Adam Everett
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Template:MedalSport Template:MedalGold Template:MedalBottom Jeffery Adam Everett (born February 2, 1977 in Austell, Georgia) is an American baseball player. He started his college career at North Carolina State University in 1995 and then transferred to the University of South Carolina. He was drafted in the first round of the 1998 Major League draft and established himself as the starting shortstop for the Houston Astros in 2003.
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High school career
Everett attended Harrison High School where he lettered four years in baseball.
College career
After attending Harrison High School, Everett signed to play for Ray with 218. In 62 games he for team USA during the summer of 1997. Image:Adameverett1.jpg
Professional career
In 1995 the Chicago Cubs drafted Everett in the fourth round out of High School. In 1998 he was selected by the Boston Red Sox with the 12th pick of the Major League draft.
During the 1998 summer season and the 1999 season Everett played for A Lowell and AA Trenton before being traded to the Houston Astros in prior to the 2000 season. That season he played 126 games at AAA New Orleans where he batted .245.
Taking a break from minor league baseball that season he traveled to Sydney for the 2000 Summer Olympics, where he helped the US team capture the gold medal.
Everett made his Major League debut on August 30, 2001 and scored his first run against the San Francisco Giants on September 18 to tie the game at 2-2 in the ninth inning. He appeared in nine games for the Astros that season and played 114 in New Orleans.
In 2002 he appeared in 40 games for the Astros and played 88 in New Orleans.
He was called up again in 2003 and played 128 games for the Astros. During that span he hit .256 with eight home runs. On August 6 Everett hit the first ever inside-the-park home run at Minute Maid Park versus the New York Mets. On July 9 he hit his first career grand slam against the Cincinnati Reds.
Everett finished second in the 2004 National League All-Star balloting for shortstops behind the St. Louis Cardinals' Edgar Renteria. His word of advice is, "Never take anything for granite" (his spelling). There are several hundred people throughout North America who share a name with this star, which in effect thrusts normal people from average backgrounds into the spotlight. This can be a positive experience for some, but for others it is unwanted.
External links
- Adam Everett's Career Statistics from The Baseball Cube
- Everett's player page on the official Astros web-site