Alex Dickerson
| Alex Dickerson | |
|---|---|
Dickerson with the Chunichi Dragons in 2024 | |
| High Point Rockers | |
| Left fielder | |
| Born: May 26, 1990 Poway, California, U.S. | |
Bats: Left Throws: Left | |
| Professional debut | |
| MLB: August 6, 2015, for the San Diego Padres | |
| NPB: March 29, 2024, for the Chunichi Dragons | |
| MLB statistics (through 2022 season) | |
| Batting average | .255 |
| Home runs | 40 |
| Runs batted in | 132 |
| NPB statistics (through 2024 season) | |
| Batting average | .205 |
| Home runs | 3 |
| Runs batted in | 5 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
Alexander Ross Dickerson (born May 26, 1990), nicknamed "Grandpa", is an American professional baseball left fielder for the High Point Rockers of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Diego Padres, San Francisco Giants, and Atlanta Braves, and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Chunichi Dragons.
In college at Indiana University he was a unanimous selection as the 2010 Big Ten Conference Baseball Player of the Year. Dickerson was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the third round of the 2011 Major League Baseball draft. He was the 2012 Florida State League Player of the Year, 2013 Eastern League Rookie of the Year, and 2015 Pacific Coast League Rookie of the Year. He made his MLB debut with the San Diego Padres in 2015. He underwent Tommy John surgery in 2018. Dickerson played for Team Israel in the 2023 World Baseball Classic.