Name Zack Cox Salary 350,000 USD (2012) Bats Left-handed | Career start 2010 Role Baseball player Position Third baseman | |
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Number 60 (Miami Marlins / Third baseman) Education Pleasure Ridge Park High School, University of Arkansas | ||
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Zackary Kendrick Cox (born May 9, 1989) is an American professional baseball third baseman in the Detroit Tigers organization.
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- Zack cox 3b miami marlins
- Amateur career
- St Louis Cardinals
- Miami Marlins
- Washington Nationals
- Detroit Tigers
- References
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Amateur career
Cox was born in Campbellsville, Kentucky. He attended Pleasure Ridge Park High School in the Pleasure Ridge Park neighborhood of Louisville, and played for the school's baseball team. Cox was selected in the 20th round of the 2008 Major League Baseball draft by the Los Angeles Dodgers. He did not sign, and instead attended the University of Arkansas, where he played college baseball for the Arkansas Razorbacks baseball team. Cox was a 2010 All-American. He set Razorbacks records for hits (102) and batting average (.429).
St. Louis Cardinals
The St. Louis Cardinals selected Cox in the first round, with the 25th overall selection, of the 2010 Major League Baseball Draft. He signed a major league contract with the Cardinals, receiving a four-year contract worth $3.2 million that included a $2 million signing bonus. Cox played only four games, receiving 17 plate appearances, for the Gulf Coast League's Cardinals that year. In 2011, Cox played for the Palm Beach Cardinals of the Class A-Advanced Florida State League and the Springfield Cardinals of the Class AA Texas League. Over the season, he had a .306 batting average, 13 home runs, and 68 runs batted in (RBIs).
Cox began the 2012 season with the Memphis Redbirds of the Class AAA Pacific Coast League. He batted .254 with nine home runs and 30 RBIs in 316 plate appearances.
Miami Marlins
On July 31, 2012, he was traded to the Miami Marlins for right handed pitcher Edward Mujica. The Marlins assigned him to the Jacksonville Suns of the Class AA Southern League. Limited by injuries, he batted .253 with Jacksonville, hitting only one home run.
The Marlins waived Cox at the end of spring training in 2013, removing him from their 40 man roster. Unclaimed by other MLB teams, Cox returned to Jacksonville, where he batted .264 and hit three home runs with 29 RBIs.
Washington Nationals
Cox was selected by the Washington Nationals in the minor league phase of the Rule 5 Draft on December 10, 2015. He was released in April 2016.
Detroit Tigers
On December 15, 2016, Cox signed a minor-league contract with the Detroit Tigers.