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Jody Gerut Leaves Mariners Camp, Baseball, Citing Loss of Passion

PEORIA, Ariz. -- Outfielder Jody Gerut, who came up with the Indians in 2003 and played with five different Major League teams, retired in the camp of a sixth Sunday. Gerut, who was given a 50-50 chance to make the opening day roster of the Seattle Mariners at age 33, said that his energy to play the game as well as he...

Jody Gerut Hits for Cycle in Brewers' Rout of Diamondbacks

PHOENIX (AP) -- Jody Gerut has made only four starts for the Milwaukee Brewers this season. After his offensive outburst Saturday against the Arizona Diamondbacks he has earned himself at least one more. "It's going to be tough not to put him in the lineup [Sunday]," manager Ken Macha said after Gerut hit for the cycle...

Gerut to Surging Padres: Why Not Build Around Gonzalez?

SAN DIEGO -- What should the Padres do with Adrian Gonzalez, the Gold Glove slugger eligible for free agency after the 2011 season? Brewers outfielder Jody Gerut has a rare perspective on the subject. In 2008 and part of 2009, Gerut was a Padres outfielder who came to marvel at the fellow left-hander's ability to hit...

Tony Gwynn Jr. Headed to San Diego

The Padres have acquired Tony Gwynn Jr. from the Brewers in exchange for Jody Gerut, a major league source told FanHouse on Thursday. Gwynn, 26, was hitting .309 with the Brewers Triple-A affiliate in Nashville. The son of the Hall of Famer and Padres icon, Gwynn Jr. is a .248 hitter in parts of the past three seasons in...

Padres' Hitting Coach: Blame Me

After an improbable stretch where the San Diego Padres won eight of nine games, they were sitting with a 9-3 record. Since then, they have fallen to 12-15, a bad stretch which included a six-game losing streak. The team has many issues, obviously, but the offense is not doing the job at all. They rank 11th in the NL in...

Background on jody gerut

Joseph Diego Gerut (born September 18, 1977) is a former Major League Baseball center fielder. He attended Jackson Middle School, Willowbrook High School, and later Stanford University.

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