Jay Allen Bruce was born on April 3,1987 and is an American former professional baseball right fielder.
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42 Facts About Jay Bruce
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Jay Bruce played in Major League Baseball for the Cincinnati Reds, New York Mets, Cleveland Indians, Seattle Mariners, Philadelphia Phillies and New York Yankees.
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Jay Bruce was named an All-Star three times during his career, and won the Silver Slugger Award twice.
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Jay Bruce attended West Brook High School in Beaumont, Texas, where he was a third-team All-American.
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Jay Bruce had accepted a scholarship to play baseball at Tulane University, but opted instead to turn professional out of high school.
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Jay Bruce was drafted 12th in the First Round of the 2005 Major League Baseball draft, immediately behind fellow center fielder Andrew McCutchen, and signed for $1.
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Jay Bruce was a Mid-Season Florida State League All Star, and was selected to the 2007 All-Star Futures Game.
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Jay Bruce was then promoted to the Reds' Triple-A club, the Louisville Bats of the International League.
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Jay Bruce was ranked as the top prospect in the Reds organization, Florida State League, and International League, and Baseball America rated him the best hitter for average and best power hitter in the Reds' minor league system.
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However, during the Reds' final game of the 2007 season, Jay Bruce was recognized for winning the Minor League Player of the Year award.
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Jay Bruce made his major league debut that day against right-handed pitcher Ian Snell of the Pittsburgh Pirates.
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Jay Bruce started in center field, batting 3-for-3 with two singles and one double.
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Jay Bruce drove in two runs, scored twice, walked twice, and stole a base.
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Jay Bruce became the first Major League player since 1977 to reach base in his first six plate appearances.
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Jay Bruce doubled in the tying run and scored the winning run in the 11th inning, after leading off the inning with a single.
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Two games later, Jay Bruce hit his 10th home run of the season and his third of the month against the Milwaukee Brewers.
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Jay Bruce was named to the Baseball America Major League All-Rookie Team and the TOPPS Major League Rookie All-Star Team.
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Jay Bruce came in fourth among rookies in voting for the National League's Jackie Robinson Award.
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Jay Bruce was tied for 5th among NL outfielders, with 11 assists.
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Jay Bruce was the only baserunner allowed during Halladay's no-hitter in game 1 of the 2010 NLDS.
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Jay Bruce was selected to play in the 2011 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
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Jay Bruce had 10 outfield assists, and was nominated for a Rawlings Gold Glove Award for the first time in his career.
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Jay Bruce won the Silver Slugger Award, and came in 10th in voting for NL Most Valuable Player.
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Jay Bruce's throwing arm was rated third-best in the league by NL managers.
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Jay Bruce did win his second consecutive Louisville Slugger Silver Slugger Award and the 2nd Annual Wilson Defensive Player of the Year Award.
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On May 5,2014, Jay Bruce underwent left knee arthroscopic surgery to repair a torn meniscus.
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Jay Bruce was placed on the 15-day disabled list on the same day he had the surgery.
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Jay Bruce hit his 200th career home run on August 10,2015, becoming the ninth Reds player and 319th Major Leaguer to do so.
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On July 9,2016, Jay Bruce was named to his third All-Star team as a replacement for the injured Dexter Fowler.
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Jay Bruce became the first player traded during the season while leading the league in RBIs since the stat became official in 1920.
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On January 16,2018, Jay Bruce signed a three-year, $39 million contract with the Mets.
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Jay Bruce had the slowest baserunning sprint speed of all major league right fielders, at 25.
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Jay Bruce hit two home runs and a double in his first start for the Phillies.
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Jay Bruce became the fourth player to hit two home runs in his first start for the Phillies, the first to hit two home runs including a grand slam, the first Phillies player with 10 or more total bases in his first start for the team, and the fifth player since 1920 with at least two home runs and six RBIs in his first start for an MLB team.
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Jay Bruce became the first Phillies player since the onset of the modern era to hit four home runs in his first four games with his new team.
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On February 13,2021, Jay Bruce signed a minor-league deal with the New York Yankees, with a $1.
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Jay Bruce recorded 319 home runs and 951 RBIs in 1,650 career games.
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On December 1,2012, in Dripping Springs, Texas, Jay Bruce married Hannah Eastham, whom he had been dating since early in high school.
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