Bats Right Throws Right Home runs 1 Height 1.88 m Salary 507,500 USD (2016) | Batting average .200 Runs batted in 4 Weight 91 kg | |
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Jason Leavell Coats (born February 24, 1990) is an American professional baseball outfielder who is a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Chicago White Sox.
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Career
Coats played college baseball at Texas Christian University (TCU) for the TCU Horned Frogs. 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. His senior year came to an end after tearing his ACL during the final game of the regular season. 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.
The White Sox promoted Coats to the major leagues on June 4, and put him in their starting lineup.
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.