My Take
Jacoby Ellsbury is one of those players who, when healthy, made you feel like you were watching something genuinely special. Growing up in Madras, Oregon — a tiny town most people can't find on a map — he made it all the way to the Red Sox and was a key piece of those 2007 and 2013 World Series championship rosters, which is no small thing. His speed was flat-out electric; that 2011 season where he stole 39 bases and hit over .320 was an MVP-caliber year that doesn't get talked about enough. And the historical weight of who he is matters — the first player of Navajo descent in Major League Baseball. The injuries that ate into his Yankees years are genuinely frustrating to look back on, because the talent was never in question. You don't forget a centerfielder who moves like that.
Overview
Jacoby McCabe Ellsbury ( jə-KOH-bee; born September 11, 1983) is an American former professional baseball center fielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Boston Red Sox from 2007 through 2013 and then played for the New York Yankees from 2014 to 2017. An enrolled member of the Colorado River Indian Tribes, Ellsbury is the first Native American of Navajo descent to play Major League Baseball.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Jacoby Ellsbury
- Name (Japanese)
- ジャコビー・エルズベリー
- Reading
- じゃこびー・えるずべりー
- Born
- September 11, 1983 (age 42)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Virgo / Boar
- Origin
- Madras, Oregon, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 188 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- baseball player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Madras High School
- University
- Oregon State University
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.