page_title: Justin Sellers
section_title: Los Angeles Dodgers
hierarchical_section_title: Justin Sellers / Professional career / Los Angeles Dodgers
caption_attribution_description: Justin Sellers
context_page_description: Justin Ryan Sellers is an American former professional baseball infielder. He played in Major League Baseball for the Los Angeles Dodgers and Cleveland Indians. Primarily a shortstop, Sellers also played second base and third base.
context_section_description: The Cubs traded him to the Los Angeles Dodgers on April 2, 2009 for future considerations.
  In 2009, he was selected to the Southern League all-star team, while hitting .280 with the Double-A Chattanooga Lookouts.  He spent most of 2010 with the Triple-A Albuquerque Isotopes, hitting .285 in 90 games. In 2011, with the Isotopes, he was in 89 games and hit .304 with 14 home runs.
  On August 12, 2011 he was called up to the Dodgers, replacing the injured Dee Gordon on the active roster. He was hitless in three at-bats as the starting shortstop against the Houston Astros in his debut that night.  He collected his first hit the following day against Wandy Rodríguez and his first home run on the 14th against Jordan Lyles. He appeared in 36 games for the Dodgers, split between second base and shortstop, and hit .203.
  Sellers began 2012 as a utility infielder for the Dodgers, appearing in 19 games and hitting .205. However, he experienced numbness in his right leg on May 24. He said that he thought the injury had originally occurred when he crashed into the stands to make a catch against the Arizona Diamondbacks the week before. He was placed on the disabled list the following day. After a lengthy period, he played some rehab games with Class-A Rancho Cucamonga in early August but it was shut down after a few games due to lower back pain. It was determined that Sellers would need surgery on his lower back and that he would not be able to play again during the 2012 season.
  On January 19, 2013, Sellers was arrested in West Sacramento after police found him driving recklessly on his motorcycle. After a short chase, he turned himself in.
  Sellers became the Dodgers opening day starter at shortstop in 2013 after Hanley Ramírez was injured during the 2013 World Baseball Classic. He hit only .188 in 27 games and was optioned back to AAA. In 89 games with the Isotopes, he hit .270.
  Sellers was designated for assignment by the Dodgers on February 22, 2014 and removed from the 40-man roster.
caption: Sellers playing the Albuquerque Isotopes, triple-A affiliates of the Los Angeles Dodgers, in 2013
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