
He was named the Big Ten Conference Baseball Player of the Year, and earned first-team All-American honors. 805 (8th in the nation) and winning the Big Ten Triple Crown by leading the Big Ten in batting average (.419), home runs (24 second in the nation), and runs batted in (75). ĭickerson had a breakout season as a sophomore, slugging. He was named the Big Ten Conference's Freshman of the Year and received Freshman All-American honors. As a freshman, batting cleanup Dickerson hit. He elected, however, to attend Indiana University, where he played outfield and designated hitter for the Indiana Hoosiers baseball team from 2009–2011. The Washington Nationals selected Dickerson in the 48th round of the 2008 Major League Baseball draft. At the age of fifteen Dickerson underwent back surgery, and first became known by the nickname Grandpa. 455/.522/.851 as a senior, and was named All-San Diego Division I Player of the Year. Dickerson played for Team Israel in the 2023 World Baseball Classic.ĭickerson attended Poway High School in Poway, California, and played on the baseball team as a first baseman and outfielder. He made his MLB debut with the San Diego Padres in 2015.

He was the 2012 Florida State League Player of the Year, 2013 Eastern League Rookie of the Year, and 2015 Pacific Coast League Rookie of the Year. Dickerson was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the third round of the 2011 Major League Baseball draft.

In college at Indiana University he was a unanimous selection as the 2010 Big Ten Conference Baseball Player of the Year. He previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Diego Padres, San Francisco Giants and Atlanta Braves.
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Alexander Ross Dickerson (born May 26, 1990), nicknamed " Grandpa", is an American professional baseball left fielder for the Long Island Ducks of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball.
