John Mayberry Jr.

His father, John Mayberry Sr., a first round draft pick, himself (1967, 6th overall), played in MLB for over a decade, hitting over 20 home runs in eight separate seasons, and was a two-time American League (AL) All Star.

Mayberry was born in Kansas City to John Sr. and Janice Mayberry.

His father, a two-time All-Star first baseman, played Major League Baseball for 15 seasons (1968–82) with the Houston Astros, Kansas City Royals, Toronto Blue Jays, and New York Yankees.

John Claiborn Mayberry Jr. (born December 21, 1983), is an American former professional baseball outfielder, who played in the Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Phillies, Toronto Blue Jays, and New York Mets.

While there, Mayberry was named First Team All-State and First Team All-Metro in 2001, after he hit .480 with eight homers.

Mayberry played high school baseball in Kansas City, and USA Today named him a first-team 2002 All-USA player.

In the 2002 Major League Baseball draft, the Seattle Mariners drafted him out of high school in the first round (28th overall).

He attended Rockhurst High School in Kansas City, graduating in 2002.

USA Today named him a first-team 2002 All-USA player, the National High School Baseball Coaches Association named him a 2002 third-team All-American, he was named the 2002 Missouri Gatorade High School Baseball Player of the Year, he was ranked No. 40 on Baseball America's 2002 Top 100 High School Prospect List, and he was named 2002 All-Region by the American Baseball Coaches Association as he hit .432 with nine homers.

He also played basketball, averaging 14.0 points and 10.0 rebounds per game in his senior year as a forward.

Mayberry was drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the first round of the 2002 Major League Baseball draft (28th overall) but did not sign, choosing instead to attend Stanford University.

He was the highest-drafted player from the 2002 draft who chose to attend a four-year college instead of signing a contract.

Mayberry played three years for the Stanford Cardinal baseball team, and formed the heart of Stanford's batting order along with fellow future major league infielder Jed Lowrie.

As a freshman in 2003, he had a 16-game hitting streak, batted .299, and hit four home runs and six triples (5th in the Pac-10 Conference) with 33 runs batted in (RBIs).

He earned Freshman All-American honors from Collegiate Baseball (Louisville Slugger).

Baseball America rated him as the best college athlete among its top 200 prospects, and the 3rd-best power hitter among them.

During the summer of 2003, he also played for the Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox of the Cape Cod Baseball League, batting .375.

Mayberry chose not to sign, however, instead attending Stanford University, and also playing for the United States national baseball team at the World University Baseball Championship in 2004, winning a gold medal.

After he played three years at Stanford, Mayberry was drafted again.

As a sophomore in 2004, he batted .333 with 16 home runs (tied for 2nd in the Conference), 62 RBIs (tied for 3rd in the Conference), and 9 stolen bases with a .625 slugging percentage (3rd in the Conference).

During his sophomore season, he was named a first-team All-Pac-10 selection and a midseason All-Star by Baseball America.

In 2004, he played with Team USA at the FISU World University Baseball Championship in Taiwan, winning a gold medal.

The Texas Rangers selected him in the first round (19th overall) of the 2005 Major League Baseball draft.

In 2005, Mayberry was rated by Baseball America as the Best Athlete and Best Outfield Arm among all Texas Rangers minor leaguers.

In 2006 he was rated by Baseball America as the Best Power Hitter, Best Athlete, and Best Outfield Arm among all Texas Rangers minor leaguers, and was named a Hawaii Winter Baseball league post-season All Star.

In 2007, Mayberry hit 30 home runs (tied for 11th among all minor leaguers), was named a California League mid-season All Star, and was named an Arizona Fall League Rising Star.

On November 20, 2008, the Philadelphia Phillies traded for him.

With the Phillies, Mayberry started in Triple-A, and was called up to the major league team in May.

He hit a home run in his major league debut, but was sent back to the minors a few weeks later, and spent the majority of the 2009 and 2010 seasons there.

Mayberry was named an MiLB.com 2010 Phillies Organization All Star.

He returned to the major league squad in 2010 as a September callup, and remained there, with the exception of a short stint in Triple-A in 2011.

In 2011, Mayberry played over 100 games, splitting time between outfield and first base, as well as pinch hitting.

Statistically, 2011 was his best major league season.

He remained with the big-league club in 2012, and played predominantly in left field early in the season, and subsequently as the team's everyday center fielder.

In 2012 and 2013 Mayberry‘s batting average declined.

Mayberry was used predominantly as a starting outfielder, despite some suggesting he was better suited as a platoon player.

He hit for power, but struck out frequently.

Mayberry was a good athlete, with good speed, but seldom stole any bases.

Defensively, he was adequate, and possessed a strong and accurate arm.

Mayberry has a degree in political science from Stanford.