Jackson (right) with Ken Harrelson during a broadcast.

Darrin "DJ" Jay Jackson (or as Hawk Harrelson calls him, 'Feisty'). (born August 22, 1963 in Los Angeles, California) is a former center fielder in Major League Baseball who played 12 years for the Chicago Cubs (1985-88), San Diego Padres (1988-92), Toronto Blue Jays (1993), New York Mets (1993), Chicago White Sox (1994, 1999), Minnesota Twins (1997) and Milwaukee Brewers (1997-98). He also played for the Seibu Lions in Japan (1995-96). The position of the center fielder A center fielder, abbreviated CF, is the outfielder in baseball who plays defense in center field - the baseball fielding position between left field and right field (e. ... is the 168th day of the year (169th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... 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Major league affiliations National League (1998–present) Central Division (1998–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 4, 19, 34, 42, 44 Name Milwaukee Brewers (1970–present) Seattle Pilots (1969) Other nicknames True Blue Brew Crew, The Brew Crew, The Crew, Beermakers Ballpark Miller Park (2001–present) County Stadium (1970–2000) Sick... The Seibu Lions ) are a professional baseball team in Japans Pacific League and are owned by Seibu Railway. ...

Playing Career

1981 Selected by the Chicago Cubs in second round of 1981 free agent draft, but would never appear in a game for the team during this stint.

1985 Jackson was 22 years old when he broke into the big leagues on June 17, 1985, with the Chicago Cubs at New York Mets and collected his first career hit the next day off Ed Lynch of the Mets ... Spent five games with the Cubs before returning to Pittsfield.

1986 Spent the season with the Chicago Cubs AA affiliate Pittsfield, Mass., and was named to the Eastern League's all-star team.

1987 Recalled from Iowa, the Chicago Cubs AAA affiliate, Sept. 4 but underwent surgery Sept. 21 to remove a small tumor from his groin area and missed the rest of the season ... Batted .800 (4-for-5) with one double for the Cubs.

1988 Played in 100 games for Chicago but had only 188 at-bats ... Became the third player in Cubs history (joining Dale Long and Carmen Fanzone) to homer in consecutive pinch-hit at-bats, going deep against St. Louis' Ken Dayley Aug. 14 and Cincinnati's Tom Browning Aug. 16 ... Had first two-homer game of his career Sept. 17 against St. Louis. Dale Long in his rookie season - Topps baseball card - 1955 Series, #127 Richard Dale Long (February 6, 1926 - January 27, 1991) was a first baseman in Major League Baseball. ... Carmen Ronald Fanzone (born August 30, 1943 in Detroit, Michigan) is a former utility who played between 1970 and 1974 in Major League Baseball. ... Kenneth Grant Dayley (February 25, 1959 in Jerome, Idaho), is a professional baseball player who played pitcher in the Major Leagues from 1982-1993. ... Categories: 1991 National League All-Stars | Cincinnati Reds players | Kansas City Royals players | Major league pitchers | 1960 births | Baseball stubs ...

1989 Spent time at Iowa (AAA) and with the Cubs before being traded to the San Diego Padres Aug. 31 ... Made 23 starts for the Padres.

1990 Darrin split time between San Diego and Class AAA Las Vegas ... Hit the Padres' first pinch-hit homer of the season April 27 against Pittsburgh ... Had his first career four-hit game Oct. 3 against the Los Angeles Dodgers.

1991 Hit a career-high 21 homers in 122 games after entering the season with a career total of 13 ... Ranked fourth in the NL with one homer every 17 at-bats ... Seven of his 11 hits in 19 games June 9-July 12 were homers ... Hit first career grand slam Aug. 25 off Chicago Cub's Bob Scanlan ... Made his only career pitching appearance with two innings at Houston May 26. Robert Guy Scanlan Jr. ...

In 1991, in a game that the San Diego Padres, Darrin's team at the time, were down 11-4, DJ was put into the game as a relief pitcher. This would mark his only pitching appearance in the MLB. Darrin pitched the last two innings of the game, allowing 3 hits, walking 2 batters, and allowing two earned runs.

Darrin had this to say about his pitching performance "We were losing like 11-4 in Houston (6) and my manager, Greg Riddoch, knew I'd been messing around in the bullpen. The pitching part wasn't the most difficult thing. It was after. I could barely move and my butt was killing me from stretching out the glutes and hamstring. It took me five days not to feel sore. I was throwing 86-87 m.p.h. I didn't throw a curveball because I was scared to hit somebody." Greg Riddoch (born July 17, 1945 in Greeley, Colorado) is a former manager in Major League Baseball. ...

1992 Set career highs in games (155), RBI (70), hits (146) and stolen bases (14) ... Tied his career high with four hits in two games, July 7 against St. Louis and July 19 at Montreal ... Had his fourth career two-homer game April 28 against Philadelphia, the second homer leading off the bottom of the ninth and giving the Padres a 7-6 victory ... Had three game-winning homers on the season ... Tied for second among National League outfielders with a .996 fielding percentage, a San Diego club record ... Led the majors with 18 outfield assists.

1993 Was with San Diego for spring training, and was traded to the Toronto Blue Jays, where he played until June 11, before once again being traded and played for the New York Mets for the rest of the season ... His solo homer in the eighth inning off Chicago's Alex Fernández April 25 was the difference in a 1-0 Toronto victory ... Had a tough year at the plate, batting .216 for the Blue Jays and .195 for New York ... Did not commit an error in 23 outfield starts with the Mets, handling 55 chances and making four assists ... Spent July 19-Sept. 1 on the disabled list with hyperthyroidism. Alexander Fernandez (born August 13, 1969 in Miami Beach, Florida) is a former right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who pitched for the Chicago White Sox (1990-96) and Florida Marlins (1997, 1999-2000). ...

1994 Strung together two 8-game hit streaks (May 13-20 and June 18-24).

1995 Signed with Seibu Lions of Japanese Pacific League ... Ranked 7th in league with .289 average ... Collected 20 home runs and 68 RBI.

1996 Played with Seibu Lions of Japanese Pacific League ... Hit .266 with 19 home runs and 64 RBI in 126 games.

He is now in his 8th season as the television color commentator for the White Sox, alongside Ken "Hawk" Harrelson. Kenneth Smith Harrelson (born September 4, 1941 in Woodruff, South Carolina), nicknamed The Hawk due to his resemblance to a winged mammal, is a former first baseman and outfielder in Major League Baseball who currently serves as a television broadcast announcer for the Chicago White Sox. ...

Personal Life

He grew up in Culver City, California where he played baseball in Culver City National Little League, Culver City Babe Ruth, and was in the 1978 Babe Ruth World Series where his team took second place. Of this team, five went pro. He attended Culver City High School and played for its baseball team as well. In the offseason, Darrin resides in Arizona with his wife Robin. They have four children: Alexandre, Arianna, Adian, and most recently Tatum. Motto: The Heart of Screenland Location of Culver City in California Coordinates: Country United States of America State California County Los Angeles Incorporated (city) 1917-09-07 [2] Government  - City Manager Jerry Fulwood [1] Area  - City  5. ... Culver City High School is the main public high school of the Culver City Unified School District (CCUSD) in Culver City, California. ...

 And he like boys. 

See also

• Chicago White Sox all-time roster

The following is a list of players and managers (* ), both past and current, who appeared at least in one game for the Chicago White Sox franchise as listed on MLB.com. ...

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference

• Culver City National Little League
• Culver City Babe Ruth