Kevin Youkilis
Kevin Youkilis Edmund ( born March 15, 1979 in Cincinnati ) is an American professional baseball player in Major League Baseball who currently plays for the New York Yankees. The first baseman / third baseman took three times now in the MLB All- Star Game, and two-time winner of the World Series.
" Youk " provided in Minor League Baseball with his ability to stir a lot of walks and thus to achieve a high on- base percentage. In reference to his Greek -sounding name he was given the nickname " Euclis, Greek God of Walks" ( Euclis, the Greek God of Walks ) and debuted in 2004 for the Boston Red Sox. Right away he won as a substitute to the World Series and established himself with the Red Sox as -starting first baseman. In 2007 he had a good season in which he had nine consecutive games with at least two hits, managed 190 games without an error and a rare inside-the - park home run scored. He was part of that Boston team that won the World Series in 2007. In 2008, Youkilis, who is also now played third baseman, if necessary, scored career - best values of 29 home runs, .305 batting average, .413 on- base percentage, 115 Run batted in. He finished in the choice of the MVP ( most valuable player ) 3rd place and was elected for the first of three times in the All-Star Game. In 2009, Youkilis for the USA in the World Baseball Classic 2009 part, and managed to get back into the All- Star Game. 2010 was moderate for him, as he pulled his thumb and could not build on his achievements. As well as the following years did not run as desired, he was delivered to the Chicago White Sox and then to the New York Yankees, where he has played ever since.
Origin and private life
Youkilis is married to Julie (nee Brady ), with whom he has a son. Since the marriage of American football player and three-time Super Bowl winner Tom Brady is his brother, and his wife, supermodel Gisele Bundchen, his brother's wife. Youkilis itself, despite its Greek -sounding name of Romanian- Jewish descent: his ancestor, who once bore the name " Weiner", emigrated for fear of anti-Semitism from Romania to Greece and adopted the native name " Youkilis ". Youkilis reported to be interested to play in the World Baseball Classic in 2013 for Israel, but Israel failed to qualify.