RIP - Jeriome Robertson

Jeriome Robertson, a former Exeter High School baseball standout and Major League Baseball player, died late Saturday night after crashing his motorcycle in Exeter.

Robertson, 33, lost control of his 2007 Yamaha Warrior while making a turn at 70 mph, according to a California Highway Patrol report.

The CHP report did not include Robertson’s name, but his former high school baseball coach Steve Garver confirmed his death.

Smith Family Chapel in Exeter is taking care of the body. A date for the viewing has not been set.


Robertson, who helped lead Exeter to a Central Section championship and was named the Times-Delta co-player of the year in 1995, was drafted by the Houston Astros in the 24th round of the 1995 amateur draft.
He made his major league debut on Sept. 2, 2002. During his first full season with the Astros in 2003, Robertson compiled a 15-9 record and was seventh in rookie of the year award voting. In 2004, Robertson was traded to the Cleveland Indians after the Astros signed Roger Clemens and Andy Pettitte in the offseason. He made his final major league appearance July 21, 2004.He was released by the New York Mets on July 31, 2006. He also spent time playing pro baseball in Taiwan, Mexico and in the Atlantic League — an independent baseball league.