caption bats birth_place debutyear statyear statvalue team image_size position statlabel debutdate birth_date number image article_title debutteam name throws
gyorko batting for the padres right morgantown , west virginia 2013 august 25 , 2015 .234 273 43 151 san diego padres 240 second baseman batting average hits home runs runs batted in april 1 23 september 1988 9 sd padres jedd gyorko -lrb- 9699149844 -rrb- . jpg jedd gyorko
 san diego padres jedd gyorko right
jedd gyorko

jedd lindon gyorko -lrb- ; born september 23 , 1988 -rrb- is an american professional baseball second baseman with the san diego padres of major league baseball -lrb- mlb -rrb- .
gyorko made his mlb debut on opening day of the 2013 season for the san diego padres as their starting second baseman .
gyorko attended university high school in morgantown , west virginia .
playing for the school 's baseball team as a shortstop , he was named one of the best baseball players in the state .
he then enrolled at west virginia university , and set numerous school records for the west virginia mountaineers baseball program .
gyorko won the 2010 brooks wallace award as the best shortstop in the national collegiate athletic association 's division i .
the padres selected gyorko in the second round of the 2010 mlb draft .
playing in minor league baseball , gyorko shifted to third base , and developed into one of the best prospects in baseball .
he made the padres ' opening day roster as their starting second baseman , and had a strong rookie season .
the padres signed gyorko to a contract extension worth $ 35 million early in the 2014 season .
