sport.wikisort.org - AthleteDonavan Reed Tate (born September 27, 1990) is an American former college football quarterback for the University of Arizona Wildcats. Previously, he was a Minor League Baseball outfielder who was selected third overall by the San Diego Padres in the 2009 Major League Baseball draft.
American football and baseball player
Donovan Tate|
Born: | (1990-09-27) September 27, 1990 (age 31) Cartersville, Georgia |
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Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
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Weight | 205 lb (93 kg) |
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College |
- University of Arizona (2017)
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Career
High school career
Tate attended Cartersville High School in Cartersville, Georgia. He played baseball and American football for Cartersville, and was named a High School All-American in both sports. In his senior year, he broke a rib playing football. Tate committed to play baseball and college football for the North Carolina Tar Heels.[1]
Baseball career
The San Diego Padres selected Tate in the first round, with the third overall selection, in the 2009 Major League Baseball draft.[2][3] Tate chose to sign with the Padres for a $6.7 million signing bonus rather than attend North Carolina.[4] His professional baseball career was limited by injuries. In his first two seasons, he had surgery for a sports hernia, broke his jaw, and sprained a shoulder.[5] He also underwent treatment for substance abuse.[6][7] The Padres released Tate after the 2015 season, and he signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers for the 2016 season.[8] He played six seasons in Minor League Baseball, but never played above Class A-Advanced, last playing for the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes before being released by the Dodgers in 2016.[9][10]
In 2017, after his release from the minor leagues, Tate returned to college and joined the Arizona Wildcats football team as a quarterback.[11] On December 24, 2017, Tate left Arizona to be closer to his family in Georgia.[12]
Personal life
Tate is the son of former NFL tailback Lars Tate.[13] He is married and has four children.[14]
References
- "Dual-sport star Donavan Tate makes it look easy". Espn.com. April 1, 2009. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
- "Tate is front and center". Utsandiego.com. June 10, 2009. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
- "Tate brings tools, no trials". Utsandiego.com. June 9, 2009. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
- Friars sign No. 3 overall Draft pick Tate. MLB (August 17, 2009). Retrieved on 2011-07-09.
- "Tate ready to prove he can play injury-free season - News-Sentinel.com". www.news-sentinel.com. Archived from the original on November 25, 2014. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
- Brock, Corey (January 20, 2016). "Former first-round Draft pick Donavan Tate rebooting San Diego Padres career". MLB. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
- Calcaterra, Craig (June 18, 2013). "Donovan Tate, a spring training no-show, has finally returned to the Padres organization". NBC Sports. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
- Barry Lewis (January 18, 2016). "Pro baseball: Dodgers assign former Padres' top draft choice to Drillers | Pro Baseball". tulsaworld.com. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
- "Donavan Tate". Milb.com. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
- Dorman, Daryll (January 24, 2016). "Catching up with 2009 Padres Draft Pick Donavan Tate". Friarsonbase.com. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
- Lev, Michael. "Donavan Tate, former MLB megaprospect, to join Arizona Wildcats as walk-on QB | Arizona Wildcats football". tucson.com. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
- Lev, Michael. "QB Donavan Tate no longer with Arizona Wildcats; family reasons cited for departure".
- ArizonaVarsity.com – Donavan Tate: Two Sport Star Archived July 15, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. Arizonavarsity.rivals.com. Retrieved on July 9, 2011.
- "Padres' Donavan Tate starting anew in Lake Elsinore". The San Diego Union-Tribune. July 23, 2015. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
Further reading
External links
2009 Major League Baseball draft first round selections |
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San Diego Padres first-round draft picks |
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- 1969: Elliott
- 1970: Ivie
- 1971: Franklin
- 1972: Roberts
- 1973: Winfield
- 1974: Almon
- 1975: Lentz
- 1976: Owchinko
- 1977: Greer
- 1978: Hawkins
- 1979: Lansford, Geren
- 1980: Pyburn
- 1981: McReynolds, Castro
- 1982: Jones
- 1983: Hayward
- 1984: Mack, Green
- 1985: Cora
- 1986: Howard
- 1987: Garner
- 1988: Benes
- 1989: None
- 1990: Beckett, Sanders
- 1991: Hamilton, Anthony
- 1992: None
- 1993: Lee
- 1994: Hermanson
- 1995: Davis
- 1996: Halloran
- 1997: Nicholson
- 1998: Burroughs
- 1999: Faison, Baxter, Ortiz, Burns, Bynum, Trzesniak
- 2000: Phillips
- 2001: Gautreau
- 2002: Greene
- 2003: Stauffer
- 2004: Bush
- 2005: Carrillo, Ramos
- 2006: Antonelli, Burke
- 2007: Schmidt, Kulbacki, Cumberland, Canham, Luebke, Payne
- 2008: Dykstra, Decker, Forsythe
- 2009: Tate
- 2010: Whitson
- 2011: Spangenberg, Ross, Kelly, Austin, Peterson
- 2012: Fried, Eflin, Jankowski, Weickel
- 2013: Renfroe
- 2014: Turner
- 2015: None
- 2016: Quantrill, Potts, Lauer
- 2017: Gore
- 2018: Weathers
- 2019: Abrams
- 2020: Hassell
- 2021: Merrill
- 2022: Lesko
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