Jason Coats
Outfielder
Born: (1990-02-24) February 24, 1990
Dallas, Texas
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
June 4, 2016, for the Chicago White Sox
Last MLB appearance
September 29, 2016, for the Chicago White Sox
MLB statistics
Batting average.200
Home runs1
Runs batted in4
Teams

Jason Leavell Coats (born February 24, 1990) is an American former professional baseball outfielder. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Chicago White Sox.

Career

Amateur

Coats played college baseball at Texas Christian University (TCU) for the TCU Horned Frogs. In 2010, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Bourne Braves of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[1] After his junior year he was drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 12th round of the 2011 Major League Baseball Draft, but did not sign and returned to TCU for his senior year.[2] His senior year came to an end after tearing his ACL during the final game of the regular season.[3][4]

Chicago White Sox

Coats was drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 29th round of the 2012 MLB Draft. He made his professional debut in 2013 with the Kannapolis Intimidators. Coats played 2014 with the Winston-Salem Dash and Birmingham Barons, 2015 with Birmingham and the Charlotte Knights and started 2016 with Charlotte.[5]

The White Sox promoted Coats to the major leagues on June 4, and put him in their starting lineup.[6]

Tampa Bay Rays

Coats was claimed off waivers by the Tampa Bay Rays on January 11, 2017.[7] Later that day, Coats tore his right ulnar collateral ligament.[8] He was released on January 30.[8][9]

On March 13, 2017, Coats signed a minor league deal with the Tampa Bay Rays.[10] He elected free agency on November 2, 2018, and later re-signed to another minor league deal on February 6, 2019, that included an invitation to Spring Training. He was assigned to AAA Durham Bulls to start the 2019 season. He became a free agent following the 2019 season.[11]

References

  1. ↑ "#15 Jason Coats - Profile". pointstreak.com. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
  2. ↑ Trench Coats: Jason heads back to TCU
  3. ↑ Isolated ACL tear finishes Jason Coats' TCU career
  4. ↑ Hamilton: Knee injury changed path for Dash’s Coats
  5. ↑ TCU-teammates-turned-White Sox follow different paths to majors
  6. ↑ "Saturday's recap: Tigers 7, White Sox 4". Chicago Tribune.
  7. ↑ "Rays claim OF Coats, designate RHP Floro for assignment". washingtontimes.com. January 11, 2017. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
  8. 1 2 Adams, Steve (January 30, 2017). "Rays Release Jason Coats". mlbtraderumors.com. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
  9. ↑ "Tampa Bay Rays Transactions". MLB.com. p. January 2017. Archived from the original on February 3, 2017. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
  10. ↑ "Minor MLB Transactions: 3/13/2017". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved June 23, 2019.
  11. ↑ Matt Eddy (November 7, 2019). "Minor League Free Agents 2019". Baseball America. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
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