Adam Everett 4 | SS BIO

• Full Name: Jeffrey Adam Everett
  
• Born: February 5, 1977 in Austell, GA
  
• Height: 6' 0''
  
• Weight: 180
  
• Bats: Right
  
• Throws: Right
  
• College: South Carolina
  
• MLB Debut: August 30, 2001
  

Biography


He, his wife Jennifer and daughters Peyton (1/3/05) and Paisley (9/24/07) reside in Acworth, GA during the off-season.

...Selected by the Chicago Cubs in the fourth round of the June 1995 draft out of Harrison High School in Georgia, but he did not sign.

...Hit .300 (61x203) with 39 runs scored, 11 doubles, a triple, home run, 24 RBI and 11 stolen bases during his freshman season at North Carolina State University in 1996.

...As a sophomore at the University of South Carolina in 1997, he batted .356 (84x236) with 82 runs scored, 10 doubles, five triples, eight home runs, 52 RBI and 16 stolen bases.

...Saw action with Team USA during the summer of 1997, hitting .351 (34x97) with 22 runs scored, six doubles, 11 RBI and eight stolen bases -- selected to Baseball America's summer all-star squad.

...Tabbed an All-American selection by Baseball America after batting .375 (100x267) with 71 runs scored, 21 doubles, four triples, 13 home runs, 63 RBI and 15 stolen bases as a junior at the University of South Carolina in 1998 -- earned All-Southeastern Conference honors for his efforts.

...Actively participates with Tigers Dreams Come True and the Detroit Tigers Autographed Memorabilia Donation Program, supports Gloves for Kids, participated in a post-game autograph signing and online auction to benefit the Nerve Re-Routing Project, served as a spokesman for the Gardner-White Literacy Initiative and the Ronald McDonald House's 30th Anniversary Celebration, attended and sponsored several families from area pediatric hospitals to attend "Keeping Kids in the Game" and participated in the Tigers Winter Caravan.

1998 Highlights

Made his professional debut on Aug. 11 vs. Hudson Valley and went 2x3.

...hit .500 (7x14, 2 2B, 4 RBI) in four games from August 15-19.

...participated in the Florida Instructional League upon the conclusion of the season.


1999 Highlights

Spent his second pro season with Double A Trenton of the Eastern League.

...singled to account for the Thunder's lone hit in a 4-0 loss to New Britain on April 18.

...was on the Disabled List for four weeks with a broken pinky before being activated on June 9.

...hit his first home run as a professional in the fourth inning of an 11-10 loss to Reading on June 28.

...after going homerless in his first 200 professional at-bats, he went deep three times in his next 40 at-bats.

...hit .450 (18x40) with four doubles, three homers and eight RBI over 11 games from July 7-20.

...hit a grand slam in the top of the eighth inning on Aug. 30 to help the Thunder to a 9-5 win over Norwich.


2000 Highlights

Led the Zephyrs in doubles (25) and runs scored (82), earning a spot on the Triple A All-Star Team and eventually helping the U.S. Olympic Team earn the Gold Medal in Sydney.

...shortstop was second on New Orleans with 126 games played and tied for second with 111 hits.

...finished the season strong, batting .290 (27x93) in July and .294 (25x85) in August.

...went 4x6 on May 25 at Nashville.

...drove in four runs on June 7 at Salt Lake.

...went 4x5 vs. Fresno June 16.

...had a 12-game hitting streak July 5-19 (.375; 18x48).

...notched his only hit of the Olympics in the 4-0 championship game win over Cuba.


2001 Highlights

Recalled from Triple A New Orleans on August 29...hit .249 (110x441) with five home runs, 40 RBI, 69 runs, and 24 stolen bases for the Zephyrs.

...scored first big league run in the ninth inning on Sept. 18 at San Francisco to tie the game at 2-2.

...recorded first Major League stolen base on Sept. 7 against Milwaukee.

...Major League debut (shortstop, August 30) and at-bat (0-1, Sept. 5) both came against Cincinnati.

...appeared in nine games for Houston and was hitless in three at-bats.

...scored one run and recorded one stolen base.


2002 Highlights

Played in 40 games for the Astros, posting a .193 batting average (17x88).

