David Bote
David C. Bote (born April 7, 1993) is an American professional baseball infielder for the Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball (MLB).
David Bote | |||
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Chicago Cubs – No. 13 | |||
Infielder | |||
Born: Longmont, Colorado | April 7, 1993|||
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MLB debut | |||
April 21, 2018, for the Chicago Cubs | |||
MLB statistics (through August 13, 2020) | |||
Batting average | .249 | ||
Home runs | 19 | ||
Runs batted in | 82 | ||
Teams | |||
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Amateur career
Bote attended Erie High School in Erie, Colorado as a freshman and later transferred to Faith Christian Academy in Arvada, Colorado.[1] As a senior in 2011, Bote led Faith Christian to the 3A Colorado state title in baseball. Bote enrolled at Liberty University to play college baseball as a walk-on, but after a semester, transferred to Neosho County Community College in Kansas.[1][2] During his lone collegiate season, he hit .419.[3] He was drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 18th round of the 2012 Major League Baseball draft.
Professional career
After Bote signed with the Cubs for $100,000 plus college tuition, he was assigned to the Arizona League Cubs where he batted .232 with one home run, 14 RBIs and seven doubles in 38 games.[4] He spent 2013 with the Daytona Cubs, Kane County Cougars, and Boise Hawks, posting a combined .227 batting average with seven home runs and 38 RBIs in 90 total games between the three teams, and 2014 with Kane County, Boise, and the Iowa Cubs, compiling a combined .235 batting average with four home runs and 40 RBIs in 99 games. In 2015, he played for the South Bend Cubs where he slashed .251/.328/384 with six home runs and 41 RBIs, and in 2016, he spent time with Iowa, the Tennessee Smokies, and the Myrtle Beach Pelicans, batting a combined .328 with seven home runs and 45 RBIs with an .892 OPS.
In 2017, Bote played for the Tennessee Smokies where he was named a Southern League All-Star.[2] After the season, he played in the Arizona Fall League and was selected to play in the Fall Stars Game.[5][6] The Cubs added him to their 40-man roster after the season.[7] In the minor leagues, Bote had played at every position except catcher.[2]
Bote made his major league debut on April 21, 2018, taking the place of Ben Zobrist who was placed on the disabled list.[8] Bote filled in for a week at third for an injured Kris Bryant. He had 19 at bats with five hits, five RBIs, one stolen base and a batting average of .263 before being sent back to the Iowa Cubs. On July 26, 2018, Bote hit a game-tying, two-run home run with one out in the bottom of the ninth inning against Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Brad Boxberger, which was immediately followed by a walk-off solo home run by teammate Anthony Rizzo.[9] On August 12, 2018, Bote hit a pinch hit, two-out, two-strike 9th inning walk-off grand slam off Washington Nationals pitcher Ryan Madson to give his team a one-run victory, which had not been done since Roger Freed in 1979, giving the Cubs a 4-3 victory and a two-out-of-three series win,[10] marking the second time in Major League Baseball history that a player hit a walk-off grand slam to win by a score of 4-3.[11] On August 24, 2018, Bote hit his 2nd career walk-off home run off Cincinnati Reds pitcher Raisel Iglesias.[12] The Cubs won that game 3-2.
On April 3, 2019, Bote signed a 5-year, $15 million extension with the Cubs.[13] He recorded his third walk-off hit, a single off of Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Archie Bradley on April 21, 2019.[14] On June 5, Bote had a four-hit, seven RBI game in a 9-8 win against the Colorado Rockies.[15] He finished the 2019 season slashing .257/.362/.422 with 11 home runs and 41 RBIs over 127 games.[16]
Personal life
Bote is married to Rachel Bote, his high school sweetheart.[17] The married couple have three children.[18] Bote is a Christian. Bote initially wanted to become a pastor after high school.[17] He grew up a Colorado Rockies fan.[19]
References
- Lindenstein, Joshua (June 6, 2012). "Former Erie standout David Bote drafted by Cubs". Digital First Media. Retrieved August 13, 2018.
- Fleser, Dan (June 16, 2017). "Smokies' David Bote takes winding route to being All-Star". Knoxville News Sentinel. Retrieved August 13, 2018.
- "Three Panthers selected in Major League Baseball Draft".
- Lindenstein, Joshua (June 29, 2012). "Bote signs with Cubs". Digital First Media. Retrieved August 13, 2018.
- Mitchell, Bill (October 23, 2017). "David Bote Finding Power Stroke In The AFL". Retrieved August 13, 2018.
- Gonzales, Mark. "Prospects Adbert Alzolay, Jake Stinnett, David Bote named to Arizona Fall League's Stars Game".
- Gonzales, Mark. "Cubs add pitching prospects Adbert Alzolay, Oscar De La Cruz to 40-man roster".
- Gonzales, Mark (April 22, 2018). "Cubs' David Bote treasures major league debut with family, teammates". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved August 13, 2018.
- Gonzales, Mark. "Anthony Rizzo's walk-off homer after David Bote's 2-run blast gives Cubs 7-6 victory".
- Greenstein, Teddy. "David Bote's walk-off grand slam stuns Nationals, sends Cubs to wild 4-3 victory".
- "Ultimate slam: game over - The Hardball Times". www.fangraphs.com.
- Rogers, Phil. "David Bote does it again: Walk-off home run gives the Cubs a 10th-inning win over the Reds".
- https://www.mlb.com/news/david-bote-5-year-contract-extension
- https://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/cubs/ct-spt-cubs-david-bote-walk-off-wife-20190421-story.html
- https://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/cubs/ct-spt-cubs-rockies-20190605-story.html
- https://www.nbcsports.com/chicago/cubs/cubs-2020-roster-outlook-willson-contreras-health-critical-teams-success
- Andrews, Malika. "David Bote believes his winding road to the Cubs was a product of his faith. Without it, he would have quit long ago". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
- Yellon, Al. "Cubs roster move: David Bote returns from paternity list, Alec Mills to Iowa". Archived from the original on 6 May 2019. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
- "Cubs infielder David Bote takes things one day at a time". 2019-06-10.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)