Sean Jamieson | |
Position: | Infielder |
Birth Date: | 2 March 1989 |
Birth Place: | Kitchener, Ontario |
Bats: | Right |
Throws: | Right |
Show-Medals: | no |
Sean Robert Jamieson (born March 2, 1989) is a Canadian former professional baseball infielder.
Jamieson attended Holy Trinity Catholic Secondary School in Simcoe, Ontario and then Niagara County Community College where he maintained a 3.98 grade point average and won a NJCAA Division III Gold Glove award in 2009.[1] [2] After two years at NCCC, Jamieson accepted a full scholarship offer to play at Canisius over competing offers from South Florida and Pittsburgh.[3] Jamieson was named the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Co-Player of the Year as well as the MAAC Male Student-Athlete of the Year and was also selected for the Capital One Academic All-America Second-Team in 2011.[4]
The Oakland Athletics selected Jamieson in the 17th round of the 2011 MLB draft. The Athletics traded him to the Arizona Diamondbacks for Stephen Drew in August 2012.[5] He played for the Canadian national baseball team in the 2015 Pan American Games[6] and 2015 WBSC Premier12.
Jamieson retired from baseball in June 2017.[7]