Jermaine Antwann Curtis (born July 10, 1987) is an American former professional

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. He played in

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(MLB) for the

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Career

Amateur

Curtis attended the

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(UCLA), where he played

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for the

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team. In 2007, he played

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with the

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of the

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and was named a league all-star.

St. Louis Cardinals

The

selected Curtis in the fifth round of the 2008 Major League Baseball draft. He made his professional debut that season playing for the Class A-Short Season

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. In 2009, he played for the Class A-Advanced

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and Class A Quad City River Bandits. He played for Palm Beach and the Double-A

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in 2010. Curtis spent the entire 2011 season with Springfield, but played that winter with the Cañeros de Los Mochis of the Liga Mexicana del Pacífico. He opened the 2012 season with the Triple-A

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, but ended the season with Double-A Springfield. He again played winter ball with Los Mochis after the season. He began the 2013 season with Memphis, but was called up by the St. Louis Cardinals on April 26 after

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was placed on the disabled list. Curtis made his major league debut the next day as a

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. He was optioned back to Triple-A about a week later after appearing in three games. He was recalled in mid-August, hitting off the bench in two games. He was outrighted to Triple-A on November 20, 2013. That winter, Curtis played for the

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of the

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. He played the entire 2014 season with Triple-A Memphis. He was granted free agency after the season.

Cincinnati Reds

On December 23, 2014, Curtis signed a minor league contract with the

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. Excluding a month-and-a-half stint on the disabled list late in the season, he played the entire 2015 season with the Triple-A

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. He elected free agency on November 6, 2015, but later re-signed with the Reds. Curtis spent the 2016 campaign back with Louisville, playing in 89 games and batting .291/.404/.435 with nine home runs and 50 RBI. He elected free agency following the season on November 7, 2016.

Oakland Athletics

On December 1, 2016, Curtis signed a minor league contract with the

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organization. In 78 games split between the Double–A

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and Triple–A

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, he batted .296/.412/.374 with one home run and 32 RBI. Curtis elected free agency following the season on November 6, 2017.

Minnesota Twins

On January 21, 2018, Curtis signed a minor league deal with the

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. He was released on June 6, 2018.

Somerset Patriots

On June 26, 2018, Curtis signed with the

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of the

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. He was released on July 28, 2018.

Indiana Barn Owls

On October 13, 2020, Curtis signed with the Indians Barn Owls of the Liberation Professional Baseball League. He played in four games for the team, going 3–for–11 (.273) with one RBI and three walks.

References

External links

UCLA Bruins bioJermaine Curtis Online Store
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