In 2007 he was then shifted to the outfield, and batted. He played shortstop, and made 22 errors in 37 games, for an. 231/.340/.324 with one home run in 216 plate appearances, with the Rookie League Johnson City Cardinals. Pham began his minor league career in 2006 batting. Pham playing for the Memphis Redbirds in 2015. ![]() He received a $325,000 signing bonus, higher than most players drafted as late as the 16th round. Louis Cardinals selected him in the 16th round of the 2006 amateur draft, Pham opted for professional baseball over college. He originally committed to play college baseball at Arizona, and then switched his commitment to Cal State Fullerton, though he did not attend Cal State either. With a fastball in the 90–92 mph (145–148 km/h) range, he drew some interest as a pitching prospect, but did not like to pitch and rarely pitched his senior year. As a senior, Pham was named the Class 4A All-State Player of the Year by the Reno Gazette-Journal and a second team All-American, after batting. Pham attended Gorman High School, Centennial High School, and then Durango High School in Spring Valley, where he played baseball as a pitcher and infielder. Pham "has had issues" with his stepfather, and says that once when Pham was 25 years old and in a fight with him, his stepfather stabbed him. When he was five years old, his mother married an electrician named Fred Polk, and they had a daughter named Mercedes. Because his mother worked so much, Pham said he "can count on one hand" the number of his games she attended. At the age of 2 his pediatrician feared that he had contracted rickets, so he wore leg braces for 1 + 1⁄ 2 years. She had not finished high school, and took on jobs as a busser, a casino waitress, and at a bakery, and raised the twins in Spring Valley, Nevada. Pham’s mother’s parents helped her raise her twins on the condition that she work. Pham's father was gifted in American football, but became entangled in drugs and street crime for decades. His father was born in Vietnam to a Vietnamese mother and an African American father, and moved to the United States with his mother, brother, and sister. ![]() At the time, his father was incarcerated, as he would be for most of their lives. His twin sister Brittany was born two minutes later. Pham was born in Las Vegas, Nevada, to Tawana (age 17) and Anhtuan (age 19). 300 batting average, 20 home runs, 20 doubles, and 20 stolen bases in the same season. In 2017, Pham became the first Cardinals batter since 1900 to record at least a. He overcame a number of injuries and a vision impairment in 2008 related to keratoconus (which he overcame the following year with contact lenses that give him 20/15 vision in both eyes) to make his major league debut nine seasons after being drafted. ![]() Pham was selected by the Cardinals in the 16th round of the 2006 MLB draft. He stands 6 feet 1 inch (1.85 m) tall, and weighs 210 pounds (95 kg). Louis Cardinals, Tampa Bay Rays, San Diego Padres, Cincinnati Reds, and Boston Red Sox. He has previously played in MLB for the St. Thomas James Pham (born March 8, 1988) is an American professional baseball outfielder for the New York Mets of Major League Baseball (MLB).
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