Jimmy Rollins
Rollins in 2008, photo by Prphotos.com
Birth Name: James Calvin Rollins
Place of Birth: Oakland, Alameda, California, United States
Date of Birth: November 27, 1978
Ethnicity: African-American
Jimmy Rollins is an American professional baseball player. He was a shortstop in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Phillies (2000–2014), Los Angeles Dodgers (2015), and Chicago White Sox (2016). He won four Golden Glove Awards and one MVP-1 award. He is nicknamed “J-Roll.”
Jimmy is the son of Gigi and Jimmy Rollins, Sr. He is married to Johari Smith, with whom he has two children. His cousin, Osiris Johnson, is also a professional baseball player.
He is also said to be a cousin of professional baseball player Tony Tarasco.
Jimmy’s paternal grandparents were named Lawrence C. Rollins and Barbara L. Galloway.
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Jimmy’s paternal grandparents were Lawrence C. Rollins and Barbara L. Galloway.
I suspect his maternal grandparents were John Edward Holmes and Ella McBride.
He’s said to be a cousin of Tony Tarasco, but Tony is said to be of Trinidadian and Italian descent, so I’m not sure how they would be related.