| Jon Zuber | |||||||||||||||
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.jpg) Zuber at Cal in 2007 | |||||||||||||||
| First baseman | |||||||||||||||
| Born: December 10, 1969 Encino, California, U.S. | |||||||||||||||
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |||||||||||||||
| Professional debut | |||||||||||||||
| MLB: April 19, 1996, for the Philadelphia Phillies | |||||||||||||||
| NPB: March 30, 2001, for the Yokohama BayStars | |||||||||||||||
| Last appearance | |||||||||||||||
| MLB: September 27, 1998, for the Philadelphia Phillies | |||||||||||||||
| NPB: September 29, 2001, for the Yokohama BayStars | |||||||||||||||
| MLB statistics | |||||||||||||||
| Batting average | .250 | ||||||||||||||
| Home runs | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Runs batted in | 16 | ||||||||||||||
| NPB statistics | |||||||||||||||
| Batting average | .310 | ||||||||||||||
| Home runs | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Runs batted in | 27 | ||||||||||||||
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Jon Edward Zuber (born December 10, 1969) is an American former professional baseball first baseman. He played parts of two seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Phillies in 1996 and 1998. He also played one season in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Yokohama BayStars in 2001. He is currently[when?] an assistant coach at his alma mater, The University of California, Berkeley.
He attended Campolindo High School in Moraga, California.
Played American Legion baseball for Lafayette Generals Post 517 coached by Don Miller
Zuber was drafted by the Phillies in the 12th round of the 1992 MLB draft. He was a .250 career hitter over 68 major league games. He hit .253 in 1996 and .244 in 1998, though with 2 home runs in only 45 at bats for a .489 slugging average.
