James Calvin Rollins Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
James Calvin "Jimmy" Rollins (born November 27, 1978), nicknamed "J-Roll", is an American professional baseball shortstop with the Philadelphia Phillies of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has played with the Phillies for his entire MLB career, which began in 2000. He has been characterized as one of the top defensive shortstops in baseball.After growing up in Alameda, California, and attending Encinal High School, he was drafted by the Phillies in the second round of the 1996 MLB Draft. Rollins spent most of five seasons with Phillies minor league teams before earning a promotion to the MLB team. In July 2001, Rollins became the Phillies' leadoff hitter and remained in that role for almost ten years. He made several All-Star Game appearances early in his career.In 2005, Rollins began to focus on hitting home runs, which initially dropped his batting average. Late in that season, he began the longest hitting streak in Phillies history. The 2007 Phillies won the division for the first of five consecutive seasons, and Rollins was named the National League Most Valuable Player. Rollins was a key component of the 2008 team that won the World Series.His success continued as did the Phillies' until 2012, when some commentators argue his career performance began its decline. He became the Phillies' all-time leader in hits in 2014. Rollins is married and has two children. He resides in Woolwich Township, New Jersey during the offseason.
Rollins finished the 2005 season with a 36-game hitting streak, establishing both a Philadelphia Phillies franchise record and Major League record for shortstops. The previous Phillies high had been 31 games by Ed Delahanty in 1899, while Nomar Garciaparra had set the shortstop record of 30 games in 1997.
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Named to 2005 NL All-Star team as an injury replacement for Los Angeles Dodgers shortstop Cesar Izturis.
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Finished third in the 2001 National League Rookie of the Year voting. Albert Pujols of the St. Louis Cardinals was the winner.
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In 2004, Rollins became the first Philadelphia Phillie to hit two inside-the-park home runs in the same season since Larry Bowa did it in 1980. Bowa was Rollins's manager from 2001-2004.
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Achieved a quadruple-double (double figures in doubles, triples, home runs, and stolen bases) in 2001, 2002, and 2004.
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Cousin of former Major League outfielder Tony Tarasco.
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Named to National League All-Star team in 2001 and 2002. In doing so, Rollins became the first shortstop in Major League history (and first Phillies player ever) to make the team in his first two seasons.
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Shortstop for Philadelphia Phillies, 2000-present. Made ML debut on September 17, 2000 and tripled in his first official at-bat.
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Year
Status
Character
School of Rickey
2016
TV Movie documentary
MLB Network Presents
2016
TV Series
Himself
Sunday Night Baseball
2003-2013
TV Series
Himself - Philadelphia Phillies Shortstop
Phillies Nation TV
2013
TV Series
Himself - Guest
The Cleveland Show
2013
TV Series
Himself
Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel
2011
TV Series
Himself - Shortstop, Philadelphia Phillies (segment "Jimmy Rollins")
The Jay Leno Show
2009
TV Series
Himself - Guest
2009 National League Championship Series
2009
TV Mini-Series
Himself - Philadelphia Phillies Shortstop
Rome Is Burning
2006-2009
TV Series
Himself
Late Show with David Letterman
2009
TV Series
Himself - Top Ten List Presenter
WWE Raw
2008
TV Series
Himself
2008 National League Championship Series
2008
TV Series
Himself - Philadelphia Phillies Shortstop
ESPN Outside the Lines Sunday
2007
TV Series
Himself - Baseball Player
Pardon the Interruption
2006
TV Series
Himself
This Week
2006
TV Series
Himself
2005 MLB All-Star Game
2005
TV Special
Himself - NL Shortstop: Philadelphia Phillies
2002 MLB All-Star Game
2002
TV Special
Himself - NL Starting Shortstop: Philadelphia Phillies