Dillon Tate

Dillon Tate
Texas Rangers
Pitcher
Born: (1994-05-01) May 1, 1994
Claremont, California
Bats: Right Throws: Right

Dillon Michael Tate (born May 1, 1994) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Texas Rangers organization. He played college baseball at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He was drafted by the Rangers in the first round of the 2015 Major League Baseball Draft.

Career

Tate attended Claremont High School in Claremont, California. He committed to the University of California, Santa Barbara to play college baseball for the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos.[1] As a freshman he appeared in four games and had had a 9.00 earned run average (ERA). As a sophomore he served as the closer, finishing with 12 saves, a 1.45 ERA and 46 strikeouts.[2] Tate was expected to enter his junior season in 2015 as the closer again, but was converted into a starter after an injury to one of the teams starters.[3][4][5] He started 14 games, going 8–5 with a 2.26 ERA and 111 strikeouts.

Tate was considered one of the top prospects for the 2015 Major League Baseball Draft[6][7][8] He was drafted by the Texas Rangers with the fourth overall selection.[9] He officially signed with the Rangers on June 12.[10]

References

  1. ↑ Shotgun Spratling. "Dillon Tate's Work Ethic Garners Respect - D1Baseball.com". D1Baseball.com. Retrieved June 13, 2015.
  2. ↑ "CBB: UCSB’s Tate named Preseason All-American". Presidio Sports. Retrieved June 13, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Dillon Tate added to Golden Spike Award watch list". Presidio Sports. Retrieved June 13, 2015.
  4. ↑ "John Zant: Gauchos are Golden on the Mound". Presidio Sports. Retrieved June 13, 2015.
  5. ↑ Kendall Rogers. "Golden Spikes Spotlight: Dillon Tate". D1Baseball.com. Retrieved June 13, 2015.
  6. ↑ "UC-Santa Barabara's Dillon Tate surging up draft boards -- MLB draft - Keith Law Blog - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved June 13, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Weekend MLB draft notes: Mike Matuella sits, Dillon Tate sparkles - MLB Draft Blog - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved June 13, 2015.
  8. ↑ Kendall Rogers. "Buzzworthy: UCSB's Tate Shows Top Pick Stuff - D1Baseball.com". D1Baseball.com. Retrieved June 13, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Rangers draft pitcher Dillon Tate with fourth overall pick". star-telegram. Retrieved June 13, 2015.
  10. ↑ "Rangers get bargain, sign top pick Dillon Tate for $4.2 million". Texas Rangers Blog. Retrieved June 13, 2015.

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