Jon Bressner

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Jon Bressner (born August 26, 1961), is an American former professional baseball center fielder and right fielder. He played 22 seasons in the American Baseball Association for the New York Bombers. He amassed a .316 batting average, 24 home runs, 67 runs batted in, 69 runs scored, and over 112 hits. He is a 1-time ABA Champion and won one ABA Championship Series MVP Award, one Silver Slugger Award, and one Gold Glove Award.

New York Bombers (2000-2001)
In the 2000 Inaugural Draft, Bressner was drafted in the fourth round by the New York Bombers. Many detractors thought Bressner was too old to be a fourth round pick when the team could have drafted someone way younger. When asked about his age, Bressner answered that age was just a number and he war right. The 38-year-old ended his season with remarkable .318 batting average, with 10 home runs and 29 RBI, earning himself a ABA Silver Slugger Award at CF in the process. In the post season, Bressner shone in the Championship Series, blasting three home runs and 4 RBI, en route to the first ever ABA Championship Series Award. At the end of the season, Bressner signed a 2-year contract extension with the Bombers organization.

In his second year with the team, the veteran right fielder continued to perform at a high level despite his advanced age. He outperformed himself in every possible category and, according to many, took the leader role vacated by Kevin Wesling last year.

Retirement
Around the holidays, Bressner broke his leg in a car accident. He then decided to end his career instead of coming back without a contract at 42 the next year. At the time of his retirement, Bressner was basically in every batting top 10. He will be the first player ever to be in the Hall of Fame ballots, starting in 2004.

Awards
1X ABA Champion (2000)

1X ABA Championship Series MVP Award (2000)

1X ABA Silver Slugger Award at CF (2000)

1X ABA Gold Glove Award at RF (2001)