Joe McEwing

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Joseph Earl McEwing (born October 17, 1972 in Bristol, Pennsylvania) is the current starting second baseman for the Pawtucket Red Sox.

Contents 1 Overall Career 2 Moments in the Sun 3 Awards 4 Trivia 5 Quotes 6 Transactions 7 External Links

Overall Career

Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in 1992, McEwing enjoyed his best season as a rookie in 1999, batting .275/.333/.398 with a 25-game hitting streak and career highs in hits (141), runs (65), doubles (28), triples (4), home runs (9) and RBI (44).

Prior to the 2000 season, the Cardinals traded McEwing to the New York Mets in exchange for reliever Jesse Orosco. After five seasons with the Mets, appearing at every position except catcher, McEwing signed as a free agent with the Kansas City Royals at the end of spring training in 2005 to provide extra infield insurance.

"Super Joe" spent 2006 in the Houston organization, batting .315 with ten homers and 46 RBIs in 112 games at Triple-A Round Rock and going hitless in six at-bats over seven games with the Astros. The Boston Red Sox signed McEwing to a minor league contract on November 30, 2006. He is a .251 career hitter with 25 homers and 158 RBIs in 754 games in the majors.

Through the first 11 games of 2007 at Pawtucket, McEwing is hitting .286/.316/.429 with 1 home run and a team-high 5 RBI.

Moments in the Sun

• In 1999, McEwing put together a 25-game hitting streak, the fifth longest ever for a rookie.
• In an April 4, 2002 New York Mets loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates, McEwing hits a leadoff home run and turns a fist-inning unassisted double play.

Awards

• 1992 Arizona League All-Star (Rookie)
• 1994 Midwest League All-Star (A)

Trivia

• Finished fifth in Rookie of the Year voting in 1999.
• Holds the record with 228 games without an error.

Quotes

• On how he got the "Super Joe" nickname: "In 1999 when I was with the Cardinals, Eric Davis tried to beat me to the clubhouse every morning but I was always there first. He started calling me 'Super Joe,' saying I must have had my uniform on under my clothes like Superman. It just stuck." [1]

Transactions

• June 1, 1992: Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 28th round of the 1992 amateur draft. Player signed June 12, 1992.
• March 18, 2000: Traded by the St. Louis Cardinals to the New York Mets for Jesse Orosco.
• March 17, 2005: Released by the New York Mets.
• March 22, 2005: Signed as a Free Agent with the Kansas City Royals.
• October 31, 2005: Granted Free Agency.
• March 30, 2006: Traded by the Kansas City Royals to the Houston Astros for a player to be named later.
• November 30, 2006: Signed as a Free Agent to a minor league contract with the Boston Red Sox.

External Links

• Baseball-Reference.com - Career Statistics and Analysis