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Full Name:
 

Joshua Adam Donaldson​

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Nicknames:

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“Bringer of Rain"

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He took the nickname from the Starz TV series "Spartacus: Blood and Sand".

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Born:  
   

December 8, 1985

Pensacola, Florida

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Family:  

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Mother: Lisa French

Father: Levon Donaldson

Uncle: Chuck Pyritz

Partner: Briana Miller (@BrianaMiller13)

Ex-girlfriend: Jillian Rose

Uncle: Billy (Levon's brother) 

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His mother lives in Daphne, Alabama.

 

DO NOT USE: His father was incarcerated throughout his childhood. His uncle Billy also went to prison (as well as the majority of the men on his father's side).

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His girlfriend Briana is a ex-bartender and vegan.

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Friends:  

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P. J. Walters (childhood friend)

Bobby Cassevah (childhood friend)

Adam Heether (Best friend and personal assistant)

Troy Tulowitzki (his best friend on the team)

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Agent: Dan Lozano (MVP Sports Group)

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School:  

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Pace High School, Pace, Florida

Mascot: The Patriots

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Moved to Daphne, Alabama and transferred school because his mother said children at Pace High were being mean to him.

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Faith Academy in Mobile, Alabama.

Mascot: Rams (Rambo the Ram)
Coach: Lloyd Skoda
 

Auburn University,

Auburn Tigers baseball

Major: Pre-Engineering
Coach: Tom Slater
Committed to play under Coach Steve Renfroe but he left before he started.
 

Summer of 2006, Donaldson played for the Harwich Mariners of the Cape Cod Baseball League

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Baseball Related:

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2007 - drafted by the Chicago Cubs as a catcher in the first round (48th overall)

 

2008 - Traded, with Matt Murton, Eric Patterson and Sean Gallagher, to the Oakland Athletics for Rich Harden and Chad Gaudin.

 

2010 - April 30, Major League debut for the Oakland Athletics.

 

2012 - During his option year with the Athletic's Donaldson played winter ball in the Dominican Republic under manager Ken Oberkfell (team Leones del Escogido).

 

2014 - traded Donaldson to the Toronto Blue Jays for Brett Lawrie, Kendall Graveman, Sean Nolin, and Franklin Barreto

 

2015 - Won the AL MVP award.

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Extra:

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As a child he was Braves fan and his favorite player was Ron Gant.

 

Lifelong avid golfer. He appeared on a local TV station showing off a "picture perfect" golf swing at 18 months old.

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2016 - He made a guest appearance on the show “Vikings” which he is a fan of. 

 

In an interview he credited Greg Sparks (Sparky), a hitting coach of Oakland's Triple-A Sacramento River Cats affiliate, with teaching him a lot and getting him to the next level. 

 

In 2017 he was living in the Tip Top Lofts on Lake Shore West in Toronto during the season. His condo overlooks the water and he owns (or owned) a Porsche 911 that he would drive to the Rogers Centre in. 

 

He owns a place in Tampa, Florida.

 

He has a yellow-brick house in his hometown of Mobile, Alabama. His mother, Lisa, lives a few minutes away.

 

Los Angeles Angels third-base coach Mike Butcher and Donaldson got into a heated exchange during a game (available here).

 

There were rumours circulating that Donaldson was cheating on his girlfriend with former Blue Jays reporter Jackie Redmond. @Jackie_Redmond

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Sample Heckles:

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"Jillian Rose told me to say hello to you."

 

"Does Briana know about Jackie Redmond?"

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"Adam Heether steals from you."

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"Hey Josh, it's (insert name) from Pace High School. Why did you leave?"

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"Bobby Cassevah has been talking to Jon Heyman" (Info here).

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Heckle him on twitter:

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@tos_bor20

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