James Beresford (baseball)

James Beresford
Beresford, during his tenure with the Rochester Red Wings, at 2015 Triple-A All-Star Game
Shortstop
Born: (1989-01-19) 19 January 1989 (age 35) Mount Waverley, Victoria, Australia
Batted: Left Threw: Right
MLB debut
10 September, 2016, for the Minnesota Twins
Last MLB appearance
1 October, 2016, for the Minnesota Twins
MLB statistics (through 2016 season)
Batting average	.227
Home runs	0
Runs batted in	0
Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
Minnesota Twins (2016)

Beresford batting for the Australia national team in 2013 World Baseball Classic – Pool B

James Richard Beresford (born 19 January 1989) is an Australian former professional baseball infielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) in 2016 for the Minnesota Twins.

Career

Beresford played with the Waverly Baseball Club where he was named as club MVP before being signed with the Twins organization in 2005 at age 16.^[1] He debuted for the Victoria Aces in Claxton Shield 2006 replacing Justin Huber after he withdrew. Due to a torn labrum, he missed the 2006 minor league season. In the 2007 Claxton Shield, he averaged .304 for Australian Provincial. He returned to the US in 2007 making his debut and hitting a .288/.349/.302 clip as the starting shortstop for the GCL Twins. He played again in Claxton Shield 2008 and went 2 for 7. In the 2008 minor league season, he batted a .246/.345/.285 clip for the Elizabethton Twins.^[2] In 2009, he was named in the final Australia national baseball team for the 2009 World Baseball Classic in March,^[3] and was again selected for the 2009 Baseball World Cup in September.^[4]

In 2009, he was named Beloit Snappers player of the year.

In 2011, he hit for a .270 average in 485 at bats for the Fort Myers Miracle following a switch to second.^[5] He elected free agency on 6 November 2015.^[6]

On 8 December 2015, Beresford re–signed with the Twins on a minor league contract. On 6 September 2016, Beresford was selected to the 40-man roster and promoted to the major leagues for the first time.^[7] In 10 games during his rookie campaign, he batted .227/.261/.273 with one walk. On 17 October, Beresford was removed from the 40–man roster and sent outright to the Triple–A Rochester Red Wings.^[8] He elected free agency following the season on 7 November.^[9]

The last professional appearance for Beresford was with the Melbourne Aces 29 January 2017. He played 54 games and hit .307 in the Australian Baseball League between 2011 and 2017.

Personal

His older brother, Simon Beresford, played minor league baseball for the Milwaukee Brewers organization.^[10]

References

1. "Victorian Institute of Sport Profile – James Beresford". Archived from the original on 12 September 2009. Retrieved 11 March 2009.
2. Minor League Baseball Reference – James Bereford Archived 24 January 2009 at the Wayback Machine
3. "WBC 2009 Roster". Major League Baseball. February 2009. Retrieved 30 June 2009.
4. Sedgman, Cassandra (3 September 2009). "ABF Announce 2009 World Cup Team". Australian Baseball Federation. Archived from the original on 6 December 2012. Retrieved 3 September 2009.
5. Bryz, Andrew (21 January 2012). "2012 Top 50...Round 36!". Twinkie Town. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
6. "International League Transactions". milb.com. p. November 2015. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
7. Oklobzija, Kevin (6 September 2016). "Wings' Beresford: a call-up 10 years in the making". Democrat and Chronicle. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
8. "Twins Outright Tommy Milone, Four Others". mlbtraderumors.com. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
9. "Minor League Free Agents 2016". baseballamerica.com. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
10. Minor League Baseball Reference – Simon Beresford

External links

• Career statistics from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet

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