53 Facts About Jimmy Rollins

At the major league level, Jimmy Rollins quickly earned recognition as an excellent defensive shortstop.

Jimmy Rollins was named the National League Most Valuable Player in 2007, as the Phillies won their division in the first of five consecutive seasons.

Jimmy Rollins was a key component of the 2008 World Series champion team that defeated the Tampa Bay Rays.

Jimmy Rollins won the Gold Glove Award four times, as well as the Silver Slugger Award, and the Roberto Clemente Award.

Jimmy Rollins grew up in Alameda as a member of an athletic family.

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Jimmy Rollins's mother played competitive fastpitch softball, and he credits the experience with helping him develop a cerebral approach to the game, as well as a passion for the middle infield.

Jimmy Rollins has been described as having "a near-photographic memory of games and at-bats and pitches".

Jimmy Rollins's sister, Shay Rollins, was a starter on the University of San Francisco's women's basketball team, and he is the cousin of former MLB player Tony Tarasco.

Jimmy Rollins played the trumpet while growing up, and participated in various MC Hammer and Mavis Staples music videos during his adolescent years.

Jimmy Rollins was an Oakland Athletics fan growing up and regularly attended games at Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum.

Jimmy Rollins's parents refused to let him continue playing football, instead directing him to focus on baseball.

Jimmy Rollins committed to play college baseball at Arizona State University on a scholarship, but after "effusive" praise from Phillies' Bay Area scout Bob Poole, the team drafted him in the second round of the 1996 Major League Baseball draft.

Jimmy Rollins led the team in walks and stole 20 bases, but batted only.

However, Jimmy Rollins still earned a promotion to the low-A Piedmont Boll Weevils for the 1997 season.

Eaton, Burrell, and Jimmy Rollins were all promoted to AA Reading together the next year, and Jimmy Rollins led the team in games and at-bats, as well as hits.

Jimmy Rollins was a finalist for the United States national baseball team to participate in the 2000 Olympics.

Jimmy Rollins switched uniform numbers from 29 to what would be his permanent uniform number 11, despite wearing number 6 for the 2003 season only.

Jimmy Rollins spent the entire 2001 season with the major league Phillies and hit his first MLB home run on May 2 off of Brian Bohanon of the Colorado Rockies.

Jimmy Rollins achieved several statistical milestones, including a "quadruple-double".

Jimmy Rollins was a member of the NL all-star team in the 2001 Major League Baseball All-Star Game, the Phillies only representative.

In 2004, Jimmy Rollins finally became the player the Phillies had been waiting for.

Under new manager Charlie Manuel, whose offensive strategy predominantly revolved around hitting many home runs, Jimmy Rollins struggled to post a strong batting average early in the Phillies' 2005 season.

Jimmy Rollins struggled during the first half of the season, posting a batting average of just.

Jimmy Rollins became the third player in Phillies' history to score at least 100 runs in three consecutive seasons, and led all NL shortstops in RBIs, runs scored, extra-base hits, and total bases.

Jimmy Rollins was named the National League Player of the Week for August 27 to September 2,2007.

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Jimmy Rollins received the NLBM Oscar Charleston Legacy Award, and won the first of three consecutive Gold Glove Awards, becoming the first Phillies shortstop to win a Gold Glove since Larry Bowa in 1978.

Jimmy Rollins was the first player in MLB history to record 200 hits, 20 triples, 30 home runs, and 30 stolen bases in a season.

Jimmy Rollins set a single-season MLB record for plate appearances with 778.

Unlike in spring training 2007, Jimmy Rollins "made no guarantees heading into the next season, but that didn't mean the Phillies weren't confident" entering their 2008 season, despite the Mets' acquisition of Johan Santana and a "2007 Jimmy Rollins-esque" guarantee of winning the division from Carlos Beltran.

Jimmy Rollins began 2009 by participating in the 2009 World Baseball Classic as a member of Team USA; he hit.

Jimmy Rollins did improve in the second half of the season, batting.

Jimmy Rollins maintained his strong defense despite poor offense, but after his third consecutive mediocre offensive season, some questioned whether his MVP campaign in 2007 was a fluke.

Jimmy Rollins made his 11th consecutive opening day start, and, for the first time in several seasons, he was healthy at the beginning of the season, starting the season's first 49 games.

Jimmy Rollins returned in time for the playoffs, and set several Phillies records in the 2011 NLDS, including hits, doubles, and multi-hit games.

At the season's conclusion, Jimmy Rollins was selected as the shortstop on the MLB Insiders Club Magazine All-Postseason Team.

On December 17,2011, Jimmy Rollins signed a three-year, $33 million deal with a vesting option for a fourth year, worth another $11 million.

Jimmy Rollins hit poorly in the beginning of the season, and did not hit a home run until his 136th at bat of the season, the second-longest it had ever taken him to hit a home run at the beginning of a season.

Jimmy Rollins missed the final three games of the season with a calf strain.

Jimmy Rollins was back to the Phillies in time for opening day, and made his 13th consecutive start on opening day.

Jimmy Rollins achieved several career milestones during the season, including his 800th RBI, his 433 double, and his 45th career leadoff home run.

Jimmy Rollins opened the season by hitting a grand slam against the Texas Rangers, which was his 200th career home run.

On December 19,2014, Jimmy Rollins was traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for minor league pitchers Tom Windle and Zach Eflin.

Jimmy Rollins waived his no-trade clause and stated that he was expecting to take on a leadership position with his new team.

Jimmy Rollins struggled offensively with the Dodgers, hitting a career low.

On February 22,2016, Jimmy Rollins signed a minor league contract with the Chicago White Sox that included an invitation to major league spring training.

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Jimmy Rollins competed with Tyler Saladino for a starting role at shortstop.

On December 19,2016, Jimmy Rollins signed a minor league contract with the San Francisco Giants that included an invitation to spring training.

Jimmy Rollins was included on the ballot for the National Baseball Hall of Fame class of 2022 when it was announced on November 22,2021.

In 2019, Jimmy Rollins returned to the Phillies in two separate capacities: in January, as a special advisor for the team; and in March, as an on-air commentator for their television broadcasts.

On May 4,2019, a retirement ceremony honoring Jimmy Rollins was held at Citizens Bank Park; the Phillies have not retired Jimmy Rollins' uniform number 11, although it has not been reissued since he wore it.

Jimmy Rollins is the Phillies all-time leader in hits, and has the second-most stolen bases in Phillies history.

Osiris Johnson, a cousin of Jimmy Rollins, is a baseball player, and was drafted in the second round, 37th overall in the 2018 draft by the Miami Marlins.

Jimmy Rollins is active politically and campaigned for Barack Obama in the 2008 presidential election.