Christopher Michael Bostick (born March 24, 1993) is an American former professional baseball outfielder and second baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the

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and

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Career

Bostick grew up in

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, and attended the Aquinas Institute in Rochester, New York. Playing for the school's baseball team, he had a .507 batting average as a junior and a .510 average as a senior. In his senior year, he was named the New York State Class B Player of the Year. He committed to attend

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on a college baseball scholarship.

Oakland Athletics

The

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selected Bostick in the 44th round, with the 1,366th overall selection, of the

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. He opted to sign with the Athletics rather than attend college, and received a $125,000

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. Bostick made his professional debut with the Arizona Athletics of the Rookie-level Arizona League in 2011, and played for the Vermont Lake Monsters of the Class A-Short Season New York–Penn League in 2012. He appeared in the New York–Penn League All-Star Game. The Athletics assigned Bostick to the

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of the Class A Midwest League in 2013.

Texas Rangers

On December 3, 2013, the Athletics traded Bostick and Michael Choice to the Texas Rangers for outfielder Craig Gentry and pitcher Josh Lindblom. Playing for the Myrtle Beach Pelicans of the Class A-Advanced Carolina League, Bostick had a .251 batting average, a .322

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, and a .412

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Washington Nationals

After the 2014 season, the Rangers traded Bostick and Abel De Los Santos to the Washington Nationals for

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. Bostick began the 2015 season with the Potomac Nationals of the Carolina League, and was promoted to the Harrisburg Senators of the Class AA Eastern League in June, and then played for the

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in the Arizona Fall League following the 2015 season, where he had ten extra base hits in 71 at bats. The Nationals added him to their 40-man roster after the 2015 season. After beginning the 2016 season with Harrisburg, he received a promotion to the Syracuse Chiefs of the Class AAA

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in June.

Pittsburgh Pirates

The Nationals

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Bostick for assignment in September 2016. They traded him to the

for

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and cash considerations. He began the 2017 season with the

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of the International League, and was promoted to the major leagues on May 8. He batted 8-for-27 (.296) for the Pirates in 2017.

Miami Marlins

The Pirates designated Bostick for assignment on August 7, 2018. The

acquired Bostick on August 12 for cash considerations. He elected to become a free agent after the 2018 season after clearing waivers.

Baltimore Orioles

On November 14, 2018, Bostick signed a minor league deal with the Baltimore Orioles and was assigned to the Norfolk Tides of the International League for the 2019 season. He became a free agent following the 2019 season.

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