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{{about|the baseball player|the congressional candidate|United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia, 2010#District 9{{!}}United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia, 2010}}
{{Infobox MLB player
{{Infobox college coach
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| name = Chris Cates
| image =Chris Cates.JPG
|name =Chris Cates
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|image =Chris Cates.JPG
| width = 300
|caption =
| caption = Cates poses for a picture at [[Hammond Stadium]]
|current_title = Head coach
| team = Minnesota Twins
|current_team = [[Riverview High School (Sarasota, Florida)|Riverview (FL) H. S.]]
| number =
|current_conference =
| position = Shortstop
|current_record =
| birthdate = {{birth date and age|1985|04|15}}
|birth_date ={{birth date and age|1985|4|15}}
| birthplace = {{city-state|Tampa|Florida}}
|birth_place =[[Tampa, Florida]]
| bats = Right
|player_years1 = 2004–2007
| throws = Right
|player_team1 = [[Louisville Cardinals baseball|Louisville]]
| teams = <nowiki></nowiki>
|player_years2 = 2007
| awards = <nowiki></nowiki>
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|player_team2 = [[Elizabethton Twins]]
* Third-Team All-[[Big East]] ({{by|2006}})
|player_years3 = 2007–2008
* [[Midwest League]] [[All-Star]] (2008)
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|player_team3 = [[Beloit Snappers]]
* [[Florida State League]] All-Star (2009)
|player_years4 = 2009–2010
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|player_team4 = [[Fort Myers Miracle]]
|player_years5 = 2010–2011
|player_team5 = [[New Britain Rock Cats]]
|player_positions = [[Shortstop]]
|coach_years1 = 2013
|coach_team1 = [[Florida State Seminoles baseball|Florida State]] (asst.)
|coach_years2 = 2014
|coach_team2 = [[Tampa Spartans baseball|Tampa]] (asst.)
|coach_years3 = 2015–2019
|coach_team3 = [[South Florida Bulls baseball|South Florida]] (asst.)
|coach_years4 = 2020–present
|coach_team4 = [[Riverview High School (Sarasota, Florida)|Riverview (FL) H. S.]]
}}
}}
'''Chris Cates''' (born April 15, 1985) is a former [[minor league]] [[shortstop]] selected by the [[Minnesota Twins]] in the 38th round of the [[2007 Major League Baseball Draft]]. Cates is currently Director of Player Development at the [[University of South Florida]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://gousfbulls.com/sports/baseball/roster/coaches/chris-cates/5110|title=Chris Cates|publisher=gousfbulls.com}}</ref> He is a former volunteer assistant coach for the [[Florida State University]] Seminoles [[baseball]] team.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.seminoles.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/chris_cates_823268.html|title=Chris Cates|publisher=Seminoles.com|date=2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140112173843/http://www.seminoles.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/chris_cates_823268.html|archivedate=2014-01-12}}</ref> Also he is the manager of the [[North Adams Steeplecats]] of the [[NECBL]].
'''Chris Cates''' (born April 15, {{by|1985}} in {{city-state|Tampa|Florida}}) is a [[minor league]] [[shortstop]] in the [[Minnesota Twins]] organization currently assigned to their advanced A affiliate, the [[Fort Myers Miracle]]. He was selected by the Twins in the 38th round of the {{by|2007}} First-Year Player Draft.