...finished with four RBI, 12 walks and 19 strikeouts.

...Opening Day shortstop batted .189 (7x38) with one double and three RBI over 14 games before being optioned to Triple A New Orleans on April 21.

...recalled from New Orleans on Aug. 13 after Julio Lugo suffered a broken left ulna and was out for the remainder of the season.

...started nine games in August.

...collected a three-game hitting streak (8/19-23).

...started 12 games at shortstop between April 2 and April 20, making just two errors in 56 chances.

...did not make an error in his first nine starts.

...posted his first big league double on April 14 at St. Louis.

...drove in the Astros fifth run in the 5-4 win with the fifth-inning double.

...snapped an 0x12 streak with a fifth-inning single on April 10 at Colorado.

...collected first Major League hit and RBI on Opening Day vs. Milwaukee with a second-inning single off Ben Sheets that scored Richard Hidalgo.

...batted .275 (95x345) over 88 games with two home runs and 25 RBI at New Orleans.

...notched 12 stolen bases.


2004 Highlights

Ranked second in the Majors with 22 sacrifice bunts.

...tied for fifth in the National League with 10 bunt singles and tied for 12th with 26 infield hits...started 97 games at shortstop.

...stole a career-high 13 bases and tied his career high with eight home runs.

...played in five postseason games.

...made a pinch-hit appearance in Game 6 of the NLCS vs. St. Louis - his first plate appearance since being injured on Aug. 6...scored a run as a pinch-runner on Oct. 1, his first appearance in 50 games.

...activated from the 15-day DL on Sept. 29 after missing 49 games with a fracture to his left ulna bone.

...hit by a pitch on Aug. 6 vs. Montreal (Vargas).

...placed on the 15-day DL on Aug. 6.

...posted a career-long, 11-game hitting streak from July 20-30.

...had four home runs and 11 RBI during the streak.

...homered twice on July 27 vs. Arizona (Gonzalez), the first multi-HR game of his career.

...eighth HR of the year tied his career high (also in 2003).

...finished second in NL All-Star balloting at shortstop with 1,814,814 votes (behind Edgar Renteria).

...had three consecutive multi-hit games from May 25-28.

...hit .350 (14x40) during his career-best, 10-game hitting streak from May 18-28.

...hit 2x3 with his third homer of the year on May 15 vs. the New York Mets (Baldwin).

...snapped an 0x9 streak with his second home run of the year (Willis) on May 12 vs. Florida.

...had two hits in four consecutive games from April 17-21.

...made his second Opening Day start at shortstop (also in 2002).

2005 Highlights

...hit .248 (136x549) with a career-high 11 home runs and 54 RBI.

...also recorded career-high totals in doubles (27), hits (136), walks (26), and stolen bases (21).

...his 136 hits are tied for the most by an Astros shortstop in a season since 1993 (Andujar Cedeno, 143 in '93).

...has hit safely in 25 of his last 36 starts (.281, 36x128).

...hit his 11th home run of the year on 9/13 vs. FLA (Beckett).

...his 11 HR marked the eighth time in franchise history that a shortstop hit as many as 10 homers in one season.

...stole home on 7/22 at WSH.

...also stole home on 6/24 vs. TEX.

...is the first Astro since Cesar Cedeno (1977) to steal home twice in a season.

...stole a base in three consecutive games from 7/4-6.

...homered in consecutive games on 7/1 and 7/2 (G1) at CIN.

...recorded his career-best fielding percentage at .978.

...committed 14 errors in 149 games (146 starts).

...missed four games from 9/16-19.

... returned to the lineup on 9/20 at PIT and went 3x4 with three runs.

...drove in a seasonhigh three runs four times, most recently on 9/14 vs. FLA.

...1x4 with his 20th stolen base on 9/15 vs. FLA.

...is the 3rd shortstop in club history with at least 10 HR and 20 SB (Dickie Thon, 1983; Julio Lugo, 2000).

...Posted a seven-game hitting streak from 7/27-8/3 (.423, 11x26).

...stole home on 7/22 at WSH.

...also stole home on 6/24 vs. TEX.

...is the first Astro since Cesar Cedeno (1977) to steal home twice in a season.

