Will Toffey
{{Short description|American baseball player (born 1994)}}
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William Tobin Toffey (born December 31, 1994) is an American former professional baseball third baseman. He was drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the fourth round of the 2017 Major League Baseball draft after playing college baseball for Vanderbilt University.
Amateur career
Toffey is from Barnstable, Massachusetts. He attended Salisbury School in Salisbury, Connecticut, and accepted a scholarship to attend Vanderbilt University to play college baseball for the Vanderbilt Commodores over playing college hockey.{{cite web|url=https://www.tennessean.com/story/sports/college/vanderbilt/2015/05/04/vanderbilt-trio-chose-baseball-hockey/26900967/ |title=Vanderbilt trio chose baseball over hockey |publisher=Tennessean.com |date=May 4, 2015 |access-date=July 21, 2018}}{{cite web|url=http://www.tennessean.com/story/sports/college/vanderbilt/2017/03/30/how-vanderbilts-toffey-found-his-bat-his-backyard/99665838/ |title=How Vanderbilt's Will Toffey found his bat in his backyard |publisher=Tennessean.com |date=March 30, 2017 |access-date=July 21, 2018}} The New York Yankees selected Toffey in the 23rd round of the 2014 MLB draft, but he enrolled at Vanderbilt rather than sign.
As a freshman with Vanderbilt, Toffey had a .294 batting average and 49 runs batted in (RBIs) in 255 at bats. He was named a freshman All-American. In his sophomore year, he batted. 277 with 22 RBIs in 203 at bats. Toffey played collegiate summer baseball in 2015 and 2016 for the Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox of the Cape Cod Baseball League.{{cite web|last=Goismanmgoisman |first=Matt |url=http://www.capecodtimes.com/article/20150710/SPORTS/150719958 |title=Cape League Extra: Toffey comes home to play for Y-D Red Sox - Sports - capecodtimes.com - Hyannis, MA |publisher=capecodtimes.com |date= |access-date=July 21, 2018}}{{cite web|url=http://baseball.pointstreak.com/player.html?playerid=738315&seasonid=29031 |title=Will Toffey |publisher=pointstreak.com |accessdate=July 20, 2021}}{{cite web|url=http://baseball.pointstreak.com/player.html?playerid=914123&seasonid=29795 |title=#10 Will Toffey |publisher=pointstreak.com |accessdate=July 20, 2021}} The Baltimore Orioles selected Toffey in the 25th round of the 2016 MLB draft, but he again did not sign, returning to Vanderbilt for his junior year. He batted .326 with 28 RBIs in 95 at-bats as a junior.{{cite web|url=https://lancasteronline.com/sports/mlb/ironpigs-infielder-will-toffey-stayed-the-course-until-hot-streak-came/article_456569ca-b7ed-513a-9bfb-6457bc90d8b9.html|title=IronPigs infielder Will Toffey stayed the course until hot streak came|first=Tom|last=Housenick|work=The Morning Call|date=July 10, 2022|accessdate=July 15, 2022}}
Professional career
=Oakland Athletics=
The Oakland Athletics selected Toffey in the fourth round of the 2017 MLB draft. He signed with Oakland for a $482,600 signing bonus, and made his professional debut with the Vermont Lake Monsters of the Low–A New York-Penn League{{cite web|author=Matt Goisman |url=http://www.capecodtimes.com/sports/20170708/will-toffey-makes-pro-debut-with-vermont-lake-monsters |title=Will Toffey makes pro debut with Vermont Lake Monsters - Sports - capecodtimes.com - Hyannis, MA |publisher=capecodtimes.com |date= |access-date=July 21, 2018}} where he batted .263 with one home run and 22 RBI in 57 games.{{cite web|url=http://www.milb.com/player/index.jsp?sid=milb&player_id=657780#/career/R/hitting/2018/ALL|title=Will Toffey Stats, Highlights, Bio - MiLB.com Stats - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball|publisher=MiLB.com|access-date=July 22, 2018}} Toffey began the 2018 season with the Stockton Ports of the High–A California League.{{cite web|last=Rosenbaum |first=Mike |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/where-athletic-top-prospects-are-starting-2018/c-270752174 |title=Where Athletic top prospects are starting 2018 |work=MLB.com |date=May 24, 2018 |access-date=July 21, 2018}}
=New York Mets=
On July 21, 2018, the Athletics traded Toffey, along with Bobby Wahl, to the New York Mets in exchange for Jeurys Familia.{{cite web|last=Lee |first=Jane |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/as-land-jeurys-familia-from-mets/c-286682902 |title=A's land Jeurys Familia from Mets |work=MLB.com |date=May 24, 2018 |access-date=July 21, 2018}} The Mets assigned Toffey to the Binghamton Rumble Ponies of the Double–A Eastern League.{{cite web|url=http://www.wbng.com/story/38780228/gimenez-toffey-set-for-first-homestand-with-rumble-ponies|title = Gimenez, Toffey set for first homestand with Rumble Ponies|date = July 31, 2018 | last1=Feldman | first1=Tyler }} In 89 total games between Stockton and Binghamton, he batted .248 with nine home runs and 51 RBI.{{cite web|url=http://www.milb.com/player/index.jsp?player_id=657780#/career/R/hitting/2018/ALL|title=Will Toffey Stats, Highlights, Bio - MiLB.com Stats - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball|publisher=MiLB.com|access-date=October 16, 2018}}
