Article: Hairston Jr. has right genes to help Yanks

OAKLAND, Calif. - Approaching his fourth birthday, Jackson Hairston already knows what his dad does for a living. "He tells everybody that hes a baseball player, too, said Jerry Hairston Jr., which only is natural. Hairston Jr.s father, uncle and grandfather were major-leaguers, and the Yankee utility man had just come back from lunch Tuesday afternoon with brother Scott, the Athletics cleanup hitter. My nephews are the same way, Hairston Jr. said before Tuesday nights Yankees-Athletics game. Its just amazing. Already on this road trip, Hairston Jr. has started games at third base, left field and center field, and he subbed at shortstop Monday night the 1,000th game of his career. At 33, ...

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