Buck Coats (born June 9, 1982) is a former Major League Baseball (MLB) outfielder.
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 Coats playing for the Lansing Lugnuts in 2003 | |||||||||||||||
| Outfielder | |||||||||||||||
| Born: June 9, 1982 Fort Benning, Georgia, U.S. | |||||||||||||||
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |||||||||||||||
| MLB debut | |||||||||||||||
| August 22, 2006, for the Chicago Cubs | |||||||||||||||
| Last appearance | |||||||||||||||
| April 11, 2008, for the Toronto Blue Jays | |||||||||||||||
| Career statistics | |||||||||||||||
| Batting average | .193 | ||||||||||||||
| Home runs | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Runs batted in | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |||||||||||||||
| Teams | |||||||||||||||
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Career
editCoats was drafted in the 18th round (523rd overall) of the 2000 MLB Draft by the Chicago Cubs.[1]
Coats made his Major League debut for the Cubs on August 22, 2006, against the Philadelphia Phillies.[2] After the 2006 season, he finished batting .167 with one home run and one RBI.[3]
Coats was then traded to the Reds for a player to be named later. Buck finished hitting .206 and two RBIs, a personal best.[3] The Reds then dealt him to the Toronto Blue Jays for right-handed pitcher Justin James.[4]
Coats only played eight games for the Toronto Blue Jays before being sent back down to the minors. He finished the season batting .200, with one hit, and a single stolen base.[3]
Coats signed a minor league contract with the Kansas City Royals on November 25, 2009.[5] Coats was traded to the Chicago White Sox organization and assigned to the AA Birmingham Barons on May 4, 2010.[6] Coats hit .338 with two home runs and 8 RBI in 68 at-bats with the Barons before being promoted to the Triple-A Charlotte Knights.[7]
On December 15, 2010, Coats signed a minor league contract with the Washington Nationals.[8] Due to injury, he was limited to only nine games with the Double-A Harrisburg Senators, batting .261 with 3 RBI.[7]
In 2015, Coats, along with Alexis Gómez, were named co-hitting coaches of the Orem Owlz, the minor league rookie affiliate of the Los Angeles Angels.[9]
References
edit- ^ "18th Round of the 2000 MLB June Amateur Draft". Baseball-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 16, 2011. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
- ^ "Moyer wins debut for streaking Phillies vs. Cubs". ESPN. Associated Press. August 22, 2006. Archived from the original on December 29, 2021. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
- ^ a b c "Buck Coats Stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Archived from the original on February 26, 2010. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
- ^ Bastian, Jordan (December 7, 2007). "Jays complete Coats deal with Reds". Minor League Baseball. Archived from the original on December 29, 2021. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
- ^ "Wednesday's sports transactions". Deseret News. Associated Press. November 25, 2009. Archived from the original on December 29, 2021. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
- ^ Axisa, Mike (May 4, 2010). "White Sox Acquire Buck Coats". MLB Trade Rumors. Archived from the original on May 7, 2010. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
- ^ a b "Buck Coats Minor, Fall & Winter Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. Archived from the original on October 21, 2020. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
- ^ Links, Zachary (December 15, 2010). "Minor Deals: Yankees, Chulk, Van Every, Coats". MLB Trade Rumors. Archived from the original on January 9, 2015. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
- ^ "Angels Announce 2015 Owlz Coaching Staff". Minor League Baseball. December 16, 2014. Archived from the original on December 29, 2021. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
External links
edit- Career statistics from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Yahoo bio