Cates graduated in {{by|2003}} from [[Brandon High School]] in {{city-state|Brandon|Florida}} where he was a four year letter winner in [[baseball]]. He was the smallest player in Division 1 baseball in college.<ref>http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/baseball/2005-05-09-louisville-cates_x.htm</ref> Despite standing only 5'3" tall and weighing just 145 lbs., his junior year at the [[University of Louisville]], he was named Third-Team All-[[Big East]] while leading his team with a .332 [[batting average]] and 47 [[run (baseball)|runs scored]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?n=Chris%20Cates&pos=IF&sid=milb&t=p_pbp&pid=518538|title=Minor League Baseball|accessdate=2009-06-05}}</ref>
Cates graduated in {{baseball year|2003}} from [[Brandon High School (Brandon, Florida)|Brandon High School]] in [[Brandon, Florida]] where he was a four-year letter winner in baseball. When he joined the [[University of Louisville]] Cardinals in {{baseball year|2004}}, he was the smallest player in [[NCAA Division I]] baseball.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/baseball/2005-05-09-louisville-cates_x.htm|title=Cates' Humor, Arm Give Louisville 5-foot-3 Jolt|date=2005-05-09 | work=[[USA Today]] | first=Michal | last=Grant}}</ref> Despite standing only 5'3" tall and weighing just 145&nbsp;lbs., his junior year he was named Third-Team All-[[Big East Conference (1979–2013)|Big East]] while leading the [[Louisville Cardinals]] with a .332 [[batting average (baseball)|batting average]] and 47 [[runs scored]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uoflsports.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/cates_chris00.html|title=Louisville Official Athletic Site: Chris Cates|accessdate=2009-06-05|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120614190823/http://www.uoflsports.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/cates_chris00.html|archivedate=2012-06-14}}</ref>


Cates also played for the [[North Adams Steeplecats]] of the [[New England Collegiate Baseball League]], a [[List of collegiate summer baseball leagues|collegiate summer baseball league]]. He won the [[Most Valuable Player]] award at the 2005 NECBL All-Star Game. He is returning to the North Adams Steeplecats for the summer of 2014 as their manager.
[[Fort Myers]] holds the distinction of having both the tallest player in professional [[baseball]], 7'1" [[Loek van Mil]], and Cates, the shortest player in professional baseball.<ref>http://www.news-press.com/article/20090519/SPORTS/90518077/1002/RSS01</ref> Regardless of his size, Cates' gritty play has made him one of the top prospects in the Twins organization. In {{by|2008}}, he represented the [[Beloit Snappers]] in the [[Midwest League]] [[All-Star]] game,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://twins.scout.com/2/763114.html|title=Twins Prospect Power Rankings: v.2 |last=Weiss|first=Brad|date=June 18, 2008|work=scout.com|accessdate=2009-06-06}}</ref> and in {{by|2009}}, he was a [[Florida State League]] All-Star, representing the [[Fort Myers Miracle]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://miraclebaseball.com/news/?id=7559|title=Hometown Miracle Place Seven On Team For June 20th Game |accessdate=2009-06-05}}</ref> <ref>http://bleacherreport.com/articles/192993-florida-state-league-all-stars</ref>


[[Image:ChrisCates.JPG|left|thumb|250px|Cates (right) and a fan]]
==See also==
In {{baseball year|2008}}, he represented the [[Beloit Snappers]] in the [[Midwest League]] [[All-Star]] game,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://twins.scout.com/2/763114.html|title=Twins Prospect Power Rankings: v.2|last=Weiss|first=Brad|date=June 18, 2008|work=scout.com|accessdate=2009-06-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081202003516/http://twins.scout.com/2/763114.html|archive-date=December 2, 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref> and in {{baseball year|2009}}, Cates was 1–3 with a [[walk (baseball)|walk]] and a [[run (baseball)|run scored]] as the starting shortstop for the South in the [[Florida State League]] All-Star game.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://floridastate.league.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090604&content_id=5144340&vkey=news_milb&fext=.jsp#roster|title=Division leaders pace FSL All-Star rosters|author=Bailey Stephens|date=2009-06-04|publisher=MLB.com|access-date=2010-05-25|archive-date=2012-03-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120301030847/http://floridastate.league.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090604&content_id=5144340&vkey=news_milb&fext=.jsp#roster|url-status=dead}}</ref> For the season, he batted .251 with 25 [[runs batted in]] and 41 runs scored. Cates split 2010 between Fort Myers and New Britain, batting a combined .198. He improved modestly to a .205 hitter in {{baseball year|2011}} for New Britain, and retired at the end of the season. For his career, he batted .228 with 109 RBIs and 163 runs scored. He never hit a professional [[home run]].
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* [[Elizabethton Twins]]
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* [[Beloit Snappers]]
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* [[Fort Myers Miracle]]
* [[Florida State League]]
* [[Minnesota Twins]]


