Tai Peete
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| Tai Peete | |||
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| Seattle Mariners | |||
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| Born: August 11, 2005 Riverdale, Georgia | |||
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Tai Jordan Peete (born August 11, 2005) is an American professional baseball shortstop in the Seattle Mariners organization.
Amateur Career[edit]
Peete grew up in Tyrone, Georgia and attended Trinity Christian School.[1] As a junior, he racked up an average of .400 with 4 home runs, 5 doubles, a triples & 12 RBIs.[2] But prior to that however, he represented the Southeast Region team in the 2018 Little League World Series and batted .409.[3] He was named the 2023 Region 4-4A Player of the Year & 2023 Rawlings-Perfect Game Preseason All-Region First Team (Southeast) after his senior year when he batted .444 with 12 home runs, 7 doubles, 4 triples & 36 RBIs.[4] Peete has committed to play baseball at Georgia Tech.[5]
Professional Career[edit]
Peete was selected by the Seattle Mariners in the Competitive Balance A Round, with the 30th overall selection, of the 2023 Major League Baseball draft.[6] On July 18, 2023, He signed with The Mariners to an over slot deal worth $2.5 million.[7] Peete started his professional career the same month with the ACL Mariners by playing 10 games and recorded with a batting average of .351 with 13 high & 6 RBIs.[8] Later in the season, he was sent up to the Modesto Nuts & contributed with an batting average of .242 with 15 hits and 14 RBIs, including his first 2 home runs of his career. Both of which, resulted in grand slams.[9]
References[edit]
- ↑ Teagle, Derrick (July 3, 2023). "Two of a kind: Trinity Christian School's Shawn Braxton and Tai Peete". Times-Herald.com.
- ↑ "LLWS star Tai Peete growing his game at Trinity Christian".
- ↑ League, Little; Downs, Chris (August 21, 2018). "Son Follows his Mother's Footsteps All the Way to Williamsport".
- ↑ McCracken, Tammy (May 26, 2023). "Peete named Region Player of the Year". Times-Herald.com.
- ↑ Roberts, Mike (May 16, 2023). "Tai Peete ready for anything as MLB draft nears". BVM Sports.
- ↑ PR, Mariners (July 10, 2023). "Mariners Select SS Tai Peete 30th Overall in the 2023 MLB Draft". Medium.
- ↑ "Signing and bonus trackers for all 30 teams". mlb.com. Retrieved July 15, 2023.
- ↑ "Tai Peete Stats, Fantasy & News".
- ↑ "Mariners prospect hits grand slams in consecutive innings for first pro homers". MLB.com.
External links[edit]
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Minors)
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