Harrison Bader

Harrison Bader
St. Louis Cardinals – No. 93
Outfielder
Born: (1994-06-03) June 3, 1994
Bronxville, New York
Bats: Right Throws: Right

Harrison Joseph Bader (born June 3, 1994) is an American professional baseball outfielder for the St. Louis Cardinals' organization. He previously attended the University of Florida and played college baseball for the Florida Gators.

Amateur career

Bader attended the Horace Mann School in the Riverdale neighborhood of The Bronx, New York City, and played for the school's baseball team. In October 2011, Bader committed to the University of Pittsburgh to play for the Panthers baseball team.[1] However, he had not signed a National Letter of Intent and decommitted from Pittsburgh in May 2012, and committed to the University of Maryland, to play for the Terrapins.[2] However, Maryland did not offer him a scholarship. In July, he decommitted from Maryland, and committed to the University of Florida to play for the Gators, as Florida offered him a partial scholarship.[3][4][5] In 2014, his sophomore year, he was suspended for 19 games after a scooter accident that occurred while he was driving under the influence of alcohol.[6][7] He was named to the All-Tournament Team in the 2015 College World Series.[8]

Professional career

In the 2015 Major League Baseball draft, the St. Louis Cardinals selected Bader in the third round, with the 100th overall selection.[9] He signed with the Cardinals, receiving a $400,000 signing bonus, and made his professional debut with the State College Spikes of the Class A-Short Season New York–Penn League, hitting two home runs in his first game.[10] The Cardinals promoted Bader to the Peoria Chiefs of the Class A Midwest League (MWL) in July.[11] He was the MWL Player of the Week for August 24–30 after batting .448 in seven games with two home runs, six RBI, one double and two triples.[12]

Bader began the 2016 season with the Springfield Cardinals of the Class AA Texas League.[13] He authored a hit streak in April 2016 that extended one game short of tying the Springfield club record.[14] Bader was named an outfielder for the Texas League mid-season All-Star Game,[15] in which he collected four hits in five at bats with a double and a run scored.[16] He was promoted to the Class AAA Memphis Redbirds on July 6, 2016. In their updated 2016 mid-season ranking, Baseball America rated Bader in the top-100 for the first time, at 89th.[17] He was selected to play in the 2016 All-Star Futures Game.[18] Bader finished the 2016 season batting .267 with 19 home runs and 58 RBI's.[19] MLB Pipeline named him the Cardinals 2016 Minor League Player of the Year after hitting .267 with 19 home runs and a .786 OPS.[20] After the season, the Cardinals assigned Bader to the Glendale Desert Dogs of the Arizona Fall League (AFL). [21] Bader finished the AFL season with a .304 batting average, 2 home runs, and 16 RBI's.

References

  1. ↑ Braziller, Zack (October 20, 2011). "Pitt stop: Horace Mann centerfielder commits to Panthers". New York Post. Retrieved June 9, 2015.
  2. ↑ Braziller, Zack (May 23, 2012). "Horace Mann's Bader decommits from Pitt, lands at Maryland". New York Post. Retrieved June 9, 2015.
  3. ↑ Walder, Seth (July 21, 2012). "Horace Mann outfielder Harrison Bader decommits from Maryland and is now headed to Florida on partial scholarship: Had previously backed out of commitment to Pittsburgh". New York Daily News. Retrieved June 9, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Long recruiting journey ends at Florida for Horace Mann's Bader - New York Post". New York Post. Retrieved June 9, 2015.
  5. ↑ Mercogliano, Vincent. "Bader commits to Florida - The LoHud Baseball BlogThe LoHud Baseball Blog". lohudblogs.com. Retrieved June 18, 2015.
  6. ↑ "UF baseball suspends outfielder Bader". Gainesville.com. Retrieved June 9, 2015.
  7. ↑ "After suspension, Bader finds way to bounce back". Gainesville.com. Retrieved June 9, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Virginia reliever Josh Sborz headlines the 2015 CWS All-Tournament team". NCAA.com. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
  9. ↑ Thompson, Edgar (June 9, 2015). "UF outfielder Harrison Bader selected in the third round by St. Louis Cardinals". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved June 18, 2015.
  10. ↑ Goold, Derrick. "Bader debuts with a bang as Cards near spending cap". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
  11. ↑ Eminian, Dave (July 17, 2015). "Harrison Bader continues to impress in quick pro rise; Chiefs, not so much in 10–2 loss". Peoria Journal-Star. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
  12. ↑ Baliva, Nathan (August 31, 2015). "Bader named MWL Player of Week". MiLB.com. Retrieved September 18, 2015.
  13. ↑ Mesey, David (April 8, 2016). "Springfield Cardinals win season opener". KTTS-FM. Retrieved April 8, 2016.
  14. ↑ Goold, Derrick (June 3, 2016). "Bader forcing Cardinals to rewrite script". Baseball America. Retrieved July 4, 2016.
  15. ↑ Lewis, Barry (June 28, 2016). "Texas League All-Star Game filled with Drillers". Tulsa World. Retrieved July 4, 2016.
  16. ↑ Gordon, Jeff (June 30, 2016). "Wild Card race all that's left?". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved July 4, 2016.
  17. ↑ Staff Report (July 8, 2016). "Midseason top 100 prospects". Baseball America. Retrieved July 8, 2016.
  18. ↑ Goold, Derrick (July 8, 2016). "Reyes (No. 2 overall) leads new stream of Cardinals prospects in rankings". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved July 8, 2016.
  19. ↑ http://www.milb.com/player/index.jsp?player_id=664056#/career/R/hitting/2016/ALL
  20. ↑ http://m.cardinals.mlb.com/news/article/205516316/cardinals-prospects-of-the-year-bader-weaver/
  21. ↑ http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/events/afl/club.jsp?team_id=454

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