Donavan Tate

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Donovan Tate
Personal information
Born: (1990-09-27) September 27, 1990 (age 34)
Cartersville, Georgia
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight205 lb (93 kg)
Career history
College

Donavan Reed Tate (born September 27, 1990) is an American former college football quarterback for the University of Arizona Wildcats. Previously, he was a Minor League Baseball outfielder who was selected third overall by the San Diego Padres in the 2009 Major League Baseball draft.

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Career

High school career

Tate attended Cartersville High School in Cartersville, Georgia. He played baseball and American football for Cartersville, and was named a High School All-American in both sports. In his senior year, he broke a rib playing football. Tate committed to play baseball and college football for the North Carolina Tar Heels. [1]

Baseball career

The San Diego Padres selected Tate in the first round, with the third overall selection, in the 2009 Major League Baseball draft. [2] [3] Tate chose to sign with the Padres for a $6.7 million signing bonus rather than attend North Carolina. [4] His professional baseball career was limited by injuries. In his first two seasons, he had surgery for a sports hernia, broke his jaw, and sprained a shoulder. [5] He also underwent treatment for substance abuse. [6] [7] The Padres released Tate after the 2015 season, and he signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers for the 2016 season. [8] He played six seasons in Minor League Baseball, but never played above Class A-Advanced, last playing for the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes before being released by the Dodgers in 2016. [9] [10]

College football career

In 2017, after his release from the minor leagues, Tate returned to college and joined the Arizona Wildcats football team as a quarterback. [11] On December 24, 2017, Tate left Arizona to be closer to his family in Georgia. [12]

Personal life

Tate is the son of former NFL tailback Lars Tate. [13] He is married and has four children. [14]

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References

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  4. ↑ Friars sign No. 3 overall Draft pick Tate. MLB (August 17, 2009). Retrieved on 2011-07-09.
  5. ↑ "Tate ready to prove he can play injury-free season - News-Sentinel.com". www.news-sentinel.com. Archived from the original on November 25, 2014. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
  6. ↑ Brock, Corey (January 20, 2016). "Former first-round Draft pick Donavan Tate rebooting San Diego Padres career". MLB. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
  7. ↑ Calcaterra, Craig (June 18, 2013). "Donovan Tate, a spring training no-show, has finally returned to the Padres organization". NBC Sports. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
  8. ↑ Barry Lewis (January 18, 2016). "Pro baseball: Dodgers assign former Padres' top draft choice to Drillers | Pro Baseball". tulsaworld.com. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
  9. ↑ "Donavan Tate". Milb.com. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
  10. ↑ Dorman, Daryll (January 24, 2016). "Catching up with 2009 Padres Draft Pick Donavan Tate". Friarsonbase.com. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
  11. ↑ Lev, Michael (May 4, 2017). "Donavan Tate, former MLB megaprospect, to join Arizona Wildcats as walk-on QB | Arizona Wildcats football". tucson.com. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
  12. ↑ Lev, Michael (December 24, 2017). "QB Donavan Tate no longer with Arizona Wildcats; family reasons cited for departure".
  13. ↑ ArizonaVarsity.com – Donavan Tate: Two Sport Star Archived July 15, 2011, at the Wayback Machine . Arizonavarsity.rivals.com. Retrieved on July 9, 2011.
  14. ↑ "Padres' Donavan Tate starting anew in Lake Elsinore". The San Diego Union-Tribune. July 23, 2015. Retrieved May 5, 2017.

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