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Austin Slater
Austin Thomas Slater (born December 13, 1992) is an American professional baseball outfielder for the Miami Marlins of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the San Francisco Giants, Cincinnati Reds, Baltimore Orioles, Chicago White Sox, and New York Yankees. Slater played college baseball for the Stanford Cardinal, and was selected by the Giants in the eighth round of the 2014 MLB draft. He made his MLB debut in 2017 with the Giants.
Austin Thomas Slater was born on December 13, 1992, in Jacksonville, Florida. Slater attended The Bolles School in Jacksonville and played for the school's baseball team. He broke his ankle while playing frisbee, and did not play baseball in his senior year. He was drafted as a shortstop by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 44th round of the 2011 Major League Baseball draft.
Slater did not sign, and instead played college baseball at Stanford University, batting .310 with five home runs and 72 runs batted in (RBIs) in 113 career games during three seasons. Slater played for the Hyannis Harbor Hawks of the Cape Cod Baseball League in the summers of 2013 and 2014, and was named a league all-star in 2013.
After his junior year, the San Francisco Giants selected Slater in the eighth round of the 2014 MLB draft, and he signed for a $200,000 signing bonus. Slater made his professional debut in 2014 with the Arizona League Giants and was promoted to the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes after two games. In 31 games between both teams, he batted .346 with two home runs and 25 RBIs. He was moved from outfield to second base in 2015.
Slater spent the 2015 season with the San Jose Giants and Richmond Flying Squirrels, where he posted a .294 batting average with three home runs and 47 RBIs in 114 games between both teams. He was a CAL mid-season All Star. After the season, the Giants assigned him to the Scottsdale Scorpions of the Arizona Fall League (AFL).
Slater was moved back to the outfield in 2016 and started the year back with Richmond, and was later promoted to the Sacramento River Cats. In 109 games between both teams, he posted a combined .305 batting average with 18 home runs and 67 RBIs. He was an MiLB 2016 organization All Star. Slater played for the Scorpions of the AFL after the regular season. He began the 2017 season with Sacramento.
On June 2, 2017, the Giants promoted Slater to the major leagues. He made his debut later that night, starting at right field against the Philadelphia Phillies. Slater recorded his first career hit and RBI in the sixth inning in the same game. He spent the remainder of the season with the Giants after his promotion, batting .282/.339/.402 with three home runs and 16 RBIs in 117 at bats in 34 games.
Slater began the 2018 season with Sacramento, where he batted .344/.417/.564 with five home runs and 32 RBIs in 195 at bats, and stole seven bases without being caught. He was an MiLB 2018 organization All Star. In 2018 with the Giants he batted .251/.333/.307 with one home run and 23 RBIs in at 199 bats.
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Austin Slater
Austin Thomas Slater (born December 13, 1992) is an American professional baseball outfielder for the Miami Marlins of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the San Francisco Giants, Cincinnati Reds, Baltimore Orioles, Chicago White Sox, and New York Yankees. Slater played college baseball for the Stanford Cardinal, and was selected by the Giants in the eighth round of the 2014 MLB draft. He made his MLB debut in 2017 with the Giants.
Austin Thomas Slater was born on December 13, 1992, in Jacksonville, Florida. Slater attended The Bolles School in Jacksonville and played for the school's baseball team. He broke his ankle while playing frisbee, and did not play baseball in his senior year. He was drafted as a shortstop by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 44th round of the 2011 Major League Baseball draft.
Slater did not sign, and instead played college baseball at Stanford University, batting .310 with five home runs and 72 runs batted in (RBIs) in 113 career games during three seasons. Slater played for the Hyannis Harbor Hawks of the Cape Cod Baseball League in the summers of 2013 and 2014, and was named a league all-star in 2013.
After his junior year, the San Francisco Giants selected Slater in the eighth round of the 2014 MLB draft, and he signed for a $200,000 signing bonus. Slater made his professional debut in 2014 with the Arizona League Giants and was promoted to the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes after two games. In 31 games between both teams, he batted .346 with two home runs and 25 RBIs. He was moved from outfield to second base in 2015.
Slater spent the 2015 season with the San Jose Giants and Richmond Flying Squirrels, where he posted a .294 batting average with three home runs and 47 RBIs in 114 games between both teams. He was a CAL mid-season All Star. After the season, the Giants assigned him to the Scottsdale Scorpions of the Arizona Fall League (AFL).
Slater was moved back to the outfield in 2016 and started the year back with Richmond, and was later promoted to the Sacramento River Cats. In 109 games between both teams, he posted a combined .305 batting average with 18 home runs and 67 RBIs. He was an MiLB 2016 organization All Star. Slater played for the Scorpions of the AFL after the regular season. He began the 2017 season with Sacramento.
On June 2, 2017, the Giants promoted Slater to the major leagues. He made his debut later that night, starting at right field against the Philadelphia Phillies. Slater recorded his first career hit and RBI in the sixth inning in the same game. He spent the remainder of the season with the Giants after his promotion, batting .282/.339/.402 with three home runs and 16 RBIs in 117 at bats in 34 games.
Slater began the 2018 season with Sacramento, where he batted .344/.417/.564 with five home runs and 32 RBIs in 195 at bats, and stole seven bases without being caught. He was an MiLB 2018 organization All Star. In 2018 with the Giants he batted .251/.333/.307 with one home run and 23 RBIs in at 199 bats.