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Joc Russell Pederson ( ; born April 21, 1992) is an American professional baseball center fielder for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB).〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Joc Pederson Stats, Fantasy & News )〕 His father, Stu Pederson, played for the Dodgers in 1985. Pederson was drafted by the Dodgers in the 11th round of the 2010 MLB Draft, out of Palo Alto High School. In 2011, he hit .353 while leading the Pioneer League in RBIs and outfield assists, and was both a Pioneer League and Rookie League All Star. In 2012, he was named the Dodgers' "Minor League Player of the Year". By virtue of his Jewish heritage, he played for the Israel national baseball team in the qualifying rounds of the 2013 World Baseball Classic. In 2013, Pederson was both a mid-season and post-season Southern League All-Star, and led the league in slugging percentage. He was ranked the Dodgers' # 1 prospect by ''Baseball America'' after the 2013 season. In 2014 he became the first player in the Pacific Coast League (PCL) in 80 years, and the fourth all-time, to hit 30 homers and steal 30 bases in the same season. That year Pederson led the PCL in runs, home runs, walks, on-base percentage, and OPS, while stealing 30 bases. He was named the PCL Most Valuable Player, to both the mid-season and post-season PCL All-Star teams, and was selected as ''Baseball Americas AAA Player of the Year. In 2015, he was named the 8th-best prospect in baseball by ''Baseball America''. He began the 2015 season as the Dodgers' starting center fielder, and the third-youngest player in the NL. Pederson was selected to the NL team in the 2015 Major League Baseball All-Star Game, and was chosen to start in left field. Pederson made it to the final round of the 2015 Major League Baseball Home Run Derby but lost to Cincinnati Reds third baseman Todd Frazier. ==Personal life== Pederson was born in Palo Alto, California, and is the son of Stu and Shelley Pederson. His father Stu Pederson played eight games for the Dodgers in 1985, and a total of 12 years in the minor leagues.〔 His mother was an athletic trainer in college. Pederson is Jewish by birth,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=For Dodgers’ Joc Pederson, there is no joy in debut )〕 and is eligible to play for the Israeli national baseball team.〔 In terms of his religious identity, Pederson has described himself as "basically nothing." His older brother Tyger Pederson played baseball for the University of the Pacific, and played second base in the Dodgers minor league system and for the Rockford Aviators in the Frontier League.〔 His eldest brother, named Champ, has Down Syndrome and sometimes stays with him during the season.〔 His younger sister, Jacey, is an elite national amateur soccer player, who plays forward on the US Under-17 Women's National Soccer Team.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Joc Pederson」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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