Jaff Decker 14 LF
Pittsburgh Pirates
- Status: Active
- Full Name: Jaff Kyle Decker
- Age: 24 (February 23, 1990)
- Birthplace: Phoenix, AZ
- Bats/Throws: L/L Ht: 5' 9" Wt: 190
- Draft: Compensation A (2008, SD)
- MLB Debut: 06/20/2013
- School: Sunrise Mountain, Peoria, AZ
Jaff Decker Career Stats
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Jaff Decker Awards and Honors
Jaff Decker 14 LF
- Full Name: Jaff Kyle Decker
- Born: February 23, 1990
- Age: 24
- Birthplace: Phoenix, AZ
- Bats: L
- Throws: L
- Height: 5' 9"
- Weight: 190
- Draft: Compensation A (2008, SD)
- School: Sunrise Mountain, Peoria, AZ
- MLB Debut: 06/20/2013
Selected by the San Diego Padres in the first round (42nd overall) of the 2008 First-Year Player Draft out of Sunrise Mountain High School in Peoria, Ariz. ... Named the Padres' No. 14 prospect by MLB.com entering the 2012 season. ... Led the Texas League in walks, franked third in RBIs, fourth in runs scored, seventh in doubles and eighth in homers in 2011. ... Led the Midwest League in on-base percentage and OPS, ranked second in walks and slugging percentage, tied for sixth in homers and ninth in batting in 2009. ... His high school was located less than four miles from the Padres' Spring Training complex. ... Was named after his uncle, whose name was mispelled as "Jaff" on his birth certificate.