Buck Coats

American baseball player (born 1982)

Baseball player
Buck Coats
Coats playing for the Lansing Lugnuts in 2003
Outfielder
Born: (1982-06-09) June 9, 1982 (age 42)
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
  • Chicago Cubs (2006)
  • Cincinnati Reds (2007)
  • Toronto Blue Jays (2008)
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 December 16, 2011. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ a b c "Buck Coats Stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Archived from the original on February 26, 2010. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "Wednesday's sports transactions". Deseret News. Associated Press. November 25, 2009. Archived from the original on December 29, 2021. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ "Angels Announce 2015 Owlz Coaching Staff". Minor League Baseball. December 16, 2014. Archived from the original on December 29, 2021. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  • Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
  • Yahoo bio