Jean Carlos Enrique Segura is a professional baseball shortstop for the Major League Baseball team the Philadelphia Phillies.
He has previously played for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, the Milwaukee Brewers, the Arizona Diamondbacks, and the Seattle Mariners.
How Old Is Jean Segura?
Jean Segura was born on March 17, 1990. He is 32 years old
In 2013 and 2018, Segura was an All-Star, and in 2016, he led the National League in hits. At the 2017 World Baseball Classic, he was a member of the Dominican Republic national baseball team.
In 2007, Segura signed a free agency contract with the Angels. In 2012, he debuted in the major leagues with the Angels before being sent to the Brewers as part of a transaction for Zack Greinke.
He was a member of the Milwaukee Brewers until 2015 when he was traded to the Arizona Diamondbacks. After the 2016 season, he was moved to Seattle and signed a five-year, $70 million contract with the Mariners.
Seattle traded Segura to Philadelphia after the 2018 season.
Segura was born in the Dominican Republic’s San Juan. In 2007, he signed as an international free agent with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.
In 2007, he made his professional debut with the Dominican Summer Angels of the Dominican Summer League’s Rookie Division.
Segura took the batter’s box. In 219 at bats, he hit 324/.392/.393 with 22 stolen bases and 7 sacrifice hits (7th in the league), earning him a DSL post-season All-Star award.
In 2008, he shattered his left leg while playing for the Arizona Angels of the Rookie-level Arizona League.
Segura batted .354/.395/.514 with 11 stolen bases in 181 at-bats for the Orem Owlz of the Rookie-level Pioneer League in 2009, and also appeared in five games with the Salt Lake Bees of the Class AAA Pacific Coast League.
A fractured finger on his right hand cut short his season.