J: Dave Jacas to Dave Justice, 1990 Baseball Profiles

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Dave Jacas 1990 Portland Beavers card

Players A to Z: Dave Jacas to Dave Justice
Most recent player added June 20, 2025

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 - Dave Jacas proved dynamic, made AAA, 6/11/11
 - Larry Jacinto played semi-pro, then pro, saw 2 seasons, 8/22/25
 - Jeff Jackson, Had Confidence, 6/27/13
 - John Jackson, Gut Feeling, 1/20/13
 - Kenny Jackson, Huge Help, 12/15/15
 - Leverne Jackson, His Stats, 4/28/14
 - Ron Jackson watched hitters his whole life, in majors as player, later as coach, 12/18/21
 - Sonny Jackson, Young Players, 5/11/10
 - Jake Jacobs pitched in 3 pro seasons, 5/6/14
 - Steve Jacobucci briefly served as trainer in three minors systems, then turned to college, 11/2/21
 - John Jaha made majors over 10 seasons, 5/6/24
 - Juan Jaime, One Hit, 10/17/13
 - Howard James, New Guy, 5/30/15
 - Joey James, Game Flow, 1/25/15
 - Mike James, That Much, 12/22/18
 - Eric Jaques impressed in high school, played four seasons as a pro, 10/26/19
 - Samir Jarad played over two pro seasons, six pro games, 5/11/25
 - John Jarvis, Good Start, 1/17/15
 - Larry Jaster made bigs, coached, had success against Dodgers, 5/20/23
 - Scott Jaster tried to impress over 9 seasons, made AAA, 11/27/13
 - Dave Jauss helped Felipe Alou as minors coach, helping his son for 2021 as majors coach, 1/31/21
 - Vicente Javier played at Cedar Rapids, 11/20/12
 - Reggie Jefferson made majors, got injured over 9 seasons, 7/9/10
 - Scott Jeffery worked hard, made pros, superintendent, 6/6/15
 - Chris Jelic made ultimate goal, majors, for 4 games, 1/10/12
 - Bernie Jenkins made AA, knew he'd see disappointment, 8/24/16
 - Garrett Jenkins showed speed early, saw four pro seasons, 5/8/22
 - Jonathan Jenkins returned to field after fracture, made high-A, 3/24/21
 - Mack Jenkins saw minors as player, coach, bigs as coach, 5/17/13
 - Norm Jenkins returned to alma mater after Peoria tickets, 11/4/19
 - Doug Jennings had big major league start, played in Japan, 7/16/10
 - John Jensen was excited to turn pro out of college; Played seven pro seasons, made AAA, 1/24/20
 - Marcus Jensen, Break Through, 1/14/13
 - Jericho the Bat Dog got his break from Mike Veeck, became among team's most popular members, 4/2/22
 - Shawn Jeter, Up Here, 3/23/13
 - Earl Jewett, Big Key, 11/28/14
 - Trent Jewett, Baseball Man, 7/13/14
 - Alex Jimenez, Hit Streak, 6/18/19
 - Ramon Jimenez, Late Show, 5/14/10
 - Roberto Jimenez, Early Start, 3/15/15
 - Vincent Jiminez, More Fleeting, 7/1/15
 - Mike Jirschele made ML in 37th year, 5/17/14
 - Mike Jockish pitched well in summer league; Played three pro seasons, 11/6/23
 - Doug Johns, Pitch Variety, 12/12/15
 - Anthony Johnson, College List, 7/2/15
 - Ben Johnson scored winning run in high school playoff game; Played single season as pro, 3/10/20
 - Billy Johnson, Polished Pitcher, 9/1/14
 - Brian Johnson, Daily Battle, 1/3/15
 - Brian Johnson initially bypassed pros for college; Saw five pro seasons later, made AAA, 8/7/22
 - Carl Johnson, Just Fine, 3/6/15
 - Chris Johnson, Best Opportunity, 9/29/10
 - Curley 'Boo' Johnson played basketball for the Harlem Globetrotters, 11/19/19
 - Darron Johnson, Grand Slam, 9/2/18
 - Deron Johnson, His Niche, 4/19/13
 - Dominick Johnson, Important Things, 2/14/13
 - Don Johnson served as a Winston-Salem batboy, part of a long line, 2/7/20
 - Earnie Johnson, Came Through, 10/12/18
 - Erik Johnson, Greatest Influence, 5/30/14
 - Greg Johnson, Called On, 11/5/13
 - Ron Johnson became the perfect AAA manager, passed in 2021, 1/25/24
 - Scott Johnson, Award Winning, 4/20/17
 - Tim Johnson, Motivational Stories, 10/1/10
 - Willy Johnson, All-Star, 5/2/16
 - Dan Johnston, Well Enough, 1/18/15
 - Joel Johnston, Did It, 3/5/13
 - Barry Jones, Long Shot, 5/4/10
 - Bobby Jones turned around single-A slump with Joe Maddon's help; Saw four seasons, made AA, 9/15/22
 - Calvin Jones, Didn't Quit, 11/21/14
 - Chris Jones, Just Hit, 9/14/11
 - Chris Jones, Good Company, 3/24/13
 - Dennis Jones, So Well, 2/23/16
 - Jeff Jones, Basic Things, 5/2/10
 - Jim Jones, Well Orchestrated, 2/11/13
 - Jimmy Jones, Halfway Decent, 3/4/12
 - Kevin Jones, Bloop Single, 5/8/13
 - Todd Jones fulfilled potential over 16 ML seasons, 319 saves, 2/18/24
 - Tom Jones, Record Book, 6/24/13
 - Tommy Jones, Little Things, 9/2/12
 - Adrian Jordan, Quick Start, 9/10/16
 - Brian Jordan, Worked Out, 3/5/19
 - Kevin Jordan, Positive Attitude, 9/6/15

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