Jason Coats
| Jason Coats | |||
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| Chicago White Sox – No. 36 | |||
| Outfielder | |||
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Born: February 24, 1990 Dallas, Texas | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| June 4, 2016, for the Chicago White Sox | |||
| MLB statistics (through 2016 season) | |||
| Batting average | .200 | ||
| Home runs | 1 | ||
| Runs batted in | 4 | ||
| Teams | |||
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Jason L. Coats (born February 24, 1990) is an American professional baseball outfielder for the Chicago White Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Career
Coats played college baseball at Texas Christian University (TCU) for the TCU Horned Frogs. 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.[1] His senior year came to an end after tearing his ACL during the final game of the regular season.[2][3] 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.[4]
The White Sox promoted Coats to the major leagues on June 4, and put him in their starting lineup.[5]
References
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
- TCU Horned Frogs bio