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Justin Maxwell

Justin Adam Maxwell (born November 6, 1983) is an American former professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Washington Nationals, Houston Astros, Kansas City Royals, and San Francisco Giants. He also played in the KBO League for the Lotte Giants.

Justin Maxwell
Maxwell with the San Francisco Giants
Outfielder
Born: (1983-11-06) November 6, 1983 (age 41)
Olney, Maryland, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
Professional debut
MLB: September 5, 2007, for the Washington Nationals
KBO: July 19, 2016, for the Lotte Giants
Last appearance
MLB: August 31, 2015, for the San Francisco Giants
KBO: August 17, 2016, for the Lotte Giants
MLB statistics
Batting average.220
Home runs41
Runs batted in133
KBO statistics
Batting average.288
Home runs4
Runs batted in16
Stats at Baseball Reference Edit this at Wikidata
Teams

Biography

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Early life

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Maxwell is the son of Austin Maxwell, a US Navy dentist who also served as the "presidential dentist" from 1997 to 2002, providing dental care for US Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush, and Vice President Al Gore, and their families.[1] His mother, Kathy, was also a Navy officer.[1] He has one sister.[1] He grew up in Maryland and South Carolina,[2] and lived in Japan for four years while his father was stationed there.[1]

Maxwell was drafted out of Sherwood High School by the Baltimore Orioles in the 43rd round (1279th overall) of the 2001 Major League Baseball Draft, but opted instead to attend college at the University of Maryland. In 2003, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Bourne Braves of the Cape Cod Baseball League, was named a league all-star, and returned to the league in 2004 to play for the Cotuit Kettleers.[3][4][5] He was drafted, again, in 2004 by the Texas Rangers in the 10th round (291st overall), but declined, and the following year by the Washington Nationals in the 4th round (114th overall). He signed and played most of 2006 for the Vermont Lake Monsters, the Nationals Short-Season A team.

Professional career

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Washington Nationals

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In 2007, he split his time between Low-A Hagerstown, and High-A Potomac, where, he combined to hit .281 with 27 home runs, 83 RBI and 35 stolen bases, the only player in Minor League Baseball to record at least 25 doubles, 25 home runs and 25 stolen bases in 2007."[6]

 
Washington Nationals players celebrate a walk-off grand slam by Maxwell on September 30, 2009

After the minor league season ended, the Nationals promoted Maxwell to the major leagues, though he "was told not to expect much from his first month in the majors."[7] On September 5, he made his debut, as a pinch hitter, and flied out to the warning track. Six days later, in his third pinch hitting appearance, Maxwell recorded his first career base hit, a pinch-hit grand slam off an 0–2 pitch from Chris Seddon, of the Florida Marlins.[8] After the 2007 regular season, Maxwell played for the Peoria Javelinas in the Arizona Fall League.

Maxwell was assigned to the Harrisburg Senators of the Double-A Eastern League in 2008 after hitting .280 in 13 spring training games for Washington, but missed most of the year with a fractured wrist suffered while diving for a flyball in the outfield.[9]

Maxwell spent most of the 2009 season with the AAA Syracuse Chiefs of the International League. He was called up late in the season because of injured center fielder Nyjer Morgan. On September 30, Maxwell hit a two-out full count walk off grand slam off of Francisco Rodriguez of the New York Mets on Fan Appreciation Day, the Nationals' last home game of the season.[10]

Maxwell split time with the AAA Syracuse Chiefs of the International League and the Nationals in 2010. On September 15, Maxwell hit a grand slam in the 2nd inning off of Mike Minor of the Atlanta Braves giving him three grand slams in four career at bats with the bases loaded.[11] In September, Maxwell sat out two games with a minor thumb injury suffered on September 18. He returned September 21 against the Houston Astros. Maxwell underwent Tommy John surgery after the season.[12]

New York Yankees

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On February 2, 2011 the Nationals traded Maxwell to the New York Yankees for minor league pitcher Adam Olbrychowski.[13] Maxwell began the 2011 season with the Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees,[14] but his season ended prematurely due to a torn labrum.[15] The Yankees designated Maxwell for assignment at the end of spring training in 2012.[16]

Houston Astros

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Maxwell during his tenure with the Houston Astros in 2013

The Houston Astros claimed Maxwell off waivers on April 8.[17] Maxwell led the team in home runs with 18. He batted .229 and had 53 RBIs.[18]

Kansas City Royals

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Maxwell was traded to the Kansas City Royals for Kyle Smith on July 31, 2013.[19] He hit a walk-off grand slam on September 22, 2013 against the Texas Rangers. He was designated for assignment on May 16, 2014.[20] After being re-added to the roster, he was designated for assignment again on June 30, 2014. Maxwell elected free agency in October 2014.[21]

San Francisco Giants

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Entering the 2015 spring training as a non-roster hopeful for the San Francisco Giants, Maxwell hit for power and a .300+ batting average, which earned him a contract for the 2015 season.[22] He was designated for assignment on September 1, 2015.

