Jamie Vaughn Westbrook (born June 18, 1995) is an American

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and second baseman in the

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organization. He was drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the fifth round of the

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. He played for the

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in the

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Career

Amateur career

Westbrook grew up in

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, and attended Basha High School. As a junior, he batted .532 with 35 RBIs and 13 home runs. Westbrook hit .434 with 16 total extra-base hits and six home runs in his senior season. Westbrook had committed to play college baseball at Pepperdine University before signing with the Diamondbacks.

Arizona Diamondbacks

The Arizona Diamondbacks selected Westbrook in the fifth round, with the 150th overall selection, of the

. He made his professional debut with the

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, and also appeared for the rookie-level Missoula Osprey. In 2014, Westbrook played for the Single-A

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, hitting .259/.314/.375 with 8 home runs and 49 RBI. The following season, Westbrook played for the High-A Visalia Rawhide, where he batted .319/.357/.510 with career-highs in home runs (17) and RBI (72). For the 2016 season, Westbrook played for the Double-A Mobile BayBears, logging a .262/.312/.349 slash line with 5 home runs and 36 RBI. In 2017, Westbrook played for the Double-A Jackson Generals, where he slashed .265/.305/.395 with 8 home runs and 55 RBI in 104 games. In 2018, Westbrook was named a Southern League All-Star after batting .287 with 15 home runs and was promoted to the Triple-A Reno Aces, where he hit .391 with four home runs in seven games. He returned to Jackson to start the 2019 season and repeated as a Southern League All-Star and was again promoted to Reno. On November 4, 2019, he elected free agency.

San Francisco Giants

On January 6, 2020, Westbrook signed a minor league contract with the

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organization. Westbrook did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the

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. Westbrook was released by the Giants organization on June 26.

Sugar Land Lightning Sloths

In July 2020, Westbrook signed on to play for the Sugar Land Lightning Sloths of the

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, a makeshift four-team independent league created as a result of the

, for the 2020 season. Westbrook hit .294/.347/.553 with five home runs and 18 RBI in 27 games, and was named the MVP of his team after the season.

Milwaukee Brewers

On November 2, 2020, Westrook signed a minor league contract with the

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organization. He was assigned to the Triple-A

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to start the 2021 season, but was later reassigned to the Double-A Biloxi Shuckers before being promoted back to Triple-A.

Detroit Tigers

On April 13, 2022, the Brewers traded Westbrook to the

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for cash considerations. The Tigers assigned Westbrook to the Triple-A

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. He elected free agency on November 10, 2022.

New York Yankees

On December 15, 2022, Westrook signed a minor-league contract with the

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. He elected free agency on November 6, 2023.

Boston Red Sox

On December 11, 2023, Westrook signed a minor league contract with the

. He was named a non-roster invitee to the team's spring training camp.

International career

On July 2, 2021, Westbrook was named to the roster for the

for the

, contested in 2021 in Tokyo. The team went on to win silver, falling to Japan in the gold-medal game.

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