Josh Whitesell

Josh Whitesell

Joshua S. Whitesell (born April 14, 1982, in Durham, North Carolina) is an American professional baseball first baseman for the Chiba Lotte Marines of Nippon Professional Baseball.

In the minor leagues, Whitesell was a Carolina League mid-season All Star in 2005, and an Eastern League mid-season All-Star team in 2007. In 2008, Whitesell was voted the Diamondbacks' 2008 Minor League Player of the Year, a Baseball America Triple-A All Star, and the Pacific Coast League Rookie of the Year. Baseball America also ranked him the best power hitter in the organization, and as having the best strike zone discipline in the organization. Whitesell played for the Arizona Diamondbacks in Major League Baseball for parts of 2008 and 2009.

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