Austin Allen (baseball)

Austin Michael Allen (born January 16, 1994) is an American professional baseball catcher for the Oakland Athletics of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played for the San Diego Padres.

Austin Allen
Allen with the Fort Wayne TinCaps in 2016
Oakland Athletics – No. 30
Catcher
Born: (1994-01-16) January 16, 1994
St. Louis, Missouri
Bats: Left Throws: Right
MLB debut
May 11, 2019, for the San Diego Padres
MLB statistics
(through August 9, 2020)
Batting average.202
Home runs1
Runs batted in6
Teams

Career

Allen attended Chaminade College Preparatory School in St. Louis, Missouri and played college baseball at the Florida Institute of Technology.[1][2] In 2015, his junior year, he slashed .421/.473/.728 with 11 home runs and 57 RBIs in 49 games.[3] He was drafted by the San Diego Padres in the fourth round (number 117) of the 2015 Major League Baseball draft.[4][5]

San Diego Padres

After signing, Allen made his professional debut with the Tri-City Dust Devils[6] that same year and spent the whole season there, batting .240 with two home runs and 34 RBIs in 53 games. He spent 2016 with the Fort Wayne TinCaps where he slashed .320/.364/.425 with seven home runs, 61 RBIs, and a .791 OPS in 109 games, and also played in three games with the San Antonio Missions at the end of the season. He played 2017 with the Lake Elsinore Storm where he batted .283 with 22 home runs, 81 RBIs, and 31 doubles in 121 games,[7] and he played 2018 with San Antonio,[8] slashing .290/.351/.506 with 22 home runs and 56 RBIs in 119 games.[9]

The Padres added Allen to their 40-man roster after the 2018 season.[10]

He began 2019 with the El Paso Chihuahuas.[11] On May 11, he was called up to the major leagues.[12] He made his debut that night, drawing a walk in a pinch hit appearance versus Wade Davis.[13]

Oakland Athletics

On December 2, 2019, Allen was traded (along with a player to be named later later revealed to be outfielder Buddy Reed) to the Oakland Athletics in exchange for Jurickson Profar.[14]

On August 9, 2020, Allen was ejected for the first time in his career for his role in a bench clearing incident involving Ramon Laureano and Alex Cintron.[15] Despite the ejection, Major League Baseball decided not to suspend Allen for the incident.

References
  1. "Chaminade grad Allen showing his power at Florida Tech | College Sports". stltoday.com. March 13, 2015. Retrieved May 14, 2018.
  2. "Florida Tech's Allen moving up MLB draft boards". Floridatoday.com. May 28, 2015. Retrieved May 14, 2018.
  3. https://www.mlb.com/news/padres-to-see-if-austin-allen-sticks-at-catcher/c-129649166
  4. "Florida Tech's Allen drafted in the fourth round". Azcentral.com. June 9, 2015. Retrieved May 14, 2018.
  5. "Florida Tech's Austin Allen Selected In MLB Draft By San Diego Padres |". Spacecoastdaily.com. June 10, 2015. Retrieved May 14, 2018.
  6. "Former Florida Tech Panther Austin Allen Receiving High Reviews From San Diego Padres |". Spacecoastdaily.com. August 12, 2015. Retrieved May 14, 2018.
  7. "Austin Allen Stats, Highlights, Bio - MiLB.com Stats - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com. Retrieved June 1, 2018.
  8. "Austin Allen 'opening eyes' in Texas League". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved May 14, 2018.
  9. "Austin Allen Stats, Highlights, Bio - MiLB.com Stats - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com. Retrieved October 21, 2018.
  10. "Padres make moves to add prospects to roster ... and they're not done". The San Diego Union-Tribune. November 20, 2018. Retrieved December 14, 2018.
  11. https://www.elpasotimes.com/story/sports/2019/04/05/el-paso-chihuahuas-outfielder-josh-naylor-one-watch-2019-season/3349073002/
  12. Byrne, Connor (May 11, 2019). "Padres Place Francisco Mejia On IL, Recall Austin Allen". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved May 11, 2019.
  13. "San Diego Padres at Colorado Rockies Box Score, May 11, 2019". Baseball Reference. Retrieved May 12, 2019.
  14. "Padres Acquire INF Jurickson Profar From Oakland Athletics In Exchange For C Austin Allen". MLB.com. December 2, 2019. Retrieved December 2, 2019.
  15. "Oakland Athletics OF Ramon Laureano charges Houston Astros dugout, sparks brawl". espn.com. 2020-08-09. Retrieved 2020-08-09.
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