Xavier Avery
| Xavier Avery | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Avery with the Baltimore Orioles | |||
| Free agent | |||
| Left fielder | |||
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Born: January 1, 1990 Atlanta, Georgia | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| May 13, 2012, for the Baltimore Orioles | |||
| MLB statistics (through 2013 season) | |||
| Batting average | .223 | ||
| Home runs | 1 | ||
| Runs batted in | 6 | ||
| Stolen bases | 6 | ||
| Teams | |||
Xavier Tyrone Avery (born January 1, 1990) is an American professional baseball left fielder who is currently a free agent. He made his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut with the Baltimore Orioles in 2012.
Career
Avery attended Cedar Grove High School in Ellenwood, Georgia. The Baltimore Orioles drafted Avery in the second round of the 2008 Major League Baseball Draft.
Avery was called up to the majors for the first time on May 13, 2012.[1] The following day, he scored his first major league run and collected his first double, triple and RBI. He hit his first career home run on June 29, 2012 against the Cleveland Indians. The Orioles optioned Avery to Norfolk in July,[2] and recalled him again September 1 when the team's roster expanded [3]
On August 30, 2013, the Orioles traded Avery to the Seattle Mariners in exchange for Michael Morse.[4] He was designated for assignment on March 28, 2014 and subsequently outrighted to the Triple-A Tacoma Rainiers, where he finished the season.
On November 21, 2014, Avery signed a minor league contract with the Detroit Tigers. [5] He was released on July 1, 2015 after exercising an opt-out in his contract.[6] Two days later, Avery signed a minor league deal with the San Francisco Giants. He was released on July 21 and signed with the Minnesota Twins on July 26, completing the season on the roster of their Triple-A Rochester Red Wings.[7] On December 15, Avery signed a minor league deal to return to the Orioles organization.[8] He became a free agent after the 2016 season.
References
- ↑ Connolly, Dan (May 12, 2012). "Xavier Avery likely to be promoted to Orioles". Baltimoresun.com. Retrieved August 30, 2013.
- ↑ Connolly, Dan (July 12, 2012). "Xavier Avery | Orioles send Xavier Avery to Triple-A Norfolk". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved August 30, 2013.
- ↑ Encina, Eduardo A. (August 31, 2012). "Xavier Avery and Luis Exposito with Orioles in New York". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved August 30, 2013.
- ↑ Baker, Geoff. "Michael Morse, as expected, traded to the Orioles | Mariners blog | Seattle Times". Blogs.seattletimes.com. Retrieved August 30, 2013.
- ↑ Beck, Jason (November 21, 2014). "Tigers add outfielder Avery on Minors deal". MLB. Retrieved November 21, 2014.
- ↑ Schmehl, James (July 2, 2015). "Detroit Tigers release Xavier Avery after outfielder exercises opt-out in contract". MLive. Retrieved July 2, 2015.
- ↑ http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/a/averyxa01.shtml
- ↑ http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/a/averyxa01.shtml
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)