Jason Leavell Coats (born February 24, 1990) is an American former professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Chicago White Sox.

Career

Amateur

Coats played college baseball at Texas Christian University (TCU) for the TCU Horned Frogs. In 2010, he played

collegiate summer baseball Collegiate summer baseball leagues are amateur baseball leagues in the United States and Canada featuring players who have attended at least one year of college and have at least one year of athletic eligibility remaining. Generally, they operat ...

with the Bourne Braves of the

Cape Cod Baseball League The Cape Cod Baseball League (CCBL or Cape League) is a collegiate summer baseball wooden bat league located on Cape Cod in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. One of the nation's premier collegiate summer leagues, the league boasts over one thousan ...

. After his junior year, he was drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 12th round of the

2011 Major League Baseball Draft The 2011 Major League Baseball draft was held from June 6 through June 8, 2011, from Studio 42 of the MLB Network in Secaucus, New Jersey. The Pittsburgh Pirates selected Gerrit Cole out of the University of California, Los Angeles, with the first ...

, but did not sign and returned to TCU for his senior year. His senior year came to an end after tearing his ACL during the final game of the regular season.

Chicago White Sox

Coats was drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 29th round of the

2012 MLB Draft The 2012 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft was held from June 4 through June 6, 2012, from Studio 42 of the MLB Network in Secaucus, New Jersey. The Houston Astros, with the first overall pick, selected Carlos Correa from the Puerto R ...

. He made his professional debut in 2013 with the Kannapolis Intimidators. Coats played 2014 with the Winston-Salem Dash and

Birmingham Barons The Birmingham Barons are a Minor League Baseball team based in Birmingham, Alabama. The team, which plays in the Southern League, is the Double-A affiliate of the Chicago White Sox and plays at Regions Field in downtown Birmingham. The current ...

, 2015 with Birmingham and the Charlotte Knights, and started 2016 with Charlotte. The White Sox promoted Coats to the major leagues on June 4, and put him in their starting lineup.

Tampa Bay Rays

Coats was claimed off waivers by the Tampa Bay Rays on January 11, 2017. Later that day, Coats tore his right ulnar collateral ligament. He was released on January 30. On March 13, Coats re–signed with the Rays on a minor league contract, but missed the entirety of the 2017 season as a result of his UCL injury. Coats played in 108 games for the Triple-A Durham Bulls in 2018, batting .247/.293/.448 with 15 home runs and 60 RBI. He elected free agency following the season on November 2, 2018. Coats later re-signed with the Rays on another minor league deal on February 6, 2019, that included an invitation to spring training. He was assigned to the Triple–A Durham Bulls to start the 2019 season. He became a free agent following the 2019 season.

References

External links

TCU Horned Frogs bio
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