"Von Everett Joshua" was an outfielder for the Los Angeles Dodgers (1969–71, 1973–74 and 1979), San Francisco Giants (1975–76), Milwaukee Brewers (1976–77) and San Diego Padres (1980).

Joshua was drafted out of Chabot College by the San Francisco Giants in the first round of the 1967 Major League Baseball Draft/1967 January Major League Baseball draft along the likes of Carlton Fisk. However, Joshua signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers.

He helped the Dodgers win the 1974 National League pennant. However, in 1974 World Series/that year's World Series, which the Oakland Athletics won in five games over the Dodgers, Joshua went 0-for-4, all in pinch-hitter/pinch-hitting appearances, including grounding out to relief pitcher Rollie Fingers for the final out of the Series.

In 10 seasons he played in 822 games and had 2,234 at bats, 277 runs, 610 hits, 87 doubles, 31 triples, 30 home runs, 184 RBI, 55 stolen bases, 108 walks, .273 batting average, .306 on-base percentage, .380 slugging percentage, 849 total bases, 15 sacrifice hits, 15 sacrifice flies and 20 intentional walks.

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Ideally, they'd have liked to have had him up the last two or three months. If he doesn't get hurt, who knows? Maybe they don't make that trade for [Juan] Pierre.

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He's a lot better than he thinks he is.

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A lot of people in the organization are saying he's the best third baseman they've seen in a long time. He has got good hands and an accurate arm, and offensively, he's a good contact guy.

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I wouldn't be afraid to put him up there. He's going to make mistakes, but he's not going to embarrass you. He has all the tools, and a lot of times the thing that holds those five-tool guys back is the mental part. It's about getting experience and learning the nuances of the game.

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He's the real deal. I'll tell you, he's an exciting player.

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