American outfielder Joc Russell Pederson plays for the San Francisco Giants in Major League Baseball. He had previously played for the Atlanta Braves, Chicago Cubs, and Los Angeles Dodgers.
The Dodgers selected Joc Pederson, the son of former MLB player Stu Pederson, in the eleventh round of the 2010 MLB Draft out of Palo Alto High School.
He participated in the 2013 World Baseball Classic for the Israel national baseball team as a result of his Jewish ancestry.
By the end of the 2013 season, Baseball America had him as the top prospect for the Dodgers.
After hitting 30 home runs and stealing 30 bases in 2014, he was voted the Pacific Coast League’s (PCL) Most Valuable Player. That September, he made his major league debut.
What is Joc Pederson’s daughter’s name?
In January 2018, Joc Pederson married his longtime girlfriend Kelsey Williams; the couple have a daughter named Poppy Jett Pederson.
Poppy Jett Pederson was born on October 13, 2018. She is currently 4 years old.