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'Jeffery Adam Everett' (born February 5, 1977 in Austell, Georgia) is an American baseball player. Played his collegiate baseball at the University of South Carolina. He was drafted in the first round of the 1998 Major League draft and established himself as the starting shortstop for the Houston Astros in 2003.

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Professional career

In 1995 the Chicago Cubs drafted Everett in the fourth round out of Harrison High School, he did not sign with the team and in 1998 he was selected by the Boston Red Sox with the 12th pick of the Major League draft.
During the 1998 and 1999 seasons, Everett played for A Lowell and AA Trenton before he was traded to the Houston Astros during the 2000 season. That season he played 126 games at AAA New Orleans where he batted .245. Taking a break from minor league baseball he traveled to Sydney for the 2000 Summer Olympics, where he helped the US team capture the gold medal.
Everett made his Major League debut on August 30, 2001 and scored his first run against the San Francisco Giants on September 18 to tie the game at 2-2 in the ninth inning. He appeared in nine games for the Astros that season and played 114 in New Orleans.
In 2002 he appeared in 40 games for the Astros and played 88 in New Orleans. He was called up again in 2003 and played 128 games for the Astros. During that span he hit .256 with eight home runs. On August 6 Everett hit the first ever inside-the-park home run at Minute Maid Park versus the New York Mets. On July 9 he hit his first career grand slam against the Cincinnati Reds.
Everett finished second in the 2004 National League All-Star balloting for shortstops behind the St. Louis Cardinals' Edgar Renteria.
Everett's offense has been criticized by fans in Houston. He has the best fielding percentage in baseball since 2004. Pete Rose once bet an unnamed National League GM $64,000 that Everett would not get a hit during an entire Astros-Reds series, and gave him 2-1 for his money. Everett responded by going 0-8 but drew 2 walks.
In 2007, Everett became the all-time shortstop home run leader for the Houston Astros with 34. He is also often mistaken for actor D.J. Qualls, who listed Everett as his favorite baseball player in a 2004 Hollywood survey.
On June 14th 2007, Everett was involved in a collision with left fielder Carlos Lee while chasing down a fly ball. Everett was taken off the field on a medical cart, and was later diagnosed with a fractured fibula. He will miss between four to eight weeks of play as a result of this injury.

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★ Adam Everett's Career Statistics from The Baseball Cube

★ Everett's player page on the official Astros web-site

★ Everett is Mr. Smooth in the field - Meet the best defensive shortstop in baseball Jerry Crasnick ESPN.com