Tate Seefried

Tate Carsten Seefried

• Bats Left, Throws Right
• Height 6' 4", Weight 180 lb.
• High School El Segundo High School
• Born April 22, 1972 in Seattle, WA USA

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Biographical Information

First baseman Tate Seefried played in the minor leagues from 1990 to 1998. Though he spent parts of three seasons at Triple-A, he never ascended to the majors.

He was taken by the New York Yankees in the 3rd round of the 1990 amateur draft, a couple picks after infielder Jason Hardtke and a couple picks ahead of outfielder Rich Becker. After a couple unnoteworthy seasons to start his career, he hit .242/.310/.417 with 20 home runs, 90 RBI and 166 strikeouts in 141 games for the Greensboro Hornets in his third try in 1992. In 1993, with the Prince William Cannons, he hit .265/.335/.472 with 21 homers, 89 RBI and 150 Ks in 125 games to earn a spot on the Carolina League All-Star team. He followed that with a .225/.307/.448 slash line, 27 home runs, 83 RBI and 149 Ks in 118 games for the Albany-Colonie Yankees in 1994 and was again an All-Star. He slipped to .208/.272/.323 with 6 homers and 45 RBI in 1995, playing for three teams—including his first stint at Triple-A. With the Triple-A Columbus Clippers that year, he hit .164/.168/.245 with 1 home run and 12 RBI in 29 games. After hitting .208/.300/.371 with 14 homers and 47 RBI in 1996, he departed the Yankees system.

Signing with the New York Mets organization for 1997, he rebounded to hit .295/.386/.573 with 32 home runs and 92 RBI in 129 games split between the Binghamton Mets and Norfolk Tides. The revival was short-lived, however, as he hit just .220/.316/.330 with 7 home runs and 48 RBI in 1998, splitting the year between the Chicago White Sox and Montreal Expos systems. That was his final year in pro ball.

He was frequently at or near the top of multiple leaderboards. In 1990, his 53 strikeouts tied Jason Younker for second in the Gulf Coast League, behind Paul Meyer's 62. In 1991, he tied Rich Schulte for the New York-Penn League lead in sacrifice flies with 7. In 1992, he led the South Atlantic League in games played and was second in RBI (behind Cliff Floyd's 97) and strikeouts (behind Shane Andrews' 174). In 1993, he led the South Atlantic League in strikeouts and intentional walks (4, tied with multiple). He also tied four others for second in home runs, behind Bubba Smith's 27. In 1994, he led the Eastern League in strikeouts and was second in home runs (behind Charles Johnson's 28). In 1997, he tied Corey Koskie for the EL lead in intentional walks with 10.

Overall, Seefried hit .236/.317/.410 with 134 home runs, 565 RBI and 1,059 Ks in 963 games over 9 seasons. At Triple-A, he hit .191/.260/.309 with 7 home runs and 37 RBI in 100 games.

His father, Gary Seefried, played in the minors in the 1960s.