Brent Gates
| Brent Gates | |||||||||||||||
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| Second baseman / Third baseman | |||||||||||||||
| Born: March 14, 1970 Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S. | |||||||||||||||
Batted: Switch Threw: Right | |||||||||||||||
| MLB debut | |||||||||||||||
| May 5, 1993, for the Oakland Athletics | |||||||||||||||
| Last MLB appearance | |||||||||||||||
| October 3, 1999, for the Minnesota Twins | |||||||||||||||
| MLB statistics | |||||||||||||||
| Batting average | .284 | ||||||||||||||
| Home runs | 37 | ||||||||||||||
| Runs batted in | 298 | ||||||||||||||
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Brent Robert Gates (born March 14, 1970) is an American former Major League Baseball second and third baseman. He played for the Oakland Athletics, Seattle Mariners, and Minnesota Twins between 1993 and 1999. Prior to playing professionally, Brent Gates played for the University of Minnesota where he was named the Big Ten Conference Baseball Player of the Year.
Playing career
Amateur
Gates attended Grandville High School in
Professional
Drafted by the
Coaching and scouting career
Gates was head coach of the
Personal life
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Gates resides in Grand Rapids, Michigan with his wife, Tiffany Gates. Gates has five children, Taylor, Brent Jr., Madison, Jordyn and Brady. His son, Brent Jr., followed his lead and played hockey at the University of Minnesota before playing professionally after being drafted by the Anaheim Ducks in the second round. His daughters Madison and Jordyn play collegiate volleyball together at Grand Valley State.
References
- ^ "Major League Baseball Players From the Cape Cod League" (PDF). capecodbaseball.org. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
- ISBN 978-1-932391-56-5.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
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