Jacoby McCabe Ellsbury (born September 11, 1983, in
Madras, Oregon) is a Major League Baseball (MLB)
outfielder for the Boston Red Sox. Originally
drafted, but not signed, by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays
in the 23rd round of the 2002 MLB entry draft and in
2005 was drafted by Boston, 23rd overall, in the
entry draft out of Oregon State University.
Jacoby is officially enrolled as a member of the
Colorado River Indian Tribes and is the first Native
American of Navajo descent to reach the Major
Leagues.