Toffey returned to Binghamton to begin 2019.{{cite web|url=https://www.pressconnects.com/story/sports/baseball/minors/2019/04/04/binghamton-rumble-ponies-eastern-league/3350574002/ |title=Binghamton Rumble Ponies: What to know about the 2019 season |publisher=Pressconnects.com |date= |accessdate=2022-07-16}} He batted .219/.347/.349/.696 with five home runs and 27 RBI in 91 games with Binghamton. Toffey did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.{{cite web|url=https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2020/06/2020-minor-league-season-will-be-canceled.html|title = 2020 Minor League Season Canceled| date=June 30, 2020 }} He returned to Binghamton Mets to begin the 2021 season and batted .178/.317/.386 with six home runs and 15 RBI in 34 games.
=San Francisco Giants=
On July 2, 2021, the Mets traded Toffey to the San Francisco Giants in exchange for Anthony Banda.{{cite web|author=Kerry Crowley |url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2021/07/02/sf-giants-trade-only-player-they-acquired-at-2020-deadline-to-mets |title=SF Giants trade Anthony Banda to Mets for Will Toffey |work=Mercurynews.com |date=2021-07-02 |accessdate=2022-07-16}} He was assigned to the Triple-A Sacramento River Cats, where he batted .270/.407/.378 with 2 home runs and 9 RBI in 31 games.
=Philadelphia Phillies=
On March 27, 2022, Toffey was traded to the Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for Luke Williams.{{cite web|title=Giants Acquire Luke Williams From Phillies, Place Matthew Boyd On 60-Day IL|url=https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2022/03/giants-acquire-luke-williams-from-phillies-place-matthew-boyd-on-60-day-il.html|first=Mark|last=Polishuk|date=March 27, 2022|accessdate=March 27, 2022}} He was assigned to the Triple-A Lehigh Valley IronPigs of the International League to begin the year.{{cite news |last=Housenick |first=Tom |title=IronPigs season preview: 1st-year manager Anthony Contreras focused on development and winning |url=https://www.mcall.com/sports/ironpigs-phillies/mc-spt-ironpigs-2022-season-preview-20220404-3haiukfmbrfwpdr2h5or5w7oca-story.html |work=The Morning Call |date=April 4, 2022 |access-date=April 11, 2022 |url-access=subscription}} On July 13, the Phillies selected Toffey's contract to their 40-man roster from Triple-A as a substitute player.{{cite web|url=https://www.nbcsports.com/philadelphia/phillies/will-toffey-bubby-rossman-phillies-callups-toronto |title=Phillies call up Will Toffey, Bubby Rossman for final game in Toronto | RSN |publisher=Nbcsports.com |date= July 13, 2022|accessdate=2022-07-16}} He was sent back down after the game without making his debut and sent outright off of the 40-man roster to Lehigh Valley after he cleared waivers on July 16.{{cite web|author=Steve Adams |url=https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2022/07/phillies-activate-connor-brogdon-jojo-romero.html |title=Phillies Activate Brogdon, Romero; Toffey Outrighted |publisher=MLB Trade Rumors |date= July 15, 2022|accessdate=2022-07-16}}
Toffey did not play in a game for the Phillies organization in 2023 and elected free agency following the season on November 6, 2023.{{Cite web|title=2023 MiLB Free Agents|url=https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/2023-milb-free-agents/|access-date=May 17, 2024|website=baseballamerica.com|date=November 8, 2023 |language=en}}
Personal life
Toffey's father, Jack, played college and professional baseball and works as a sports agent. His older brother, John, played college baseball and hockey as well as minor league hockey for the Johnstown Chiefs.{{cite web|author=Sports |url=http://www.berkshireeagle.com/stories/toffey-is-happy-to-come-home,460818 |title=Toffey is happy to come home | The Berkshire Eagle | Pittsfield Breaking News, Sports, Weather, Traffic |publisher=The Berkshire Eagle |date=July 27, 2007 |access-date=July 21, 2018}}
References
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External links
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Category:People from Wareham, Massachusetts
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