Dan Gamache
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| Born: November 20, 1990 Newport, Rhode Island | |||
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Daniel Joseph Gamache (born November 20, 1990) is an American professional baseball infielder who is currently a free agent.
Career[edit]
A Newport, Rhode Island native,[1] Gamache attended Bishop Hendricken High School and then Auburn University.[2] In his first year at Auburn, he slashed .383/.508/.638 with three home runs and 11 RBI in 47 at-bats. In 2010, he hit .365/.434/.582 with eight home runs and 37 RBI in 57 games (he also played for the Newport Gulls of the New England Collegiate Baseball League that summer) and in 2011, he hit .299/.414/.464 with five home runs and 29 RBI in 53 games.
Pittsburgh Pirates[edit]
The Pirates took him as the first pick in the sixth round of the 2011 Major League Baseball Draft.[3]
In his first professional season, 2011, he hit .259 with one home run and 16 RBI in 26 games between the GCL Pirates and State College Spikes. In 2012, with the West Virginia Power, he hit .285 with 40 doubles and 70 runs scored in 125 games. He was a MiLB.com Organization All-Star that year.[4] He hit .258 with 34 doubles with the Bradenton Marauders in 2013 and in 2014, between the GCL Pirates, Jamestown Jammers and Altoona Curve, Gamache batted .272 in 46 games. He has played in major league training in 2014 He also hit .86 in 17 games for the Scottsdale Scorpions of the Arizona Fall League.[5] In 2015, he hit .335/.377/.457 in 74 games for the Curve and .257/.300/.307 in 30 games in his first taste of Triple-A. As a whole, he hit .312/.355/.413 that season. He was an Eastern League Mid-Season All-Star that year and he won the Eastern League home run derby.[6] He also played briefly for the Naranjeros de Hermosillo of the Mexican Pacific Winter League in the offseason. He began 2016 with Indianapolis.
He played in major league spring training in 2016.[7]
Minnesota Twins[edit]
On December 15, 2016, Gamache signed a minor league contract with the Minnesota Twins.[8] He was released on June 28, 2017.
Washington Nationals[edit]
On June 28, 2017, the same day he was released, Gamache signed a minor league deal with the Washington Nationals. He elected free agency on November 2, 2018.
References[edit]
- ↑ "Gamache's long-time hitting coach could be the answer | The Toronto Observer". torontoobserver.ca. Retrieved 2016-05-29.
- ↑ "Chasing The Dream: The Dan Gamache Story and Interview". chasingmlbdreams.com. Retrieved 2016-05-29.
- ↑ Bill West. "Minor leagues: Indianapolis infielder Gamache hangs with draft class stars | TribLIVE". triblive.com. Retrieved 2016-05-29.
- ↑ "Dan Gamache Stats, Highlights, Bio | MiLB.com Stats | The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". milb.com. Retrieved 2016-05-29.
- ↑ "Arizona Fall League update: Dan Gamache leads way - Bucs Dugout". bucsdugout.com. Retrieved 2016-05-29.
- ↑ "Notebook: Altoona's Dan Gamache wins Eastern League Home Run Derby - The Portland Press Herald / Maine Sunday Telegram". pressherald.com. Retrieved 2016-05-29.
- ↑ "Dan Gamache Baseball Statistics [2009-2016] – The Baseball Cube". thebaseballcube.com. Archived from the original on 2016-09-15. Retrieved 2016-05-29.
- ↑ Eddy, Matt (December 24, 2016). "Minor League Transactions: Dec. 10-22". baseballamerica.com. Retrieved December 24, 2016.
External links[edit]
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Minors)
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- Baseball players from Rhode Island
- 1990 births
- Gulf Coast Pirates players
- State College Spikes players
- West Virginia Power players
- Bradenton Marauders players
- Jamestown Jammers players
- Altoona Curve players
- Scottsdale Scorpions players
- Indianapolis Indians players
- Naranjeros de Hermosillo players
- Chattanooga Lookouts players
- Auburn Tigers baseball players
- Potomac Nationals players
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