Blake Aaron Tekotte (born May 24, 1987) is a former American professional

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. He played in

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(MLB) for the

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and

Chicago White Sox The Chicago White Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago. The White Sox compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Central division. The team is owned by Jerry Reinsdorf, and p ...

. He completed his professional career in 2016 playing for the

Long Island Ducks The Long Island Ducks are an American professional minor-league baseball team based on Long Island in Central Islip, New York. The Ducks compete in the North Division of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball (ALPB), an independent "partne ...

of the

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Career

Amateur

Tekotte attended

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and the

University of Miami The University of Miami (UM, UMiami, Miami, U of M, and The U) is a private research university in Coral Gables, Florida. , the university enrolled 19,096 students in 12 colleges and schools across nearly 350 academic majors and programs, incl ...

, where he played for the

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team. While at Miami, he reached the

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in 2006 and 2008. In 2007, he played

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with the

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of the

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and was named a league all-star.

San Diego Padres

He was drafted by San Diego Padres in the third Round (101st overall) of the

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. Tekotte was called up by the Padres for the first time on May 23, 2011. Tekotte made his major league debut on May 25, 2011, one day after his 24th birthday, pinch-hitting for

Mat Latos Mathew Adam Latos ( ; born December 9, 1987) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Diego Padre ...

, lining out to the right fielder

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Chicago White Sox

On November 7, 2012, Tekotte was traded to the

for minor league pitcher Brandon Kloess after being designated for assignment on November 2. On August 9, 2013, Tekotte hit his first Major League home run against

Minnesota Twins The Minnesota Twins are an American professional baseball team based in Minneapolis. The Twins compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Central Division. The team is named after the Twin Cities area w ...

pitcher

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. He was outrighted off the White Sox roster on December 6, 2013.

Arizona Diamondbacks

Tekotte was traded to the

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on August 3, 2014.

Boston Red Sox

Tekotte signed a minor league contract with the

Boston Red Sox The Boston Red Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Boston. The Red Sox compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. Founded in as one of the American League's eight ...

on January 10, 2015.

Long Island Ducks

Tekotte signed with the

of the

on March 21, 2016. Tekotte retired following the 2016 season, and returned to complete his degree at the University of Miami. He has joined the

coaching staff for the 2017 season as a student coach.

References

External links

Miami Hurricanes bio
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