Austin Jackson (baseball)

Austin Jackson
Austin Jackson
	Jackson with the Cleveland Indians in 2017
	Center fielder
	Born: February 1, 1987; Denton, Texas, U.S.
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
	April 5, 2010, for the Detroit Tigers
Last MLB appearance
	September 30, 2018, for the New York Mets
MLB statistics
Batting average	.273
Home runs	65
Runs batted in	381
Teams
	Detroit Tigers (2010–2014); Seattle Mariners (2014–2015); Chicago Cubs (2015); Chicago White Sox (2016); Cleveland Indians (2017); San Francisco Giants (2018); New York Mets (2018);

Austin Jarriel Jackson (born February 1, 1987) is an American former professional baseball center fielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Detroit Tigers, Seattle Mariners, Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Indians, San Francisco Giants and New York Mets. Prior to playing professionally, he attended Billy Ryan High School.

The New York Yankees selected Jackson in the 2005 MLB draft and traded him to the Tigers at the end of the 2009 season, where he made his MLB debut in 2010. The next two seasons, he made the postseason on both occasions with the Tigers. During those seasons, he led the American League in hitting triples, and won the Fielding Bible Award for center field in 2011.

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