John David Field (born February 20, 1992) is an American former

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. He played one season in

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(MLB) for the

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and Minnesota Twins in 2018.

Amateur career

Field attended

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. He attended the

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and played

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for the Arizona Wildcats from 2011 to 2013. Over 172 games, he batted .343 with a .431 on-base percentage, a .518 slugging percentage, and 11

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s. In 2011, he played collegiate summer baseball with the

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of the Cape Cod Baseball League. He was a member of Arizona's

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championship team in 2012.

Professional career

Tampa Bay Rays

The

selected Field in the fifth round of the

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. He signed with the Rays and made his professional debut with the

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and spent the whole season there, batting .252 with two home runs and 24 RBIs in 60 games. In 2014, he played for the

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and

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, slashing .300/.376/.488 with 12 home runs, 58 RBIs, and 23 stolen bases in 122 total games between the two teams, and was named the Rays Minor League Player of the Year. Field played for the

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in 2015, batting .255 with 14 home runs and 66 RBIs in 116 games, and for the Biscuits and

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in 2016, compiling a .273 batting average with 12 home runs and 56 RBIs in 114 games. Field spent 2017 with Durham where he hit .261/.303/.425 with 12 home runs and 57 RBIs in 111 games. The Rays promoted Field to the major leagues on April 12, 2018. He had his first hit, a double, against Yacksel Ríos of the Philadelphia Phillies. Field was optioned to the Triple-A

on July 10, 2018. The Rays designated Field for assignment on July 20, 2018. He finished hitting .213 with 6 home runs and 14 RBI's.

Cleveland Indians

The

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claimed Field off waivers from the Rays on July 24, 2018. Field was designated for assignment by the Indians on July 31, 2018.

Minnesota Twins

The Minnesota Twins claimed Field off waivers from the Indians on August 3, 2018.

Chicago Cubs

On November 1, 2018, Field was claimed off waivers by the Chicago Cubs. He was outrighted to AAA on November 20, 2018. He was invited to spring training for 2019. He did not make the team and was assigned to AAA Iowa Cubs. He became a free agent on November 4, 2019.

Kansas City Monarchs

On March 12, 2021, Field signed with the

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of the

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. Field was released by the team on June 28 after hitting .198/.278/.342 with 3 home runs in 31 games for the team.

High Point Rockers

On June 30, 2021, Field signed with the

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of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. He became a free agent following the season. On April 7, 2022, Field re-signed with the Rockers for the 2022 season. Field appeared in 60 games for the Rockers in 2022, slashing .229/.332/.375 with 6 home runs, 25 RBI, and 10 stolen bases. He retired from professional baseball on July 4.

Personal life

Field and college teammate Rob Refsnyder are friends. Field was a groomsman at Refsnyder's wedding.

References

External links

Arizona Wildcats bio
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