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In 2011, he hit .353 while leading the [[Pioneer League (baseball)|Pioneer League]] in [[RBI]]s and [[outfield assist]]s, and was both a Pioneer League and [[Rookie League]] All Star. In 2012, he was named the Dodgers' "Minor League Player of the Year". By virtue of his Jewish heritage, he played for the [[Israel national baseball team]] in the qualifying rounds of the [[2013 World Baseball Classic]].
In 2013, Pederson was both a mid-season and post-season [[Southern League (baseball)|Southern League]] All-Star, and led the league in [[slugging percentage]]. He was ranked the Dodgers' # 1 prospect by ''[[Baseball America]]'' after the 2013 season. In 2014 he became the first player in the [[Pacific Coast League]] (PCL) in 80 years, and the fourth all-time, to hit 30 [[home run|homer]]s and [[stolen base|steal]] 30 bases in the same season. That year Pederson led the PCL in [[run (baseball)|run]]s, home runs, [[walk (baseball)|walk]]s, [[on-base percentage]], and [[On-base plus slugging|OPS]], while stealing 30 bases. He was named the [[Pacific Coast League Most Valuable Player Award|PCL Most Valuable Player]], to both the mid-season and post-season PCL All-Star teams, and was selected as ''Baseball America'''s AAA Player of the Year. In 2015, he was named the 8th-best prospect in baseball by ''Baseball America''. He began the 2015 season as the Dodgers' starting center fielder, and the third-youngest player in the NL. Pederson was selected to the NL team in the [[2015 Major League Baseball All-Star Game]], and was chosen to start in [[left field]].
==Personal life==
Pederson was born in [[Palo Alto]], California, and is the son of Stu and Shelley Pederson.<ref name="insidesocal1">{{cite web|author= J.P. Hoornstra |url=http://www.insidesocal.com/dodgers/2012/09/28/joc-pederson-re/ |title=Joc Pederson reflects on WBC qualifier with Team Israel. | Inside the Dodgers |publisher=Insidesocal.com |date=September 28, 2012 |accessdate=March 17, 2014}}</ref><ref name="baseballamerica2">{{cite web|url=https://www.baseballamerica.com/statistics/players/cards/37340 |title=Stats: Joc Pederson |publisher=Baseball America|date= |accessdate=March 17, 2014}}</ref> His father [[Stu Pederson]] played eight games for the Dodgers in 1985, and a total of 12 years in the minor leagues.<ref name="insidesocal1"/><ref name="scout1">{{cite web|url=http://dodgers.scout.com/2/1380646.html|author= Ryan Gorcey|title= Past Meets Present Meets Future for Pederson |publisher=Dodgers.scout.com |date=March 3, 2014 |accessdate=March 17, 2014}}</ref> He is Jewish,<ref>
His older brother Tyger Pederson played baseball for the [[University of the Pacific (United States)|University of the Pacific]], and played [[second base]] in the Dodgers minor league system and for the [[Rockford Aviators]] in the [[Frontier League]].<ref name="scout1"/><ref name="truebluela1">{{cite web|url=http://www.truebluela.com/2014/2/25/5438502/joc-pederson-dodgers-2014-profile |author=Craig Minami|title=Dodgers 2014 profile: Joc Pederson, waiting for his chance |publisher=True Blue LA |date=February 25, 2014 |accessdate=March 17, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mercurynews.com/peninsula/ci_26516933/palys-pederson-returns-home-dodgers|title=Paly's Pederson returns home with Dodgers|work=San Jose Mercury News|first=Vytas|last=Mazeika|date=September 11, 2014|accessdate=May 24, 2015}}</ref> His eldest brother, named Champ, has [[Down Syndrome]] and sometimes stays with him during the season.<ref name="yahoo1"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2015/05/18/joc-pederson-dodgers-rookie-of-the-year/27531681/|title=Fueled by family, Joc Pederson and his 'ridiculous' talent power Dodgers|work=USA Today|first=Jorge L.|last=Ortiz|date=May 18, 2015|accessdate=May 24, 2015}}</ref> His younger sister, Jacey, is an elite national amateur soccer player, who plays forward on the [[US Under-17 Women's National Soccer Team]].<ref name="yahoo1"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mercurynews.com/peninsula/ci_22538721/pederson-making-name-herself-pitch |author=John Reid|title=Pederson making name for herself on the pitch |work=San Jose Mercury News |date=March 12, 2013 |accessdate=March 17, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.topdrawersoccer.com/club-player-profile/jacey-pederson/pid-10029341 |title=Jacey Pederson |publisher=Topdrawersoccer.com |date= |accessdate=March 19, 2014}}</ref>