==References==
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==External links==
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{{Fort Myers Miracle roster navbox}}
{{Baseballstats|mlb=|espn=|br=|fangraphs=paI07027&position=SS|brm=cates-001chr}}, or [http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?pos=SS&sid=milb&t=p_pbp&pid=518538 Minor League Baseball]

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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Elizabethton Twins players]]
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[[Category:Fort Myers Miracle players]]
[[Category:Beloit Snappers players]]
[[Category:New Britain Rock Cats players]]
[[Category:Louisville Cardinals baseball players]]
[[Category:North Adams SteepleCats players]]
[[Category:Florida State Seminoles baseball coaches]]
[[Category:Tampa Spartans baseball coaches]]
[[Category:South Florida Bulls baseball coaches]]
[[Category:High school baseball coaches in the United States]]
[[Category:People from Brandon, Florida]]
[[Category:Baseball players from Hillsborough County, Florida]]

Latest revision as of 23:37, 17 December 2024

This article is about the baseball player. For the congressional candidate, see United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia, 2010.
Chris Cates
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamRiverview (FL) H. S.
Biographical details
Born (1985-04-15) April 15, 1985 (age 39)
Tampa, Florida
Playing career
2004–2007Louisville
2007Elizabethton Twins
2007–2008Beloit Snappers
2009–2010Fort Myers Miracle
2010–2011New Britain Rock Cats
Position(s)Shortstop
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2013Florida State (asst.)
2014Tampa (asst.)
2015–2019South Florida (asst.)
2020–presentRiverview (FL) H. S.

Chris Cates (born April 15, 1985) is a former minor league shortstop selected by the Minnesota Twins in the 38th round of the 2007 Major League Baseball Draft. Cates is currently Director of Player Development at the University of South Florida.[1] He is a former volunteer assistant coach for the Florida State University Seminoles baseball team.[2] Also he is the manager of the North Adams Steeplecats of the NECBL.

Cates graduated in 2003 from Brandon High School in Brandon, Florida where he was a four-year letter winner in baseball. When he joined the University of Louisville Cardinals in 2004, he was the smallest player in NCAA Division I baseball.[3] Despite standing only 5'3" tall and weighing just 145 lbs., his junior year he was named Third-Team All-Big East while leading the Louisville Cardinals with a .332 batting average and 47 runs scored.[4]

Cates also played for the North Adams Steeplecats of the New England Collegiate Baseball League, a collegiate summer baseball league. He won the Most Valuable Player award at the 2005 NECBL All-Star Game. He is returning to the North Adams Steeplecats for the summer of 2014 as their manager.

Cates (right) and a fan

In 2008, he represented the Beloit Snappers in the Midwest League All-Star game,[5] and in 2009, Cates was 1–3 with a walk and a run scored as the starting shortstop for the South in the Florida State League All-Star game.[6] For the season, he batted .251 with 25 runs batted in and 41 runs scored. Cates split 2010 between Fort Myers and New Britain, batting a combined .198. He improved modestly to a .205 hitter in 2011 for New Britain, and retired at the end of the season. For his career, he batted .228 with 109 RBIs and 163 runs scored. He never hit a professional home run.

References

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  1. ^ "Chris Cates". gousfbulls.com.
  2. ^ "Chris Cates". Seminoles.com. 2013. Archived from the original on 2014-01-12.
  3. ^ Grant, Michal (2005-05-09). "Cates' Humor, Arm Give Louisville 5-foot-3 Jolt". USA Today.
  4. ^ "Louisville Official Athletic Site: Chris Cates". Archived from the original on 2012-06-14. Retrieved 2009-06-05.
  5. ^ Weiss, Brad (June 18, 2008). "Twins Prospect Power Rankings: v.2". scout.com. Archived from the original on December 2, 2008. Retrieved 2009-06-06.
  6. ^ Bailey Stephens (2009-06-04). "Division leaders pace FSL All-Star rosters". MLB.com. Archived from the original on 2012-03-01. Retrieved 2010-05-25.
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