Miami Marlins

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On November 30, 2015, Maxwell signed a minor league deal with the Miami Marlins.[23] He was released on March 29, 2016.[24]

Boston Red Sox

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On April 1, 2016, Maxwell signed a minor league deal with the Boston Red Sox.

Lotte Giants

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On July 6, 2016, Maxwell signed with Lotte Giants of the Korea Baseball Organization for the rest of 2016 season.

Broadcaster

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From August 31 to September 3, 2019, Maxwell made his debut as a broadcaster, serving as a substitute studio analyst on the Nats Xtra shows that aired before and after Washington Nationals games on the Mid-Atlantic Sports Network.[25] He has served as a substitute for regular analyst F.P. Santangelo on the MASN broadcast of Nationals games during the 2021 season.[26]

Personal

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Maxwell is married and has three children.[27]

Maxwell is also currently attending the University of Maryland School of Dentistry in the class of 2022.[citation needed]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d McTaggart, Brian (June 15, 2012). "Maxwell learned discipline from military father". MLB.com. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved April 24, 2015.
  2. ^ Shea, John (April 23, 2015). "Dream days for Giants outfielder Maxwell". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved April 23, 2015.
  3. ^ "2003 Bourne Braves". thebaseballcube.com. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
  4. ^ "West All-Star Roster: All-Star Game 2003". capecodbaseball.org. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
  5. ^ "2004 Cotuit Kettleers". thebaseballcube.com. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
  6. ^ "Detwiler, others on fast track to DC: Lefty will be third Nats pick to make MLB debut in draft year". MLB.com. September 3, 2007. Archived from the original on April 13, 2008. Retrieved September 7, 2007.
  7. ^ Barry Svrluga (September 7, 2007). "Nationals Notebook: Team Trying to Keep Its Place on Radio Dial". Washington Post. p. E07.
  8. ^ Amy Shipley (September 12, 2007). "Marlins Knock Off Nationals in a Slugfest". Washington Post.
  9. ^ Bill Ladson (October 7, 2008). "Maxwell ready to make up for lost year". MLB.com. Archived from the original on November 20, 2010.
  10. ^ Bill Ladson (September 30, 2009). "Nationals walk off, sweep Mets: Home slate wraps on high note with Maxwell's slam". MLB.com.
  11. ^ "Maxwell's grand slam powers Nationals over Braves, 4–2". USA Today. September 16, 2010.
  12. ^ Byron Kerr: Maxwell undergoes Tommy John, eyes February return. Masnsports.com (2010-10-28). Retrieved on 2011-11-15.
  13. ^ Yankees acquire outfielder Justin Maxwell from Nationals | yankees.com: News. Mlb.mlb.com. Retrieved on 2011-11-15.
  14. ^ Montero and Pena officially sent to Triple-A | The Lohud Yankees Blog. Yankees.lhblogs.com (2011-03-28). Retrieved on 2011-11-15.
  15. ^ Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees Blog » The time for Jesus Montero: Is it now? Archived 2012-03-20 at the Wayback Machine. Blogs.thetimes-tribune.com (2011-08-08). Retrieved on 2011-11-15.
  16. ^ Hoch, Bryan (April 4, 2012). "Bombers bits". MLB.com. Archived from the original on April 5, 2012. Retrieved April 6, 2012.
  17. ^ "Astros claim Maxwell from Yanks, option Abad". MLB.com. April 8, 2012. Retrieved April 24, 2015.
  18. ^ "Justin Maxwell". Baseball-Reference.com. 2015. Retrieved April 24, 2015.
  19. ^ "Royals acquire Maxwell from Astros for Smith". MLB.com. July 31, 2013. Retrieved July 31, 2013.
  20. ^ "Royals bring up Coleman, designate Maxwell". ESPN.com. Associated Press. May 16, 2014. Retrieved May 17, 2014.
  21. ^ Wilmoth, Charlie (October 4, 2014). "Minor Moves: Free Agents, Blue Jays". mlbtraderumors.com. Retrieved October 4, 2014.
  22. ^ Haft, Chris (March 31, 2015). "Hitting work earns Maxwell roster spot with Giants". MLB.com. Archived from the original on April 3, 2015. Retrieved April 24, 2015.
  23. ^ "Marlins' Justin Maxwell: Signs with Marlins". CBS Sports. November 30, 2015. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
  24. ^ Davis, Craig (March 29, 2016). "Don Kelly, Justin Maxwell among 4 cut by Marlins". sunsentinel.com. Retrieved March 29, 2016.
  25. ^ Newman, Gwen Farris, "Dental Student to Call Washington Nationals’ Pre- and Postgame Shows," dental.umaryland.edu, August 30, 2019 Retrieved September 5, 2019
  26. ^ Dougherty, Jesse (May 4, 2021). "F.P. Santangelo returns to Nationals broadcast on MASN". Washington Post.
  27. ^ "Maxwell keeps family together, adds big bat, glove in right". ESPN.com. Associated Press. May 11, 2015. Retrieved May 13, 2015.
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