When Twitter hates Strike 3
Monday night, Ben Zobrist got punched out to end the game, and a certain social-media network really didn't like it.
- Born: 1981/05/26
- Age: 31
- Height: 6-3
- Weight: 210
- Bats/Throws: B / R
- Seasons: 7
- Place of birth: Eureka, IL
- Drafted by: the Houston Astros in 2004 (6th round)
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 68 | 257 | 50 | 87 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 45 | 43 | 31 | 15 | 4 | .339 | .438 | .463 | |
| 2005 | 68 | 247 | 45 | 75 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 47 | 35 | 16 | 5 | .304 | .415 | .413 | |
| 2006 | Rays | 52 | 183 | 10 | 41 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 26 | 2 | 3 | .224 | .260 | .311 |
| 2006 | 83 | 315 | 57 | 103 | 25 | 6 | 3 | 30 | 55 | 46 | 9 | 5 | .327 | .434 | .473 | |
| 2007 | Rays | 31 | 97 | 8 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 21 | 2 | 0 | .155 | .184 | .206 |
| 2007 | 61 | 222 | 42 | 62 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 22 | 43 | 38 | 8 | 3 | .279 | .403 | .455 | |
| 2008 | Rays | 62 | 198 | 32 | 50 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 30 | 25 | 37 | 3 | 0 | .253 | .339 | .505 |
| 2008 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .267 | .357 | |
| 2009 | Rays | 152 | 501 | 91 | 149 | 28 | 7 | 27 | 91 | 91 | 104 | 17 | 6 | .297 | .405 | .543 |
| 2010 | Rays | 151 | 541 | 77 | 129 | 28 | 2 | 10 | 75 | 92 | 107 | 24 | 3 | .238 | .346 | .353 |
| 2011 | Rays | 156 | 588 | 99 | 158 | 46 | 6 | 20 | 91 | 77 | 128 | 19 | 6 | .269 | .353 | .469 |
| 2012 | Rays | 157 | 560 | 88 | 151 | 39 | 7 | 20 | 74 | 97 | 103 | 14 | 9 | .270 | .377 | .471 |
| Career Total | 761 | 2668 | 405 | 693 | 159 | 26 | 92 | 388 | 395 | 526 | 81 | 27 | .260 | .354 | .442 | |
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