...stole a base in three consecutive games from 7/4-6.

...homered in consecutive games on 7/1 and 7/2 (G1) at CIN.

...hit .249 with seven HR and 36 RBI in the first half.

...hit .245 with four home runs and 18 RBI in the second half.

...hit four home runs in May and drove in 10 runs.

...his four homers tied for second among NL shortstops in May.

...did not homer but drove in 12 runs in June.

...hit .357 (10x28) during an eight-game hitting streak from 5/10-18.


2006 Highlights

Hit .239 (123x514) with six home runs and a career-high 59 RBI in 150 games for the Astros in 2006, his fourth season as the Astros everyday shortstop.

...also recorded career-high totals in doubles (28), triples (6), and walks (34).

...RBI single on 9/28 at PIT extended his career high in RBI to 59.

...scored 52 runs, and the club was 32-14 when he scored at least one run.

...ranked 6th among NL shortstops in RBI.

...broke up a no-hitter (Hamels) in the 7th inning with an RBI-double on 9/16 vs. PHI, his 27th double of the year (tied career high).

...did not play from 9/12-13 at STL (strained right groin).

...recorded RBI squeeze bunt on 9/3 vs. NYM.

...tripled in consecutive games from 8/26-27.

...2x3 with three RBI and his 5th HR of the year on 9/9 at MIL.

...his .990 fielding pct ranked fourth all-time for an NL shortstop in a single season.

...among the top 10 in that category, Adam's 2006 season ranked third in total chances per nine innings (4.79) and second in assists per nine innings (3.34).

...committed only seven errors all season.

...ranked fourth in the Majors and third in the NL with 479 assists (third among SS).

...recorded a career-long, 53-game errorless streak from 6/30-8/31.

...committed only three errors in the last 79 games from 6/30 through the end of the season and only four in his last 101 games of the year (since 5/29).

...ranked third among NL shortstops (5th in MLB) in double plays turned with 105.

...2nd in the NL in assists per nine innings at 3.34.

...hit his career-high 4th triple of the season on 8/15 vs. CHI and drove in two runs.

...hit his 4th HR of the season on 8/23 at CIN (Michalak).

...1x4 with his 3rd HR (first since 5/9 at LAD) on 8/13 vs. SD.

...doubled in three consecutive games from 8/6-9.

...3x5 with two doubles and two RBI on 7/30 vs. ARI.

...reached base in five consecutive plate appearances from 7/15-16.

...started at SS on 7/15 and set career high with four hits.

...has three four-RBI games this season (7/15 at FLA; 5/2 at MIL; 4/18 vs. MIL).

...batted .312 (24x77) in June, 2nd among NL and MLB shortstops (Reyes, .373).

...tripled and scored the winning run in the 13th inning on 6/25 at CWS.

...hit a game-winning, three-run double on 5/19 vs. TEX.

...hit his 2nd home run of the year on 5/9 at COL (Seo).

...left the game after being hit by a pitch on 4/25 vs. LAD (Penny).

...missed two games and returned to the lineup on 4/29.


2008 Highlights

Limited to 48 games due to two stints on the disabled list during his only season with the Minnesota Twins in 2008.

...Saw action in nine games to start the season before being sidelined April 15-May 2 with a right shoulder strain.

...Landed on the disabled list for a second time May 22-July 30 with a right shoulder strain -- saw action with the Gulf Coast League Twins, Single A Fort Myers and Triple A Rochester during an injury rehabilitation assignment July 9-28.

...Compiled a seven-game hitting streak August 6-15, batting .364 (8x22) with a home run and eight RBI.

...Fared better against lefthanded pitchers, batting .310 (9x29).

...hit .184 (18x98) with righties on the mound.

2009 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS

Signed by the Tigers as a free agent during the off-season, he served as the club’s primary shortstop as he saw action
in 116 games at the position during the 2009 season.

• Led the American League with 15 sacrifice hits.

• Collected a season-high three hits on April 22 at the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim -- equaled the high with three hits
on May 17 versus Oakland and July 29 at Texas.

• Belted his second career grand slam on May 2 versus Cleveland -- equaled a career high with four RBI.

