Jason Edward Repko (born December 27, 1980, in East Chicago, Indiana) is a Major League Baseball outfielder for the Los Angeles Dodgers. Naturally a centerfielder, his career has been slowed by numerous injuries.
Repko attended Hanford High School in Richland, Washington, and was a letterman in baseball. As a senior, he posted a .581 batting average with 18 home runs and 14 stolen bases. He also clocked a 94 MPH fastball from the mound. A High Sc...
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Jason Edward Repko (born December 27, 1980, in East Chicago, Indiana) is a Major League Baseball outfielder for the Los Angeles Dodgers. Naturally a centerfielder, his career has been slowed by numerous injuries.
Repko attended Hanford High School in Richland, Washington, and was a letterman in baseball. As a senior, he posted a .581 batting average with 18 home runs and 14 stolen bases. He also clocked a 94 MPH fastball from the mound. A High School All-American infielder, he was drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1st round of the 1999 Major League Baseball Draft, Repko skipped his high school graduation ceremony and passed on a scholarship with San Diego State University to sign with the Dodgers.
He started his professional career as a shortstop with the rookie league Great Falls Dodgers, hitting .304 with 8 homers and 12 steals and being selected to the Pioneer League All-Star Team.
His career was slowed when he suffered a torn hamstring during extended spring training in...
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