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Pederson homered in both games of a day-night [[doubleheader (baseball)|doubleheader]] on June 2, with his second homer being estimated at 480 feet, the longest in the Majors at that point of the season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.truebluela.com/2015/6/2/8716091/joc-pederson-home-runs-dodgers|title=Joc Pederson continues to climb the charts|first=Eric|last=Stephen|work=SB Nation|date=June 2, 2015|accessdate=June 3, 2015}}</ref> On June 3, he homered in his fifth consecutive game, becoming the first Dodgers rookie to ever do so.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://fantasynews.cbssports.com/fantasybaseball/update/25204663/dodgers-of-joc-pederson-hits-hr-in-fifth-consecutive-game|title=Dodgers OF Joc Pederson hits HR in fifth consecutive game|work=CBS Sports}}</ref> That also tied the team record, with Pederson joining [[Roy Campanella]] (1950), [[Shawn Green]] (2001), Matt Kemp (2010), and [[Adrian Gonzalez]] (2014–15).<ref name="ocregister.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.ocregister.com/dodgers/denver-664320-dodgers-final.html|title=Joc Pederson homers again but Dodgers blow lead in ninth|work=The Orange County Register}}</ref> Coupled with his four-game home run streak in May, he became only the second rookie in the modern era to have two home run streaks of at least four games (joining Minnesota's [[Jimmie Hall]]; 1963).<ref name="ocregister.com"/> Pederson hit his 19th home run on June 22, passing [[Mike Piazza]] (1993) for most home runs by a Dodgers rookie before the All-Star break.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.truebluela.com/2015/6/22/8827309/dodgers-cubs-recap-home-run-derby-lights-out|title=Dodgers lose home run derby to Cubs on dark night at Wrigley|work=SB Nation|first=Eric|last=Stephen|date=June 22, 2015|accessdate=June 23, 2015}}</ref> He hit his 20th on June 29, making him one of only three rookies in MLB history to hit 20 or more homers before July, joining [[Wally Berger]] (1930) and Albert Pujols (2001).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.truebluela.com/2015/6/29/8857387/joc-pederson-20-home-runs-dodgers|title=Joc Pederson reaches 20 home runs before July 1|work=SB Nation|first=Eric|last=Stephen|date=June 29, 2015|accessdate=June 30, 2015}}</ref>
Pederson was selected to the National League squad in the [[2015 Major League Baseball All-Star Game]], the first Dodgers rookie to be selected as an All Star since [[Hideo Nomo]] in 1995<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.latimes.com/sports/dodgers/dodgersnow/la-sp-sn-dodgers-all-star-greinke-grandal-pederson-gonzalez-kershaw-20150706-story.html|title=Four Dodgers selected to NL All-Star team, but not Clayton Kershaw|first=Bill|last=Shaikin|work=Los Angeles Times|date=July 6, 2015|accessdate=July 6, 2015}}</ref> and he was later chosen to start in [[left field]] after [[Matt Holliday]] was forced to withdraw from the game due to injury. He became the first Dodgers rookie position player to ever start in an All-Star game.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.latimes.com/sports/dodgers/dodgersnow/la-sp-dn-dodgers-joc-pederson-starter-all-star-game-20150712-story.html|title=Dodgers' Joc Pederson upgraded to starter for All-Star game|first=Greg|last=Hadley|work=Los Angeles Times|date=July 12, 2015|accessdate=July 12, 2015}}</ref> He was also selected to participate in the [[2015 Major League Baseball Home Run Derby|Home Run Derby]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.truebluela.com/2015/7/8/8916807/joc-pederson-home-run-derby-dodgers-all-star-game-2015-cincinnati|title=Joc Pederson will participate in 2015 Home Run Derby|work=SB Nation|last=Stephen|work=Eric|date=July 8, 2015|accessdate=July 8, 2015}}</ref> Peterson was the # 4 seed, hit the longest homer of the evening at 489 feet, became the first Dodger to make it to the Derby finals, and came in second, losing
==See also==
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