Buck Coats
Coats playing for the Lansing Lugnuts in 2003
Outfielder
Born: (1982-06-09) June 9, 1982 (age 41)
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 runs1
Runs batted in3
Teams
Medals
Men's baseball
Representing  United States
Baseball World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2009 Nettuno National team

Buck Coats (born June 9, 1982) is a former Major League Baseball (MLB) outfielder.

Career

Coats 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

  1. ^ "18th Round of the 2000 MLB June Amateur Draft". Baseball-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2011-12-16. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  2. ^ "Moyer wins debut for streaking Phillies vs. Cubs". ESPN. Associated Press. August 22, 2006. Archived from the original on 2021-12-29. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  3. ^ a b c "Buck Coats Stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2010-02-26. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  4. ^ Bastian, Jordan (December 7, 2007). "Jays complete Coats deal with Reds". Minor League Baseball. Archived from the original on 2021-12-29. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  5. ^ "Wednesday's sports transactions". Deseret News. Associated Press. November 25, 2009. Archived from the original on 2021-12-29. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  6. ^ Axisa, Mike (May 4, 2010). "White Sox Acquire Buck Coats". MLB Trade Rumors. Archived from the original on 2010-05-07. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  7. ^ a b "Buck Coats Minor, Fall & Winter Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-10-21. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  8. ^ Links, Zachary (December 15, 2010). "Minor Deals: Yankees, Chulk, Van Every, Coats". MLB Trade Rumors. Archived from the original on 2015-01-09. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  9. ^ "Angels Announce 2015 Owlz Coaching Staff". Minor League Baseball. December 16, 2014. Archived from the original on 2021-12-29. Retrieved December 29, 2021.

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