Jason Repko

Jason Repko
Repko with the Minnesota Twins
Outfielder
Born:(1980-12-27)December 27, 1980 East Chicago, Indiana,U.S.
Batted:Right Threw:Right
MLB debut
April 6, 2005, for the Los Angeles Dodgers
Last MLB appearance
April 20, 2012, for the Boston Red Sox
MLB statistics
Batting average	.224
Home runs	16
Runs batted in	67
Teams
Los Angeles Dodgers(2005–2006,2008–2009) Minnesota Twins(2010–2011) Boston Red Sox(2012)

Jason Edward Repko(born December 27, 1980) is an American former professionalbaseballoutfielder.He played inMajor League Baseball(MLB) for theLos Angeles Dodgers,Minnesota TwinsandBoston Red Sox.

High school years

Repko attendedHanford High SchoolinRichland, Washington,and was a letterman inbaseball.As a senior, he posted a.581batting averagewith 18home runsand 14stolen bases.He also clocked a 94 MPHfastballfrom the mound. A High School All-Americaninfielder,he was drafted by theLos Angeles Dodgersin the 1st round of the1999 Major League Baseball Draft,Repko skipped his high school graduation ceremony and passed on a scholarship withSan Diego State Universityto sign with the Dodgers.

Career

Los Angeles Dodgers

Repko with the Dodgers duringspring trainingin 2010

He started his professional career as ashortstopwith the rookie leagueGreat Falls Dodgers,hitting.304 with 8 homers and 12 steals and being selected to thePioneer LeagueAll-Star Team.

His career was slowed when he suffered a torn ACL during extendedspring trainingin2000and missed most of the season. He then suffered a brokenvertebraon the right side of his back, and only managed to play in 88 games for Single-AWilmingtonin2001.

Healthy for the2002season, the Dodgers had him switch positions from shortstop, where he had played previously, to center field while playing for theVero Beach Dodgers.Repko hit.272 for Vero Beach, with 9 homers and 29 steals that season and was selected to theFlorida State LeagueAll-Star team.

He played for the Double-AJacksonville Sunsin2003and split2004between Jacksonville and the Triple-ALas Vegas 51s.

He made his MLB debut on April 6,2005,against theSan Francisco Giants.HesingledoffJason Christiansenin the sixth inning for his first major leaguehit.His first major league home run came on April 10 in Arizona offÓscar Villarrealand homered in his firstat batatDodger Stadiumon April 12 against the Giants. He hit.221 with 8 home runs and 30 RBIs for the Dodgers in 2005, playing in 129 games.

In2006,he was off to a fast start, but suffered a high ankle sprain and missed2+1⁄2months, returning to theDodgerson July 24. Repko never received much playing time after returning, buried behind the outfield rotation ofJ. D. Drew,Kenny Lofton,Andre Ethier,Marlon Anderson,andMatt Kemp.

Repko underwent a surgical procedure on October 20 that kept him sidelined for the first half of spring training in2007and then when he was finally cleared to play, he immediately suffered another injury in a spring training game on March 22, 2008 at vero beach tearing his hamstring on a warning track mishap. Earlier in the game he collided withRafael Furcal,sidelining Furcal and causing a severe ankle injury that hampered Furcal all season.

Repko played his first game of2008on June 30 against theHouston Astros,going 0 for 4 with 4strikeouts.He appeared in 22 games at the end of the season with the Dodgers after spending the majority of the season in AAA with Las Vegas.

In 2009, he played with the AAAAlbuquerque Isotopesand then appeared in 10 games with the Dodgers in September, primarily as a pinch runner or late inning defensive replacement.

On March 31, 2010, Repko was released by the Dodgers and became a free agent.

Minnesota Twins

On April 6, 2010, Repko signed a minor league deal with theMinnesota Twins.He was called up to the Twins on June 24.

Boston Red Sox

He signed with theBoston Red Soxon a minor league contract with an invitation tospring trainingin 2012. Repko started the season in Triple APawtucketbefore being called up April 15 due to the injuries ofCarl CrawfordandJacoby Ellsbury.

Independent Leagues

Repko signed with theYork Revolutionof theAtlantic League of Professional Baseballfor the 2013 season and played with them in 2014 also. In 2015, he signed with theSioux Falls Canariesof theAmerican Association of Independent Professional Baseball.

Bridgeport Bluefish

Repko signed with theBridgeport Bluefishof theAtlantic League of Professional Baseballfor the 2016 season. He was traded to theYork Revolution.He retired while a member of the Revolution in 2016.

External links

• Career statistics and player information fromMLB,orESPN,orBaseball Reference,orFangraphs,orBaseball Reference (Minors)
• Report on Repko returning from the Disabled List and attitude about injury