-August 4. Joe hit .429 (9-21) with 5 runs scored, 2 doubles, 3 homers, 8 RBI, and a .952 slugging percentage for the week...News Story: Jester rebounding from slow start...played all 88 games in the field at second base...Hogs in the Minors Player of the Week one time.

2001: See what Joe thinks about minor league baseball, the Hogs, and more on his Survey...Joe was selected to the California League All-Star Team...Joe won the base running contest at the All-Star game...was 0-3 in the All-Star game...was promoted to AA Shreveport on July 16...wore number 14 with Shreveport...Jester makes most of return to Ray Winder...News Story: Former Hogs face off as Travs run over Swamp Dragons...was transferred to Fresno (AAA) on November 19...Hogs in the Minors Player of the Week two times...Played in the Arizona Fall League for the Grand Canyon Rafters...Phoenix (Eric Hinske) beat Grand Canyon 12-8 to win the Arizona Fall League Championship. Jester was 1-3 with a two run homerun.

2000: Joe was promoted from A San Jose to AAA Fresno on September 1...All 107 of the games Joe played in the field at San Jose were played at second base.

College: Joe was a member of the 1998 and 1999 All-SEC Tournament teams as a Razorback...was hit by a pitch 22 times in 1999. That's the Arkansas single season record...was hit by a pitch 33 times at Arkansas, which is fourth on the all-time list...batted 263 times in 1999, second on the all-time single season list...stole 35 bases in 1999, which is second on the single season list at Arkansas...played at the UofA from 1997-99.

 

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