Brock Stassi
| Brock Stassi | |||
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| Philadelphia Phillies – No. 41 | |||
| First baseman | |||
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Born: August 7, 1989 Yuba City, California |
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| MLB debut | |||
| April 3, 2017, for the Philadelphia Phillies | |||
| MLB statistics (through April 29, 2017) |
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| Batting average | .194 | ||
| Home runs | 2 | ||
| Runs batted in | 5 | ||
| Hits | 6 | ||
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Brock James Stassi [stass'ee] (born August 7, 1989) is an American professional baseball first baseman for the Philadelphia Phillies of Major League Baseball (MLB). The Phillies selected Stassi in the 33rd round of the 2011 MLB Draft out of University of Nevada, Reno.
From Northern California, he attended Yuba City High School as his father was the baseball coach.
Stassi was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in 2010, but decided to stay at school.
Stassi was a two-way player in his final three years at University of Nevada, Reno. In 2010, Stassi was named the Western Athletic Conference Pitcher of the Year and also earned second-team All-WAC utility honors.He hit 360 with 19 doubles, driving in 34 runs and scoring 29 times in 55 games for the Nevada Wolf Pack, earning First Team All-WAC honors as a first baseman during his senior season.
The Phillies selected Stassi in the 33rd round of the 2011 MLB Draft out of University of Nevada, Reno. Stassi debuted with the Williamsport Crosscutters in 2011, playing for them in parts of two seasons before joining the Lakewood BlueClaws (2012), Clearwater Threshers (2012–13) and Reading Fightin Phils (2014–15).
His breakout season came with the Class AA Fightin Phils in 2015, when he posted a .300/.394/.470 with 15 home runs and 90 RBI in 133 games, helping lead Reading to first place in the Eastern League Division standings while earning an All-Star berth. Besides, Stassi led the league in RBI and doubles (32), ending second in total bases (225) and walks (77), third in on OBP and runs scored (76), fifth in hits (140), and sixth in home runs. In addition to his offensive contributions, Stassi led Eastern League first baseman with a .995 fielding percentage, making five errors in 112 games. At the end of the season, he was selected as the winner of the 2015 Eastern League Most Valuable Player Award.
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