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Full Name: Michael Jason LaRue Bats: Right Throws: Right Height: 5-11 Weight: 200 lbs. Born: Mar 19, 1974 in Houston, TX College: ? Major League Debut: June 15, 1999 Died: |
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| Jason LaRue | |||
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Full Name: Michael Jason LaRue Bats: Right Throws: Right Height: 5-11 Weight: 200 lbs. Born: Mar 19, 1974 in Houston, TX College: ? Major League Debut: June 15, 1999 Died: |
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| CAREER BATTING STATISTICS |
| BATTING | |||||||||||||||
| Year | Team | Avg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| 1999 | CIN | .211 | 36 | 90 | 12 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 32 | .311 | .389 | .700 |
| 2000 | CIN | .235 | 31 | 98 | 12 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 19 | .299 | .418 | .717 |
| 2001 | CIN | .236 | 121 | 364 | 39 | 86 | 21 | 2 | 12 | 43 | 27 | 106 | .303 | .404 | .707 |
| 2002 | CIN | .249 | 113 | 353 | 42 | 88 | 17 | 1 | 12 | 52 | 27 | 117 | .324 | .405 | .729 |
| 2003 | CIN | .230 | 118 | 379 | 52 | 87 | 23 | 1 | 16 | 50 | 33 | 111 | .321 | .422 | .743 |
| AVG | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | OBP | SLG | OPS | ||
| Totals | .236 | 419 | 1284 | 157 | 303 | 71 | 4 | 48 | 167 | 103 | 385 | .315 | .410 | .724 | |
| BATTING | BASERUNNING | MISC | ||||||||||
| Year | Team | HBP | GDP | TB | IBB | SH | SF | SB | CS | SB% | AB/HR | AB/K |
| 1999 | CIN | 2 | 4 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | .800 | 30.0 | 2.8 |
| 2000 | CIN | 4 | 1 | 41 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 19.6 | 5.2 |
| 2001 | CIN | 9 | 11 | 147 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 30.3 | 3.4 |
| 2002 | CIN | 13 | 13 | 143 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 29.4 | 3.0 |
| 2003 | CIN | 20 | 9 | 160 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 23.7 | 3.4 |
| HBP | GDP | TB | IBB | SH | SF | SB | CS | SB% | AB/HR | AB/K | ||
| Totals | 48 | 38 | 526 | 17 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 9 | .550 | 26.8 | 3.3 | |
| CAREER FIELDING STATISTICS |
| Year | Team | POS | G | Ch | PO | A | E | DP | FPCT | RF | ZR |
| 1999 | CIN | C | 35 | 2 | 179 | 14 | 2 | 0 | .990 | 7.220 | 1.000 |
| 2000 | CIN | C | 31 | 5 | 191 | 21 | 2 | 3 | .991 | 7.420 | 1.000 |
| 2001 | CIN | C | 107 | 17 | 569 | 75 | 6 | 8 | .991 | 6.890 | .941 |
| 2001 | CIN | LF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.500 | .000 |
| 2001 | CIN | 3B | 3 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .909 | 3.460 | .857 |
| 2001 | CIN | 1B | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 9.000 | .000 |
| 2001 | Total | 113 | 24 | 579 | 81 | 7 | 8 | .990 | 6.800 | .917 | |
| 2002 | CIN | C | 110 | 15 | 626 | 56 | 4 | 5 | .994 | 6.770 | .933 |
| 2003 | CIN | C | 114 | 13 | 649 | 46 | 11 | 8 | .984 | 6.550 | .923 |
| 2003 | CIN | 1B | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 8.000 | 1.000 |
| 2003 | CIN | LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 2003 | Total | 116 | 15 | 656 | 47 | 11 | 8 | .985 | 6.560 | .933 | |
| G | Ch | PO | A | E | DP | FPCT | RF | ZR | |||
| Totals | 405 | 61 | 2231 | 219 | 26 | 24 | .989 | 6.800 | .934 | ||
A strong presence behind the plate, Jason calls a good game and isn't afraid to get in a pitcher's face when he has to. He completed his first full season as the Reds' starting catcher in 2001 by hitting .236, with 21 doubles, 12 home runs and 43 RBI, in 121 games. Jason's biggest strength? His remarkable ability to shut down a team's running game. He threw out 60.3 percent of would-be basestealers in 2001 -- tops among National League catchers and second only to Texas' Ivan Rodriguez among major-league backstops.
Reds Manager Bob Boone -- a big-league catcher for 19 seasons -- thinks Jason has the skills to become a top-flight receiver. After beginning 2000 in Louisville (AAA), Jason was promoted on August 1 and finished the season in Cincinnati. He hit .235, with five home runs and 12 RBI in 31 games, but his slugging percentage was a respectable .418. Jason belted two of those homers in the same game against the Chicago Cubs. He was a fifth-round draft choice of the Reds in June 1995.