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Matthew Whatley (born January 7, 1996) is an American professional baseball catcher in the Texas Rangers organization.
Amateur career [ edit ]
Whatley attended Claremore High School in Claremore, Oklahoma . He received one offer to play college baseball in NCAA Division I , from Oral Roberts University .[1] Oral Roberts Golden Eagles .[2] [3] collegiate summer baseball in the Cape Cod Baseball League for the Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox .[4] Johnny Bench Award .[5] [6]
The Texas Rangers selected Whatley in the third round of the 2017 MLB draft .[7] signing bonus .[8]
Professional career [ edit ]
He spent 2017 with both the AZL Rangers and the Spokane Indians , posting a combined .295 batting average with six home runs and 28 RBIs in 44 games between the two clubs.[9] Down East Wood Ducks of the High–A Carolina League [10] Hickory Crawdads of the Single–A South Atlantic League at the end of the season. In 52 games between both teams, Whatley hit .179 with three home runs and 14 RBIs.[11] [12] [13] [14] Arizona Fall League for the Surprise Saguaros following the 2019 season.[15] [16] COVID-19 pandemic .[17]
He spent the 2021 season with the Frisco RoughRiders of the Double-A Central , hitting .203/.316/.282/.598 with four home runs and 14 RBIs.[11] Round Rock Express of the Triple-A Pacific Coast League , hitting a combined .228/.287/.328/.615 with 4 home runs and 16 RBI.[18] [19]
On November 27, 2023, Whatley re-signed with the Rangers organization on a minor league contract.[20]
References [ edit ]
^ Rick Heaton (May 19, 2017). "The time has come for Matt Whatley" . Claremore Daily Progress . Retrieved June 29, 2017 .
^ "Matthew Whatley" . pointstreak.com. Retrieved September 25, 2019 .
^ Staff Report (June 5, 2017). "ORU catcher Matt Whatley a finalist for Johnny Bench Award" . Tulsa World . Retrieved June 29, 2017 .
^ Chase Shannon (June 29, 2017). "ORU's Whatley wins Johnny Bench Award" . KAKE . Retrieved February 27, 2018 .
^ T.R. Sullivan (January 20, 2016). "Rangers select Matt Whatley in third round" . MLB.com . Retrieved June 29, 2017 .
^ Sam Butler (January 20, 2016). "Rangers sign eight more Draft picks" . MLB.com . Retrieved June 29, 2017 .
^ "Matt Whatley Stats, Highlights, Bio" . MiLB.com . Retrieved November 10, 2017 .
^ Rick Heaton (May 24, 2018). "Year two underway for Whatley, Howe, Battenfield" . Claremore Daily Progress . Retrieved May 24, 2018 .
^ a b "Matt Whatley Stats, Highlights, Bio" . MiLB.com . Retrieved December 28, 2018 .
^ Ashley Salinas (March 27, 2019). "Crawdads Announce Opening Night Roster" . MiLB.com . Retrieved March 27, 2019 .
^ Jim Callis (October 3, 2019). "Whatley using hot start in AFL as proving ground" . MLB.com . Retrieved October 3, 2019 .
^ Mark Parker (September 8, 2019). "Crawdads to tangle with Legends for SAL championship" . Hickory Daily Record . Retrieved September 11, 2019 .
^ Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo and Mike Rosenbaum (August 28, 2019). "Arizona Fall League rosters revealed" . MLB.com . Retrieved August 28, 2019 .
^ John Blake (September 27, 2019). "Rangers announce 2019 Minor League Award winners" . MLB.com . Retrieved September 27, 2019 .
^ "2020 Minor League Baseball season cancelled" . mlb.com . Retrieved December 8, 2023 .
^ "Barry Lewis: Top prospects, experience lead to high expectations for Drillers" .
^ "2023 MiLB Free Agents" . baseballamerica.com . Retrieved December 8, 2023 .
^ https://www.milb.com/transactions/2023-11-27
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