Personal Life
Jerry's brother Scott is also a professional baseball player. Their father Jerry Hairston, Sr. and grandfather Sam Hairston were also major league players, making him the first African American to be a third-generation major-leaguer. Hairston's heritage is also Mexican American on his mother's side. His uncle Johnny Hairston also played in the majors. Several other family members have also played in the minor leagues.
He attended Naperville North High School in Naperville, Illinois and Southern Illinois University. Hairston became a Jehovah's Witnesses in July 2000.
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