Jason Coats
{{short description|American baseball player (born 1990)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox baseball biography
|name = Jason Coats
|image =
|position = Outfielder
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1990|2|24}}
|birth_place = Dallas, Texas, U.S.
|bats = Right
|throws = Right
|debutleague = MLB
|debutdate = June 4
|debutyear = 2016
|debutteam = Chicago White Sox
| finalleague = MLB
| finaldate = September 29
| finalyear = 2016
| finalteam = Chicago White Sox
|statleague = MLB
|stat1label = Batting average
|stat1value = .200
|stat2label = Home runs
|stat2value = 1
|stat3label = Runs batted in
|stat3value = 4
|teams =
- Chicago White Sox ({{mlby|2016}})
}}
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 with the Bourne Braves of the Cape Cod Baseball League.{{cite web|author= |url=http://pointstreak.com/baseball/player.html?playerid=56416&seasonid=449 |title=#15 Jason Coats - Profile |publisher=pointstreak.com |date= |accessdate=January 9, 2020}} After his junior year, he was drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 12th round of the 2011 Major League Baseball Draft, but did not sign and returned to TCU for his senior year.[http://starlocalmedia.com/planocourier/sportsandsports/gridiron/trench-coats-jason-heads-back-to-tcu/article_bb26dd0a-55be-56a1-89b8-717ba7afe1fa.html Trench Coats: Jason heads back to TCU] His senior year came to an end after tearing his ACL during the final game of the regular season.[http://www.star-telegram.com/sports/article3831549.html Isolated ACL tear finishes Jason Coats' TCU career][http://www.journalnow.com/sports/columnists/scott_hamilton/hamilton-knee-injury-changed-path-for-dash-s-coats/article_c22baea2-7fed-5453-b748-04baffecda39.html Hamilton: Knee injury changed path for Dash’s Coats]
=Chicago White Sox=
Coats was drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 29th round of the 2012 MLB Draft. He made his professional debut in 2013 with the Kannapolis Intimidators. Coats played 2014 with the Winston-Salem Dash and Birmingham Barons, 2015 with Birmingham and the Charlotte Knights, and started 2016 with Charlotte.[http://www.star-telegram.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/mac-engel/article69634842.html TCU-teammates-turned-White Sox follow different paths to majors]
The White Sox promoted Coats to the major leagues on June 4, and put him in their starting lineup.{{cite web | url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/whitesox/ct-gameday-white-sox-tigers-spt-0605-20160604-story.html | title=Saturday's recap: Tigers 7, White Sox 4 | website=Chicago Tribune }}
=Tampa Bay Rays=
Coats was claimed off waivers by the Tampa Bay Rays on January 11, 2017.{{cite web|url=http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jan/11/rays-claim-of-coats-designate-rhp-floro-for-assign/|title=Rays claim OF Coats, designate RHP Floro for assignment|work=washingtontimes.com|date=January 11, 2017|accessdate=January 30, 2017}} Later that day, Coats tore his right ulnar collateral ligament.{{cite web|url=https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2017/01/rays-release-jason-coats.html|title=Rays Release Jason Coats|last=Adams|first=Steve|work=mlbtraderumors.com|date=January 30, 2017|accessdate=January 30, 2017}} He was released on January 30.{{cite web|url=http://m.rays.mlb.com/roster/transactions/2017/01|title=Tampa Bay Rays Transactions|work=MLB.com|page=January 2017|accessdate=January 30, 2017|archive-date=February 3, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170203205830/http://m.rays.mlb.com/roster/transactions/2017/01|url-status=dead}} On March 13, Coats re–signed with the Rays on a minor league contract,{{cite web |title= Minor MLB Transactions: 3/13/2017 |url=https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2017/03/minor-mlb-transactions-3132017.html |publisher= MLB Trade Rumors |accessdate= June 23, 2019}} 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.{{Cite web|title=Minor League Free Agents 2018|url=https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/minor-league-free-agents-2018/|access-date=May 22, 2024|website=baseballamerica.com|language=en}}
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. In 92 games for Durham, he slashed .250/.293/.461 with 18 home runs, 50 RBI, and six stolen bases. Coast elected free agency following the season on November 7.{{cite web|url=https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/minor-league-free-agents-2019/|title=Minor League Free Agents 2019|author=Matt Eddy|website=Baseball America|date=November 7, 2019|accessdate=November 7, 2019}}
References
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External links
{{baseballstats|mlb=605183|espn=33949|fangraphs=14282|br=c/coatsja01|brm=coats-000jas}}
- [http://www.gofrogs.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/jason_coats_372172.html TCU Horned Frogs bio] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160509202045/http://www.gofrogs.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/jason_coats_372172.html |date=2016-05-09 }}
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Category:Baseball players from Dallas
Category:Major League Baseball outfielders
Category:Chicago White Sox players
Category:TCU Horned Frogs baseball players
Category:Bourne Braves players
Category:Kannapolis Intimidators players
Category:Winston-Salem Dash players
Category:Birmingham Barons players
Category:Charlotte Knights players
Category:Criollos de Caguas players
Category:Liga de Béisbol Profesional Roberto Clemente outfielders