making him the first African American to be a third-generation major-leaguer. Hairston's heritage is also Mexican American on his mother's side. His uncle Johnny Hairston also played in the majors. Several other family members have also played in the minor leagues. He attended Naperville North High School in Naperville, Illinois and Southern Illinois University. Hairston became a Jehovah's Witness in July 2000. See also Third-generation Major League Baseball families List of Major League Baseball players named in the Mitchell Report References and citations External links , or Retrosheet, or The Baseball Gauge, or Venezuela Winter League 1976 births 2009 World Baseball Classic players Aberdeen IronBirds players African-American baseball players Albuquerque Isotopes players American baseball players of Mexican descent Baltimore Orioles players Baseball players from Chicago Baseball players from Des Moines, Iowa Bluefield Orioles players Bourne Braves players Bowie Baysox players Chicago Cubs players Cincinnati Reds players Frederick Keys players Frisco RoughRiders players Gulf Coast Orioles players Harrisburg Senators players Iowa Cubs players Leones del Caracas players American expatriate baseball players in Venezuela Living people Los Angeles Dodgers announcers Los Angeles Dodgers players Louisville Bats players Major League Baseball broadcasters Major League Baseball second basemen Milwaukee Brewers players Naranjeros de Hermosillo players New York Yankees players Oklahoma RedHawks players Rancho Cucamonga Quakes players Rochester Red Wings players San Diego Padres players Southern Illinois Salukis baseball players Southern Illinois University alumni Sportspeople from Naperville, Illinois Texas Rangers players Washington Nationals players American Jehovah's Witnesses Converts to Jehovah's Witnesses Wareham Gatemen players 21st-century African-American sportspeople 20th-century African-American sportspeople