Joc Pederson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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American baseball player
Date of Birth: 21-Apr-1992
Place of Birth: Palo Alto, California, United States
Profession: baseball player
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Taurus 
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About Joc Pederson
- Joc Russell Pederson ( PEE-d?r-s?n; born April 21, 1992) is an American professional baseball outfielder for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB).
- Pederson was drafted by the Dodgers in the 11th round of the 2010 MLB draft, out of Palo Alto High School.
- His father, Stu Pederson, played for the Dodgers in 1985. In 2011, he hit .353 while leading the Pioneer League in RBIs and outfield assists, and was both a Pioneer League and Rookie League All Star.
- In 2012, he was named the Dodgers' "Minor League Player of the Year".
- By virtue of his Jewish heritage, he played for the Israel national baseball team in the qualifying rounds of the 2013 World Baseball Classic. In 2013, Pederson was both a mid-season and postseason Southern League All-Star, and led the league in slugging percentage.
- He was ranked the Dodgers' # 1 prospect by Baseball America after the 2013 season.
- In 2014, he became the first player in the Pacific Coast League (PCL) in 79 years, and the fourth all-time, to hit 30 homers and steal 30 bases in the same season.
- That year Pederson led the PCL in runs, home runs, walks, on-base percentage, and OPS, while stealing 30 bases.
- He was named the PCL Most Valuable Player, to both the mid-season and postseason PCL All-Star teams, and was selected as Baseball America's AAA Player of the Year.
- In 2015, he was named the 8th-best prospect in baseball by Baseball America. He began the 2015 season as the Dodgers' starting center fielder, and the third-youngest player in the NL.
- Pederson was selected to the NL team in the 2015 Major League Baseball All-Star Game, and was chosen to start in left field.
- He made it to the final round of the 2015 Major League Baseball Home Run Derby, but lost to Cincinnati Reds third baseman Todd Frazier.
- In 2017, he set a record with a hit and a run scored in each of his first six World Series games.
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