Tommy Wayne "Trey" Amburgey III (born October 24, 1994) is an American former

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. He played in

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(MLB) for the

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and in

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(NPB) for the

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Early life and amateur career

Amburgey was born and grew up in

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and attended

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. Amburgey was lightly recruited coming out of high school and played

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. He had committed to continue his college baseball career at

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prior to being drafted.

Professional career

New York Yankees

The

selected Amburgey in the 13th round, 393rd overall, of the

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. After signing with the team he was initially assigned to the

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, where he batted .333 with 14 stolen bases in 37 games before being promoted to the

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. Amburgey split the 2016 season between the GCL Yankees, the Single-A

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, and the High-A

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, accumulating a .274/.313/.381 slash line in 68 games between the three teams. In 2017, Amburgey returned to Tampa and hit .236/.296/.382 with career-highs in home runs (14) and

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(RBIs) (57). Amburgey spent the 2018 season with the Double-A

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, batting .258/.300/.418 with 16 home runs and 74 RBIs in 125 games. He was assigned to the Triple-A

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in 2019 and finished the season with a .274 batting average with 22 home runs, 31 doubles and an .822 OPS. Amburgey did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the

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. He was assigned to Triple-A

to begin the 2021 season. On July 15, 2021, Amburgey's contract was selected to the Yankees' 40-man roster and he was promoted to the major leagues for the first time. He made his MLB debut the following day as the starting right fielder against the

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, going 0-for-2. On August 18, after playing in two games and not recording a hit, Amburgey was returned to the minors.

Cincinnati Reds

On December 1, 2021, Amburgey signed a minor league contract with the

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. He played in 39 games for the

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, hitting .226/.302/.429 with seven home runs and 12 RBI.

Seattle Mariners

On June 25, 2022, Amburgey was traded to the

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. In 20 games for the Triple–A

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, he batted .172/.232/.281 with two home runs and seven RBI. Amburgey was released by the Mariners organization on August 11.

Yokohama DeNA BayStars

On December 22, 2022, Amburgey signed with the

. He played in only. 4 games for the team, collecting one hit. Following the season on November 7, 2023, the BayStars announced that Amburgey would not be given a contract for the 2024 season, and he became a free agent. Amburgey announced his retirement from professional baseball with an Instagram post on July 17, 2024.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Amburgey, Trey 1994 births Living people American expatriate baseball players in Japan Baseball players from Palm Beach County, Florida Charleston RiverDogs players Gulf Coast Yankees players Louisville Bats players Major League Baseball outfielders New York Yankees players Nippon Professional Baseball outfielders Sportspeople from Lake Worth Beach, Florida Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders players St. Petersburg Titans baseball players Staten Island Yankees players Tacoma Rainiers players Tampa Yankees players Trenton Thunder players Vermont Mountaineers players Yokohama DeNA BayStars players