Jason Robert Hardtke (born September 15, 1971) is an American former professional baseball second baseman.
| Jason Hardtke | |||||||||||||||
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| Second baseman | |||||||||||||||
| Born: September 15, 1971 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. | |||||||||||||||
Batted: Switch Threw: Right | |||||||||||||||
| Professional debut | |||||||||||||||
| MLB: September 8, 1996, for the New York Mets | |||||||||||||||
| NPB: May 6, 2000, for the Hanshin Tigers | |||||||||||||||
| Last appearance | |||||||||||||||
| MLB: July 13, 1998, for the Chicago Cubs | |||||||||||||||
| NPB: October 6, 2000, for the Hanshin Tigers | |||||||||||||||
| MLB statistics | |||||||||||||||
| Batting average | .231 | ||||||||||||||
| Home runs | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Runs batted in | 16 | ||||||||||||||
| NPB statistics | |||||||||||||||
| Batting average | .272 | ||||||||||||||
| Home runs | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Runs batted in | 27 | ||||||||||||||
| Teams | |||||||||||||||
Medals
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Drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 3rd round of the 1990 MLB draft. Hardtke made his MLB debut with the New York Mets on September 8, 1996, and appear in his final MLB game on July 13, 1998.
He also played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Hanshin Tigers in the 2000 season, and has managed the Visalia Rawhide. He is the president of a baseball training academy in Campbell, California, Hardtke World of Baseball.[1]
References edit
- ^ "Coaching". Hardtke World of Baseball. Retrieved 2014-03-24.
External links edit
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Hardtke World of Baseball
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