caption finalyear bats birth_place debutyear finaldate statvalue position finalteam statlabel debutdate birth_date image article_title debutteam name throws
thurston with the st.louis cardinals 2011 left fairfield , california 2002 august 5 .226 1 27 utility player florida marlins batting average home runs runs batted in september 2 29 september 1979 dsc04735 joe thurston.jpg joe thurston
 los angeles dodgers joe thurston right
joe thurston

joseph william thurston -lrb- born september 29 , 1979 -rrb- is an american retired professional baseball utility player .
he played for the los angeles dodgers , boston red sox , st. louis cardinals , and florida marlins in major league baseball -lrb- mlb -rrb- .
he is currently on the coaching staff of the aa portland sea dogs .
