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PAGE A10, KEIZERTIMES, NOVEMBER 27, 2020 KEIZERTIMES.COM TOP 20 20 Dave Zalubowski/Associated Press Joe Panik has played for three teams over his seven-year big league career. He was also one of the key members of the San Francisco Giants squad that won the World Series in 2014. #8 Joe Panik BY MATT RAWLINGS Of the Keizertimes At #8 on the Keizertimes list of the greatest Volcanoes players of all time is Joe Pan- ik. Panik has won a Gold Glove, a World Series ring, and appeared in an All-Star Game over his seven-year career. Panik grew up in New York and played college baseball at St. John’s Uni- versity in New York City. In his freshman season, Panik played in the fi rst ever base- ball game at Citi Field, home of the New York Mets, on March 29, 2009. After a successful sopho- more season in 2010, Panik played collegiate summer ball for the Yarmouth–Den- nis Red Sox of the Cape Cod Baseball League, where he batted .297 and was named to the East Division All-Star Team — Panik also received the league’s sports- manship award. The following season, Panik proved to be one of the top players in all of col- lege baseball. Panik compiled a .398 batting average with 19 doubles, 10 home runs and 57 RBIs. He also had the 10th best on-base percentage (OBP) in the country (.509). Panik was recognized as an All-American and was a fi - nalist for the Brooks Wallace Award, given to the nation’s best shortstop. Panik was drafted in the fi rst round (29th overall) by the San Francisco Giants in the 2011 Major League Baseball (MLB) Draft. He debuted with the Volcanoes later that summer and had one of the best seasons in franchise history. Panik was named the Northwest League’s Most Valuable Player (MVP) for the 2011 season after leading the league with a .341 bat- ting average, 49 runs scored, 54 RBIs and a .401 OBP. After he was invited to spring training with the Gi- ants in 2012, Panik played his second year with the orga- nization in advanced A-ball with the San Jose Giants, where he batted .297 with 27 doubles, seven home runs and 76 RBIs in 130 games. Panik was promoted to Double-A in 2013 and spent the season with the Richmond Flying Squirrels, which is when he made the move from shortstop to sec- ond base. He batted .257 and had 27 doubles to go along with his four homers and 58 RBIs. In 2014, Panik began the year in Triple-A with the Fresno Grizzlies, but on June 21, 2014, Panik was called up to join the Giants — he drew a walk in his fi rst MLB at-bat. On Aug. 22, 2014, Panik had one of the best games of his career with four base hits, and his fi rst career homer, against Doug Fister of the Washington Nationals, in the Giants 10-3 victory. Panik appeared in 73 games for the Giants in 2014. In 269 at-bats, he hit .305 with 10 doubles and a pair of triples. He fi nished sixth in National League (NL) Rookie of the Year voting. The Giants rewarded Pan- ik’s stellar play with a spot on the squad’s playoff roster. In his fi rst postseason game, Panik went 3-for-5 in the Giants 8-0 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates in the National League Wild Card game. In game four of the Na- tional League Division Series (NLDS) against the Nation- als, Panik went 2-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored as the Giants won the game 3-2 and advanced to the Na- tional League Championship Series (NLCS). Panik came through for the Giants again in game fi ve of the NLCS against the St. Louis Cardinals, blasting a two-run homer in the bot- tom of the third off Adam Wainwright. The Giants clinched the series with a 6-3 victory and advanced to their third World Series in fi ve years. At the plate, Panik went 6-of-27 with a pair of dou- bles, a triple and three RBIs in the 2014 World Series against the Kansas City Roy- als. However, the rookie sec- ond baseman made his mark on the series thanks to a re- markable play with his glove in game seven. With the game tied 2-2 in the bottom of the third, the Royals had a runner on fi rst and one out when slug- ger Eric Hosmer stepped to the dish. Hosmer drove a sharp grounder up the Volcanoes players of all time middle that appeared it was heading to the outfi eld for a base hit. However, Panik made a full-extended diving snag and fl ipped to shortstop Brandon Crawford — who is also a former Volcano player — for the force-out. Craw- ford then hurled the ball to fi rst in time to get Hosmer for the 4-6-3 double play. Hosmer was originally called safe on the play, but after a three minute replay review, the umpiring crew overruled the original call — it was the fi rst overturned call in World Series history via replay review. The Giants went on to clinch their third title of the Please see PANIK, Page A8 Body, Mind & Soul Our residents enjoy an active, engaging lifestyle that promotes wellness and independence. It is our goal to keep our residents linked to resources and opportunities that will fulfi ll their needs and interests in the Keizer area. Residents have many opportunities to participate in a variety of life enriching activities and events designed to stimulate the mind, body and soul. 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