Buck Coats
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Buck Coats
- Bats Left, Throws Right
- Height 6' 3", Weight 195 lb.
- Born June 9, 1982 in Fort Benning, GA USA
[edit] Biographical Information
Outfielder Buck Coats has played in the majors in 2006-08 with three different teams. In 2006-07 he was in roughly equal numbers of games in left field, center field, and right field.
He is one of more than 30 players called primarily "Buck", not counting those called "Bucky" or those with other first names who have/had "Buck" as an alternative nickname (such as, for example, Zack Wheat, whose nickname was Buck). On the other hand, he is the only major leaguer (through 2007) with the last name Coats.
Coats went to Valdosta High School and was drafted in the 18th round in 2000 by the Chicago Cubs, in whose organization he spent 2000-2006 and much of 2007. Traded in 2007 to the Cincinnati Reds organization, he briefly appeared for their minor league Louisville affiliate (hitting .438 in four games) and at the major league level in 20 games for the Reds.
In his eight minor league seasons (2000-07), Coats has stolen 138 bases and hit .282, with his batting average higher in the last few years than it was in 2001-03.
His only major league home run (so far) has been off Aaron Harang.
In 2008 he is on the 40-man roster of the Toronto Blue Jays.
