Editing Jim Edmonds (section)

{{Short description|American baseball player (born 1970)}}
{{distinguish|Jim Edmond}}
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{{Infobox baseball biography
|name=Jim Edmonds
|position=[[Center fielder]]
|image=Jim Edmonds Padres.jpg
|caption=Edmonds with the San Diego Padres in 2008
|bats=Left
|throws=Left
|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1970|6|27}}
|birth_place=[[Fullerton, California]], U.S.
|debutleague = MLB
|debutdate=September 9
|debutyear=1993
|debutteam=California Angels
|finalleague = MLB
|finaldate=September 21
|finalyear=2010
|finalteam=Cincinnati Reds
|statleague = MLB
|stat1label=[[Batting average (baseball)|Batting average]]
|stat1value=.284
|stat2label=[[Home run]]s
|stat2value=393
|stat3label=[[Run batted in|Runs batted in]]
|stat3value=1,199
|teams=
* [[Los Angeles Angels|California / Anaheim Angels]] ({{mlby|1993}}–{{mlby|1999}})
* [[St. Louis Cardinals]] ({{mlby|2000}}–{{mlby|2007}})
* [[San Diego Padres]] ({{mlby|2008}})
* [[Chicago Cubs]] ({{mlby|2008}})
* [[Milwaukee Brewers]] ({{mlby|2010}})
* [[Cincinnati Reds]] ({{mlby|2010}})
|highlights=
* 4× [[Major League Baseball All-Star Game|All-Star]] ([[1995 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|1995]], [[2000 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|2000]], [[2003 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|2003]], [[2005 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|2005]])
* [[World Series champion]] ({{wsy|2006}})
* 8× [[Gold Glove Award]] (1997, 1998, 2000–2005)
* [[Silver Slugger Award]] (2004)
* [[St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame Museum|St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame]] 
}}
'''James Patrick Edmonds''' (born June 27, 1970) is an American former professional baseball [[center fielder]] and a broadcaster for [[Bally Sports Midwest]]. He played for the [[Los Angeles Angels|California/Anaheim Angels]], [[St. Louis Cardinals]], [[San Diego Padres]], [[Chicago Cubs]], [[Milwaukee Brewers]], and [[Cincinnati Reds]] of [[Major League Baseball]] (MLB) from 1993 to 2010.

Edmonds was well known for his defensive abilities, earning eight [[Gold Glove Award]]s. He also was a prolific hitter, [[Batting average (baseball)|batting]] .284 with 393 [[home run]]s and an [[on-base plus slugging]] percentage (OPS) of .903. He is affectionately known by Cardinal fans as "'''Jimmy Baseball'''"<ref name=MiklaszB-SLPD-2006-08-11>{{cite news |author1=Miklasz, Bernie|url=http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/sports/columnists.nsf/berniemiklasz/story/20AB657D969219BE862571C700131F87?OpenDocument |title=Jimmy Baseball delivers in clutch |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060813140938/http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/sports/columnists.nsf/berniemiklasz/story/20AB657D969219BE862571C700131F87?OpenDocument |archive-date=August 13, 2006 |work=[[Saint Louis Post-Dispatch]]|date=August 11, 2006|url-status=dead |access-date=November 12, 2006}}</ref> or "'''Jimmy Ballgame'''".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.stltoday.com/sports/jimmy-ballgame-arrives/article_3716f390-3718-5791-84ec-4b9a8d0d7937.html|title=Jimmy Ballgame arrives|first=Rick|last=Hummel|work=Saint Louis Post-Dispatch|date=February 6, 2014}}</ref>