56 Facts About Jayson Werth

Jayson Werth's time catching for Glenwood High School led to an athletic scholarship to play college baseball with the Georgia Bulldogs, which he turned down after the Baltimore Orioles selected him in the 1997 MLB Draft.

Jayson Werth played in the Orioles' farm system until 2001, when he was traded to the Blue Jays as part of a package for John Bale.

Jayson Werth made his MLB debut with the Blue Jays in 2002, and split time between the majors and minors until he was traded to the Dodgers in 2004.

The following year, Jayson Werth was named to the All-Star Game and appeared in his second consecutive World Series, where he set a franchise postseason record with nine home runs in one postseason run.

Jayson Werth was less successful in 2010 and the Phillies were eliminated in the 2010 National League Championship Series by the San Francisco Giants.

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In December 2010, Jayson Werth joined the Nationals on a seven-year, $126 million contract.

Jayson Werth signed a minor league contract with the Seattle Mariners in 2018 and played in 36 games for the Triple-A Tacoma Rainiers, but after a stint on the disabled list with a hamstring injury, he elected to retire from baseball.

Jayson Richard Gowan Werth was born on May 20,1979, in Springfield, Illinois, into an athletic family.

Jayson Werth's great-grandfather John Schofield was a shortstop whose foray into Major League Baseball was cut short by a leg fracture.

Schofield's son Ducky, Jayson Werth's grandfather, played in MLB from 1953 to 1971, and helped the Pittsburgh Pirates to win the 1960 World Series.

Jayson Werth's parents separated shortly after he was born, and he had a limited relationship with his estranged father.

Jayson Werth began playing baseball competitively at the age of seven, and his youth team, the Springfield Flame, finished in third place at the 1993 Sandy Koufax World Series.

Two years later, Jayson Werth was selected for the US team at the Junior Pan American Games.

Jayson Werth ultimately appeared in 32 games for the GCL Orioles, batting.

Jayson Werth began the 1998 season with the Low-A Delmarva Shorebirds, with whom he collected three RBI through his first eight South Atlantic League games.

Jayson Werth impressed behind the plate, helping to call games for his pitchers and successfully throwing out the only baserunner who attempted to steal on him.

Jayson Werth appeared in five games there, going 3-for-19 with one RBI.

Jayson Werth was expected to play for the Scottsdale Scorpions in the 1999 Arizona Fall League, but suffered a fractured left wrist in Bowie and was replaced by Tim DeCinces.

Rather than prematurely promoting him to Triple-A, farm system director Don Buford decided that Jayson Werth would begin the 2000 season in Bowie before making his MLB debut in 2001.

On December 12,2000, amidst a series of minor league trades, Jayson Werth was sent to the Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for left-handed pitcher John Bale.

When he was promoted to the Triple-A Syracuse SkyChiefs for the 2002 season, Jayson Werth was moved to the outfield, as Josh Phelps and Kevin Cash had already established themselves as Triple-A catchers.

Jayson Werth played in 127 International League games that season, catching in 26 and spending the rest of his time in the outfield.

Jayson Werth recorded a hit in his debut, a seventh-inning single off of David Wells of the New York Yankees.

Jayson Werth played in 15 games at the end of the season, 10 in right field, four in left, and one in center.

Jayson Werth spent most of the season alternating between the major and minor leagues depending on injuries to the Jays' core, but the midseason acquisition of outfielder Bobby Kielty, as well as the presence of rookie Reed Johnson, both made it more difficult for Jayson Werth to find a permanent place in Toronto.

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Jayson Werth played in 26 major league games in 2003, mostly in the outfield but with a few appearances as a designated hitter, and batted.

Jayson Werth played in 89 regular season games that year, batting.

Jayson Werth was able to play in 102 games with the Dodgers that year despite his injuries, batting.

Dodgers athletic trainer further believed that Jayson Werth had attempted to push his recovery time and had aggravated the scar tissue, causing it to inflame and induce further pain.

Jayson Werth was put back in a cast for six weeks, with the anticipation that he would not play again until spring training in 2007.

On December 20,2006, the Philadelphia Phillies, who performed a number of physical tests on Jayson Werth to confirm that he would remain healthy for the upcoming season, signed the player to a one-year, $850,000 contract, with additional incentives worth up to $1 million.

The following month, Jayson Werth came one triple away from hitting for the cycle, with a single, double, and two home runs against the Blue Jays, including one home run into the upper tier of the Rogers Centre.

Jayson Werth continued to hit in the world series, with a two-home run Game 3 against New York Yankees starter Andy Pettitte, but the Phillies lost the series in six games.

Jayson Werth apologized for the incident, which he said occurred "in the heat of the moment".

The Jayson Werth signing was somewhat overshadowed in Philadelphia by the Phillies' own blockbuster offseason acquisition, the return of pitcher Cliff Lee.

Jayson Werth returned to Citizens Bank Park for the first time since joining his new team on May 3,2011.

Jayson Werth dismissed allegations of a slump, telling reporters that he was attempting to play through nagging shoulder and knee injuries and that he was consistently a stronger batter after the All-Star break.

Jayson Werth opened the 2012 season eager to put the previous year behind him and start new, batting in the middle of the lineup and playing in right field.

In Game 4 of the 2012 NLDS, Jayson Werth battled Lance Lynn through a 13-pitch at bat before hitting a walk-off home run kept the Nationals from elimination.

Jayson Werth spent the first half of the 2013 season playing through a number of injuries.

Ten days later, Jayson Werth recorded his 1,000th career hit, a two-run home run against Zach Miner of the Phillies.

Jayson Werth continued this surge through the end of the year, batting.

Jayson Werth was unable to carry that momentum into the NLDS, going only 1-for-17 with three walks and five strikeouts as the Nationals fell to the Giants in four games.

Amidst an inconsistent start to the 2016 season, where Jayson Werth had 15 hits but 22 stirkeouts in his first 71 plate appearances, he hit his 200th career home run on April 19, which collided with a celebratory home run structure past the center field wall at Marlins Park.

The Nationals faced the Dodgers in the 2016 NLDS, where Jayson Werth hit his 15th career postseason home run in Game 3, tying Babe Ruth for 11th-most in MLB history.

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Originally, it was believed that Jayson Werth had only suffered a bone bruise, but six weeks after the injury, he revealed that he had actually suffered a "pretty decent fracture" in his left foot, which had already been affected by a hairline fracture from a foul ball during spring training.

Jayson Werth's stepfather had previously played for the team when they were the Tacoma Yankees in 1978.

Jayson Werth knew, after the last hamstring injury with Tacoma, that he was likely finished in professional baseball, and he announced his retirement from the sport on June 28,2018.

Jayson Werth has become a consultant for other farmers interested in organic processes.

Jayson Werth began dating his wife Julia when they were in high school.

Two years later, Jayson Werth was one of several members of the Nationals to be spotted playing golf with Trump in Florida.

When Harper was a rookie, Jayson Werth was intentionally tough on the young player, but served as a mentor figure.

Although, as a non-member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Jayson Werth was not allowed in attendance at Harper's 2016 wedding, he and mutual teammate Trea Turner attended the postnuptial celebrations.

Jayson Werth has had a number of legal incidents related to driving.

Jayson Werth was sentenced to five days in jail, and his driver's license was suspended for 30 days.

Jayson Werth pled guilty again and was ordered to attend a diversion program and drug and alcohol screening, pay $1,600 in fines and fees, and his driver's license was suspended.