• Hit safely in 12 of his 14 games May 1-21, batting .383 (18x47) with four doubles, a home run and 11 RBI.

• Batted .318 (21x66) with four doubles, a home run and 12 RBI in 21 games during May.

• Hit .417 (10x24) over an eight-game stretch June 21-July 1.

• Collected a run-scoring single in the ninth inning on September 4 at Tampa Bay to give the Tigers a 2-1 lead --
according the Elias Sports Bureau, it marked the second time in his career he produced a go-ahead hit in the ninth
inning-or-later...his other such hit also came at Tropicana Field against the Rays, a double in the ninth inning on
September 18, 2008 with the Minnesota Twins.

• Hit .273 (35x128) against lefthanded pitchers...batted .217 (47x217) with righties on the mound.

• Batted .271 (45x166) in 59 games at home...hit .207 (37x179) in 59 games on the road.

• Batted .262 (51x195) in 63 games prior to the all-star break...hit .207 (31x150) in 55 games following the all-star break.

• Hit .270 (27x100) with runners in scoring position.

Everett gets designated for assignment
Worth called up from Triple-A Toledo for Tuesday in Chicago

By Samuel Zuba / MLB.com

06/06/10 7:21 PM ET

KANSAS CITY -- After a 7-2 loss to the Royals on Sunday, the Tigers clubhouse was met with more bad news.

Manager Jim Leyland announced that 10-year veteran Adam Everett would be designated for assignment effective Tuesday.

Everett, who hit .248 with 48 RBIs in 1 1/2 seasons with the Tigers, will either be traded, or, if he clears waivers, will be free to sign with any team. The Tigers called up Danny Worth from Triple-A Toledo and he will join the team Tuesday in Chicago.

The Tigers offered their well-wishes for Everett and goodbyes between close friends.

"This is a sad day, because I never wanted to be the guy to tell Adam Everett this," Tigers manager Jim Leyland said. "There is nobody that's classier -- nobody -- that's ever played for me than Adam Everett. That's exactly the way he handled it."

Leyland said Everett was understanding when told the news and upheld the classy reputation he has built over the past 10 seasons.

"He's just full of dignity and character and charisma," Leyland said. "He's been an excellent, excellent player for a long time. He's a much better hitter than what he's shown."

Everett's struggles at the plate were eventually his downfall. In 31 games this season, Everett hit .185 with four RBIs to go along with four walks and 18 strikeouts.

"The writing was on the wall, but it's just part of the game," Everett said. "If you don't produce, that's the way it goes. I don't think, managerially, it was a tough decision. I think it was more of a tough decision personally [for Leyland]."

Everett was unsure as to what he plans to do in the future, but would still like to play baseball if the opportunity presents itself.

"I can't foresee the future, but I'm sure it's going to take a little while," he said. "I'm just going to see where things go from here. If somebody gives me a chance, then they do, but if not, then I guess I had a good career."

Everett's replacement, Worth, was batting .287 with two homers and 18 RBIs for Toledo.

"I think he's going to be good," Everett said of Worth. "I think he's going to be good for a long time. He's got a great demeanor. He obviously did a lot of work in the offseason to turn his swing around and he looks great. I wish him nothing but the best. This is what it takes sometimes for a guy to get a break, and hopefully he'll make the most of it. Everybody needs one."

Samuel Zuba is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.

Tigers release shortstop Everett

By Alex DiFilippo / MLB.com

06/15/10 8:13 PM ET

DETROIT -- The Tigers formally released shortstop Adam Everett on Tuesday. Everett was designated for assignment on June 8, giving the club 10 days to try and make a trade before having to release him.

The Tigers were unable to hash out a deal in that time span, making Everett a free agent. Any team that decides to sign Everett will only have to pay him the Major League minimum, while the Tigers will be responsible for what's left of his contract this year.

Everett was best known for his glove, not his bat. He hit only .185 for the Tigers before being designated for assignment, but turned 24 double plays and only committed one error in 31 games this season.

"This is a sad day, because I never wanted to be the guy to tell Adam Everett this," Tigers manager Jim Leyland said when the announcement was made to designate Everett for assignment. "There is nobody that's classier -- nobody -- that's ever played for me than Adam Everett. That's exactly the way he handled it."