Luke Tendler
| Luke Tendler | |||
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| Born: August 25, 1991 Wilmington, North Carolina | |||
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Luke Tendler (born August 25, 1991) is an American former professional baseball outfielder. He was drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 29th round of the 2014 Major League Baseball draft out of North Carolina A&T University.
Amateur career[edit]
Tendler attended Laney High School in Wilmington, North Carolina, and played against 2018 Portland Sea Dogs teammates Trevor Kelley and Jordan Betts.[1] Tendler attended North Carolina A&T University in Greensboro, North Carolina, where he hit .345 with 7 home runs and 32 runs batted in (RBIs) his senior year in 2014. He also made two appearances as a pitcher (one start), posting a 20.25 earned run average (ERA).
Minor League Baseball[edit]
Tendler was drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 29th round (876th overall) of the 2014 MLB draft, and was assigned to Class A Short Season Spokane Indians, where he was named a Northwest League mid-season all-star after he hit .316 with 11 homers and 57 RBIs. He started the 2015 season with the Hickory Crawdads of the Class A South Atlantic League. Tendler spent the entire season with Hickory, hitting .262 with 15 homers and 73 RBIs. He was named a mid-season all-star for Hickory.
Tendler began the 2016 season with the Class A-Advanced High Desert Mavericks, batting .297 with 23 homers and 97 RBIs. At the end of the season, he was named a Minor League Baseball Organizational All-Star for Texas. Spending the entire 2017 season with the Double-A Frisco Roughriders, he hit .245 with 13 homers and 49 RBIs.
On December 14, 2017, Tendler was selected by the Boston Red Sox in the second round of the Triple-A phase of the 2017 Rule 5 draft. He was assigned to Double-A, where he hit .273 with 15 homers and 62 RBIs playing for the Portland Sea Dogs. He spent the entirety of the 2019 season with Portland, hitting .235 with 11 homers and 58 RBIs.[2] In January 2020, Tendler retired.[3]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Former High School Rivals Now Minor League Teammates".
- ↑ "Luke has the power! Two-run walk-off HR in 'Dogs' 4-3 win".
- ↑ "Red Sox Transactions". soxprospects.com. January 2020. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
External links[edit]
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Minors), or MiLB.com
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