Third baseman who debuted for the Philadelphia Phillies in 2013, hitting five home runs in 162 at-bats.
He played baseball at Fort Zumwalt West High School in Missouri, hitting .512 his senior season.
He played college baseball at the University of Nebraska and was named a second-team All-American.
He grew up in O'Fallon, Missouri. He married Angela Albers in 2015.
He became teammates with shortstop Jimmy Rollins on the Phillies.
