Jason Edward Repko (born December 27, 1980) is an American former professional

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. He played in

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(MLB) for the

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and

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High school years

Repko attended

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, and was a letterman in

. As a senior, he posted a .581

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with 18

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s and 14

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s. He also clocked a 94 MPH

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from the mound. A High School All-American

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, he was drafted by the

in the 1st round of the 1999 Major League Baseball Draft, Repko skipped his high school graduation ceremony and passed on a scholarship with

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to sign with the Dodgers.

Career

Los Angeles Dodgers

He started his professional career as a

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with the rookie league

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, 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 ACL during extended

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in and missed most of the season. He then suffered a broken

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on the right side of his back, and only managed to play in 88 games for Single-A Wilmington in . Healthy for the season, the Dodgers had him switch positions from shortstop, where he had played previously, to center field while playing for the

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. Repko hit .272 for Vero Beach, with 9 homers and 29 steals that season and was selected to the

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All-Star team. He played for the Double-A

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in and split between Jacksonville and the Triple-A Las Vegas 51s. He made his MLB debut on April 6, , against the

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. He singled off

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in the sixth inning for his first major league

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. His first major league home run came on April 10 in Arizona off Óscar Villarreal and homered in his first

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on April 12 against the Giants. He hit .221 with 8 home runs and 30 RBIs for the Dodgers in 2005, playing in 129 games. In , he was off to a fast start, but suffered a high ankle sprain and missed months, returning to the

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on July 24. Repko never received much playing time after returning, buried behind the outfield rotation of

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, and

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. Repko underwent a surgical procedure on October 20 that kept him sidelined for the first half of spring training in and then when he was finally cleared to play, he immediately suffered another injury in a spring training game on March 22, 2008 at vero beach tearing his hamstring on a warning track mishap. Earlier in the game he collided with

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, sidelining Furcal and causing a severe ankle injury that hampered Furcal all season. Repko played his first game of on June 30 against the

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, going 0 for 4 with 4

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s. He appeared in 22 games at the end of the season with the Dodgers after spending the majority of the season in AAA with Las Vegas. In 2009, he played with the AAA

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and then appeared in 10 games with the Dodgers in September, primarily as a pinch runner or late inning defensive replacement. On March 31, 2010, Repko was released by the Dodgers and became a free agent.

Minnesota Twins

On April 6, 2010, Repko signed a minor league deal with the

. He was called up to the Twins on June 24.

Boston Red Sox

He signed with the

on a minor league contract with an invitation to

in 2012. Repko started the season in Triple A Pawtucket before being called up April 15 due to the injuries of

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and

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Independent Leagues

Repko signed with the

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of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball for the 2013 season and played with them in 2014 also. In 2015, he signed with the

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of the

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Bridgeport Bluefish

Repko signed with the

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of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball for the 2016 season. He was traded to the

. He retired while a member of the Revolution in 2016.

References

External links

Report on Repko returning from the Disabled List and attitude about injury
{{DEFAULTSORT:Repko, Jason 1980 births Living people Los Angeles Dodgers players Minnesota Twins players Boston Red Sox players Baseball players from Indiana Major League Baseball outfielders Sportspeople from East Chicago, Indiana Great Falls Dodgers players Yakima Bears players Wilmington Waves players Vero Beach Dodgers players Jacksonville Suns players Las Vegas 51s players Albuquerque Isotopes players Rochester Red Wings players Pawtucket Red Sox players Greenville Drive players York Revolution players Sioux Falls Canaries players