As Jackie MacMullan wrote for the Boston Globe: 'He does not look like an MVP candidate more a refrigerator repairman, a butcher, the man selling hammers behind the counter at the True Value hardware store.' Youkilis was named to the Sporting News ' list of the 50 greatest current players in baseball, ranking No. He was called 'roly-poly' by his high school coach, 'pudgy' by his college coach, a 'fat kid' by general manager Billy Beane, and a 'thicker-bodied guy' by the Red Sox scout who recruited him. He excelled despite a physique that led many observers to underestimate his athletic ability. He is also a three-time MLB All-Star, two-time World Series Champion, and winner of the 2008 Hank Aaron Award.Īn intense performer on the playing field, Youkilis was known for his scrappiness, grittiness, dirt-stained jerseys, home-plate collisions, and his strange batting stance. A Gold Glove Award-winning first baseman, he once held baseball's record for most consecutive errorless games at first base (later broken by Casey Kotchman). Known for his ability to get on base, while he was still a minor leaguer, Youkilis was nicknamed Euclis: The Greek God of Walks in the best-selling book, Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game. He later served as a special assistant to the Chicago Cubs and former Red Sox GM Theo Epstein. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Red Sox, the Chicago White Sox, and the New York Yankees.

A native of Cincinnati, Ohio, he was drafted by the Red Sox in 2001, after playing college baseball at the University of Cincinnati. Kevin Edmund Youkilis ( / ˈ juː k ə l ɪ s/ born March 15, 1979), nicknamed ' Youk' / ˈ juː k/, is an American former professional baseball first baseman and third baseman, who primarily played for the Boston Red Sox. NPB: April 26, 2014, for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles MLB: June 13, 2013, for the New York Yankees

NPB: March 28, 2014, for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles MLB: May 15, 2004, for the Boston Red Sox

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