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Jason Ellison
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Outfielder
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Cincinnati Reds
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Right
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May 9
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2003
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San Francisco Giants
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August 13, 2007
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Hits
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127
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Batting Average
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255
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RBI
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(born
April 4 ,
1978 in
Quincy, California ) is an
American outfielder in the
Cincinnati Reds Baseball organization. He attended
Lewis-Clark State in
Lewiston, Idaho , and made his
Major League debut on
May 9 ,
2003 .
Ellison has become one of the more recognizable bench players in the Major Leagues because of how frequently he was brought in to pinch run for
Barry Bonds . In
2005 , Ellison played
Center Field for all games until the trading deadline, when the Giants
Acquired Randy Winn and Ellison lost his starting job. On April 1st, 2007, Ellison was traded to the
Seattle Mariners , where he served much of the 2007 season as a fourth outfielder.
Jason Ellison was a key part of an altercation between the
Oakland Athletics and his Seattle Mariners that started after A's pitcher
Joe Blanton collided with Mariners outfielder
Ichiro while retrieving a ball that had gotten away from the A's catcher. Ellison responded by charging Blanton, and a bench clearing scuffle ensued. In spite of this, Ellison was not ejected from the game, and went on to record the first 4 hit game of his major league career.
On August 3, 2007, the Seattle Mariners designated Ellison for assignment, making room on their 25 man roster for rookie outfielder
Adam Jones to be called up from their AAA affiliate, the
Tacoma Rainiers .
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On August 7, 2007, the Cincinnati Reds claimed Ellison off waivers from Seattle, to possibly replace the injured
Ryan Freel .
