Jimmy Van Ostrand
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Jimmy Van Ostrand | |||
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Infielder | |||
Born: Vancouver, British Columbia |
August 7, 1984 |||
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Medal record | ||
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Men's Baseball | ||
Representing Canada | ||
Pan American Games | ||
2011 Guadalajara | National team | |
Baseball World Cup | ||
2009 Nettuno | National team |
James O. Van Ostrand (born August 7, 1984) is a Canadian baseball outfielder who is a free agent. Van Ostrand has competed for the Canadian national baseball team in numerous international competitions.
Career
Van Ostrand attended McMath Secondary School in Richmond, British Columbia. While in high school, Van Ostrand played for the North Delta Blue Jays of the British Columbia Premier Baseball League.[1] He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 29th round (855th overall) of the 2003 Major League Baseball draft, but did not sign, choosing to attend Allan Hancock College. Van Ostrand transferred to California Polytechnic State University, where he played for the Cal Poly Mustangs baseball team.[2] He was selected by the Houston Astros in the eighth round (249th overall) of the 2006 Major League Baseball draft.
Van Ostrand played for the Canadian national baseball team in the 2007 and 2009 Baseball World Cup, winning the bronze medal in 2009. He also played for Team Canada in the 2008 Summer Olympics, finishing sixth, and the 2011 Pan American Games, where Canada won the gold medal. Van Ostrand drove in both of Canada's runs in the gold medal-clinching victory over the United States national baseball team.[3]
Van Ostrand played for the Tri-City ValleyCats of the New York–Penn League in 2006, leading the team to the New York–Penn League Finals.[4] Van Ostrand was named to the South Atlantic League All-Star team while playing for the Lexington Legends in 2007. That year, he was also named to the All-Star Futures Game.[2][3] He was named to the Carolina League All-Star team while playing for the Salem Avalanche in 2008. He was promoted to the Double-A Corpus Christi Hooks of the Texas League in 2008. In 2012, he began playing for the Sugar Land Skeeters minor league team of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. On May 26, 2012, Van Ostrand signed with the Washington Nationals.[5]
In 2014, Van Ostrand started to volunteer coach for the Boston College Eagles.
References
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External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
- MiLB.com player profile
- Jimmy Van Ostrand @ Sports-Reference
- Articles which use infobox templates with no data rows
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- 1984 births
- All-Star Futures Game players
- Allan Hancock Bulldogs baseball players
- Baseball people from British Columbia
- Baseball players at the 2011 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games competitors for Canada
- Pan American Games gold medalists for Canada
- Cal Poly Mustangs baseball players
- Canadian baseball players
- Corpus Christi Hooks players
- Harrisburg Senators players
- Lexington Legends players
- Living people
- Minor league baseball players
- Salem Avalanche players
- Sportspeople from Vancouver
- Syracuse Chiefs players
- Sugar Land Skeeters players
- Tri-City Dust Devils players
- 2013 World Baseball Classic players