8 /. 5 6 9 ▁with ▁ 1 0 ▁home ▁runs ▁and ▁ 4 6 ▁R BI . ▁He ▁went ▁und raft ed , ▁but ▁was ▁signed ▁to ▁play ▁in ▁the ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁D od gers ▁organization ▁by ▁sc out ▁George ▁Gen ov ese . ▁ ▁Professional ▁career ▁He ▁played ▁profession ally ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁His ▁first ▁season , ▁he ▁hit ▁. 3 0 9 /. 3 8 3 /. 5 2 0 ▁with ▁eight ▁home ▁runs ▁and ▁ 3 4 ▁R BI ▁for ▁the ▁Great ▁F alls ▁D od gers . ▁At ▁ 2 4 ▁years ▁old , ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁oldest ▁regular ▁player ▁in ▁the ▁P ione er ▁League . ▁He ▁tied ▁H ector ▁Pero zo ▁for ▁the ▁team ▁lead ▁in ▁sacrifice ▁f lies ▁with ▁three . ▁He ▁played ▁ 1 0 9 ▁games ▁between ▁the ▁South ▁Georgia ▁W aves ▁and ▁V ero ▁Beach ▁D od gers ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁hitting ▁. 3 0 3 /. 3 6 5 /. 5 1 5 ▁with ▁ 2 2 ▁home ▁runs ▁and ▁ 6 8 ▁R BI . ▁On ▁both ▁teams , ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁oldest ▁player ▁who ▁had ▁a ▁minimum ▁of ▁ 1 0 0 ▁at - b ats . ▁He ▁led ▁the ▁W aves ▁in ▁batt ing ▁average ▁(. 3 2 6 ), ▁on - base ▁percentage ▁(. 4 0 3 ), ▁sl ug ging ▁percentage ▁(. 5 7 4 ) ▁and ▁OP S ▁(. 9 7