Joc Pederson

Joc Pederson is one of those players who makes baseball genuinely fun to watch — a lefty slugger with a gorgeous uppercut swing built for October moments. Growing up in Palo Alto and coming up through the Dodgers system, he carved out a reputation as a streaky but dangerous power bat, the kind of guy you definitely want in a playoff lineup even if his regular-season numbers sometimes leave you wanting more. Two World Series rings (2020 with the Dodgers, 2021 with the Braves) tell you everything about his knack for showing up when it counts. He's bounced around a lot — Cubs, Giants, Diamondbacks, Rangers — which feels about right for a player who's always been a little hard to categorize: too good to bench, too inconsistent to build around, and way too entertaining to ever fully write off.

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Name (English)

Joc Pederson

Name (Japanese)

ジョク・ピーダーソン

Reading

じょく・ぴーだーそん

Born

April 21, 1992 (age 34)

Origin

Palo Alto, California, United States

Height

185 cm

Occupation

baseball player

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Taurus / Monkey

High school

Palo Alto High School

Awards & achievements

• 2020 Southern California Jewish Sports Hall of Fame

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/yungjoc650/
• Xhttps://x.com/yungjoc650
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joc%20Pederson
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%82%AF%E3%83%BB%E3%83%94%E3%83%BC%E3%83%80%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BD%E3%83%B3
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16234668

Tags

• California
• baseball player

Last updated

October 18, 2026

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