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Profile of Jason Michaels
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Jason Michaels |
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17th November 1981 |
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South Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA |
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From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia
Jason Drew Michaels (born May 4, 1976 in Tampa, Florida) is an outfielder in Major League Baseball currently playing for the Philadelphia Phillies of the National League East division.
In the Phillies farm system
Michaels has been in the Phillies system since he was selected by the Phillies in the 1998 First-Year Player Draft out of the University of Miami. He has played with the Batavia Muckdogs in 1998 (A-short season), Clearwater Phillies in 1999 (A, now Clearwater Threshers), the Reading Phillies in 2000 (AA), and the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons in 2001 (AAA).
With the Phillies
Since 2004, Michaels has been a regular on the Phillies major league roster, accumulating a batting average of .245 with 127 hits, including 17 home runs, through the end of the 2004 season. In the outfield, he has become the go-to backup outfielder for the Phillies. However, Michaels' shot at a starting position with Phillies in the 2005 season came to a halt when the Phillies acquired outfielder Kenny Lofton from the New York Yankees in the offseason.
During the 2005 season, Michaels and Lofton have received comparable playing time, with Michaels starting for the Phillies during Lofton's 2005 injury and primarily against left-handed pitching, as this matchup is more favorable than Lofton's left-handed bat. Both normally occupy the number two spot in the Phillies batting lineup. He also has served as a periodic replacement for Phillies RF Bobby Abreu and Phillies LF Pat Burrell.
Michaels' contract with the Phillies will pay him $825,000 in 2005.
Arrested in Philadelphia
Michaels was arrested around 3am on July 3, 2005, after allegedly punching Philadelphia police officer Timothy Taylor as he left the "32 Degrees" nightclub in the Olde City section of Philadelphia. "He punched a Philadelphia police officer and wrestled him to the ground, in the process ripping the police officer's shirt," Philadelphia police spokesperson Jim Pauley said.
It reportedly took four Philadelphia police officers to subdue Michaels, who spent nine hours in detention, and then, upon his release, promptly reported on time for a July 3 Phillies game against the Atlanta Braves at Philadelphia's Citizens Bank Park, broadcast nationally on ESPN's "Sunday Night Baseball".
Michaels now faces charges of aggravated assault on a police officer, simple assault and reckless endangerment. A hearing on the charges was scheduled for September 21, 2005 in Philadelphia but was rescheduled for December 15, 2005. The courts granted the second continuance due to the fact Michaels had obtained new counsel.
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