Donavan Tate
Donavan Reed Tate (born September 27, 1990) is an American former college football quarterback for the Arizona Wildcats of the University of Arizona. Previously, he was a Minor League Baseball outfielder who was selected third overall by the San Diego Padres in the 2009 Major League Baseball draft.
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Born: | Cartersville, Georgia | September 27, 1990
Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
Weight | 205 lb (93 kg) |
Career
High school career
Tate attended Cartersville High School in Cartersville, Georgia. He played baseball and American football for Cartersville, and was named a High School All-American in both sports. In his senior year, he broke a rib playing football. Tate committed to play baseball and college football for the North Carolina Tar Heels.[1]
Baseball career
The San Diego Padres selected Tate in the first round, with the third overall selection, in the 2009 Major League Baseball draft.[2][3] Tate chose to sign with the Padres for a $6.7 million signing bonus rather than attend North Carolina.[4] His professional baseball career was limited by injuries. In his first two seasons, he had surgery for a sports hernia, broke his jaw, and sprained a shoulder.[5] He also underwent treatment for substance abuse.[6][7] The Padres released Tate after the 2015 season, and he signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers for the 2016 season.[8] He played six seasons in Minor League Baseball, but never played above Class A-Advanced, last playing for the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes before being released by the Dodgers in 2016.[9][10]
College football career
In 2017, after his release from the minor leagues, Tate returned to college and joined the Arizona Wildcats football team as a quarterback.[11] On December 24, 2017, Tate left Arizona to be closer to his family in Georgia.[12]
Personal life
Tate is the son of former NFL tailback Lars Tate.[13] He is married and has three children.[14]
References
- "Dual-sport star Donavan Tate makes it look easy". Espn.com. April 1, 2009. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
- "Tate is front and center". Utsandiego.com. June 10, 2009. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
- "Tate brings tools, no trials". Utsandiego.com. June 9, 2009. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
- Friars sign No. 3 overall Draft pick Tate. MLB (August 17, 2009). Retrieved on 2011-07-09.
- https://archive.is/20141125145509/http://www.news-sentinel.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID%3D/20110406/SPORTS/104060345/1002#selection-1453.105-1453.219
- Brock, Corey (January 20, 2016). "Former first-round Draft pick Donavan Tate rebooting San Diego Padres career". MLB. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
- Calcaterra, Craig (June 18, 2013). "Donovan Tate, a spring training no-show, has finally returned to the Padres organization". NBC Sports. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
- Barry Lewis (January 18, 2016). "Pro baseball: Dodgers assign former Padres' top draft choice to Drillers | Pro Baseball". tulsaworld.com. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
- "Donavan Tate". Milb.com. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
- Dorman, Daryll (January 24, 2016). "Catching up with 2009 Padres Draft Pick Donavan Tate". Friarsonbase.com. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
- Lev, Michael. "Donavan Tate, former MLB megaprospect, to join Arizona Wildcats as walk-on QB | Arizona Wildcats football". tucson.com. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
- Lev, Michael. "QB Donavan Tate no longer with Arizona Wildcats; family reasons cited for departure".
- ArizonaVarsity.com – Donavan Tate: Two Sport Star Archived July 15, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. Arizonavarsity.rivals.com. Retrieved on July 9, 2011.
- "Padres' Donavan Tate starting anew in Lake Elsinore". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
Further reading
- Hadorn, Christopher (July 3, 2012). "STORM: Bonus baby Tate still learning the ropes". The San Diego Union-Tribune.
- Pope, LaMond (April 5, 2012). "Tate back after 'learning experience'". The Journal Gazette. Fort Wayne, Indiana. Archived from the original on November 25, 2014 – via archive.is.
- "Draft Report – Donavan Tate". MLB.com. 2009.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Fangraphs, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
- Football recruiting profiles from rivals.com, or scout.com via Wayback Machine
- Donavan Tate on Twitter
- Donavan Tate on Instagram