James Beresford (baseball)

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James Beresford
Beresford, during his tenure with the Rochester Red Wings, at 2015 Triple-A All-Star Game
Shortstop
Born: (1989-01-19) 19 January 1989 (age 35) Mount Waverley, Victoria, Australia
Batted: Left Threw: Right
MLB debut
10 September, 2016, for the Minnesota Twins
Last MLB appearance
1 October, 2016, for the Minnesota Twins
MLB statistics (through 2016 season)
Batting average	.227
Home runs	0
Runs batted in	0
Stats at Baseball Reference
Non-MLB stats at Baseball Reference

Teams
Minnesota Twins (2016)

James Richard Beresford (born 19 January 1989) is an Australian former professional baseball infielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) in 2016 for the Minnesota Twins.

Career

Beresford played with the Waverly Baseball Club where he was named as club MVP before being signed with the Twins organization in 2005 at age 16.^[1] He debuted for the Victoria Aces in Claxton Shield 2006 replacing Justin Huber after he withdrew. Due to a torn labrum, he missed the 2006 minor league season. In the 2007 Claxton Shield, he averaged .304 for Australian Provincial. He returned to the US in 2007 making his debut and hitting a .288/.349/.302 clip as the starting shortstop for the GCL Twins. He played again in Claxton Shield 2008 and went 2 for 7. In the 2008 minor league season, he batted a .246/.345/.285 clip for the Elizabethton Twins.^[2] In 2009, he was named in the final Australia national baseball team for the 2009 World Baseball Classic in March,^[3] and was again selected for the 2009 Baseball World Cup in September.^[4]

In 2009, he was named Beloit Snappers player of the year.

In 2011, he hit for a .270 average in 485 at bats for the Fort Myers Miracle following a switch to second.^[5] He elected free agency on 6 November 2015.^[6]

On 8 December 2015, Beresford re–signed with the Twins on a minor league contract. On 6 September 2016, Beresford was selected to the 40-man roster and promoted to the major leagues for the first time.^[7] In 10 games during his rookie campaign, he batted .227/.261/.273 with one walk. On 17 October, Beresford was removed from the 40–man roster and sent outright to the Triple–A Rochester Red Wings.^[8] He elected free agency following the season on 7 November.^[9]

The last professional appearance for Beresford was with the Melbourne Aces 29 January 2017. He played 54 games and hit .307 in the Australian Baseball League between 2011 and 2017.

Personal

His older brother, Simon Beresford, played minor league baseball for the Milwaukee Brewers organization.^[10]

References

^ "Victorian Institute of Sport Profile – James Beresford". Archived from the original on 12 September 2009. Retrieved 11 March 2009.
^ Minor League Baseball Reference – James Bereford Archived 24 January 2009 at the Wayback Machine
^ "WBC 2009 Roster". Major League Baseball. February 2009. Retrieved 30 June 2009.
^ Sedgman, Cassandra (3 September 2009). "ABF Announce 2009 World Cup Team". Australian Baseball Federation. Archived from the original on 6 December 2012. Retrieved 3 September 2009.
^ Bryz, Andrew (21 January 2012). "2012 Top 50...Round 36!". Twinkie Town. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
^ "International League Transactions". milb.com. p. November 2015. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
^ Oklobzija, Kevin (6 September 2016). "Wings' Beresford: a call-up 10 years in the making". Democrat and Chronicle. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
^ "Twins Outright Tommy Milone, Four Others". mlbtraderumors.com. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
^ "Minor League Free Agents 2016". baseballamerica.com. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
^ Minor League Baseball Reference – Simon Beresford

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v t e Australia 2009 Baseball World Cup roster
Final roster	5 James Beresford 6 Nick Kimpton 7 Timothy Cox 9 Andrew Graham 11 Adam Bright 12 Brad Harman 13 Stefan Welch 14 Chris Snelling 15 Adam Blackley 15 Paul Mildren 16 James Linger 20 Luke Hughes 21 Brendan Wise 23 Tim Kennelly 25 Daniel Berg 29 Joel Naughton 32 Dushan Ruzic 34 Matthew Kennelly 38 Joshua Hill 40 Drew Naylor 41 Bradley Tippett 42 Matthew Williams 45 David Welch 47 Liam Hendriks
Originally selected	16 Justin Huber
Coaching staff	Manager 24 Jon Deeble Coach 43 Philip Dale Coach 2 Tony Harris Coach 27 Graeme Lloyd

Australia roster – 2009 World Baseball Classic

Manager 24 Jon Deeble
Coach 33 Paul Elliot
Coach 10 Pat Kelly
Coach 27 Graeme Lloyd
Coach 2 Tony Harris
Coach 43 Philip Dale

Australia roster – 2013 World Baseball Classic

Manager Jon Deeble
Coach Michael Collins
Coach Philip Dale
Coach Tony Harris
Coach Greg Jelks
Coach Graeme Lloyd
Coach Glenn Williams

Australia roster – 2017 World Baseball Classic

Manager Jon Deeble
Coach Michael Collins
Coach Phil Dale
Coach Andrew Graham
Coach Tony Harris
Coach Kevin Jordan
Coach Graeme Lloyd
Coach Craig Shipley