Joseph Thomas Terdoslavich (born September 9, 1988) is an American professional baseball left fielder and first baseman for the Lancaster Barnstormers of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. After attending California State University, Long Beach, he was drafted by the Atlanta Braves in 2010. He made his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut with the Braves in 2013.\n', '

Of Croatian descent, Joseph Thomas Terdoslavich was born in Sarasota, Florida on September 9, 1988. He and his brother Tyler were raised in a single-parent household by Joe Terdoslavich Sr. When Joey learned to walk at eight months old, his father began teaching him how to hit. Terdoslavich started using a Wiffle ball bat and tee at ten months of age and first threw a baseball at three years of age. He attended Sarasota High School in his hometown and was teammates with Eric Erickson and Mark Sobolewski. Terdoslavich\'s high school teams were coached by Clyde Metcalf. As a junior in 2006, Terdoslavich hit .411 with three homers, 29 RBI and set a school record with 23 doubles. That year Sarasota lost the state championship to Charles W. Flanagan High School. After the season, he was named to the second All-State team. In his senior season, Terdoslavich won a state title and hit .411 with five homers, leading his team with 32 RBI. His 2007 performance netted him a second team Louisville Slugger All-American award. Baseball America ranked him the 87th best prospect of the year, and he was drafted in the 35th round of the 2007 MLB draft by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. Terdoslavich did not sign, choosing instead to attend the University of Miami where high school teammates Erickson and Sobolewski were playing baseball, after visits to Florida and Central Florida. In his lone freshman season with the Miami Hurricanes baseball team, Terdoslavich roomed with D.J. Swatscheno, who had pitched for the 2006 Flanagan High baseball team.\n', '

He later transferred to California State University, Long Beach, where he played for the Long Beach State Dirtbags baseball team. He was drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the sixth round of the 2010 MLB draft and signed with the Braves for $125,000. Terdoslavich had a successful season in 2011 for the high-A Lynchburg Hillcats in the Braves minor league system (he hit a Carolina League record 52 doubles) and was sent to the Surprise Saguaros of the Arizona Fall League, making the Fall League All Star team. He started the 2012 season playing with the Triple-A Gwinnett Braves, making the jump from A to AAA. He split the 2012 season between Gwinnett and the Double-A Mississippi Braves.\n', '

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