Thomas Neal | |
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Outfielder | |
Born: Inglewood, California, U.S. | August 17, 1987|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
September 2, 2012, for the Cleveland Indians | |
Last MLB appearance | |
August 7, 2013, for the Chicago Cubs | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .184 |
Home runs | 0 |
Runs batted in | 2 |
Teams | |
Thomas Neal (born August 17,1987) is a retired American professional baseball outfielder who is currently a hitting coach for the San Francisco Giants organization. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cleveland Indians,New York Yankees and Chicago Cubs.
Neal attended Poway High School in Poway,California,and Riverside Community College. The San Francisco Giants selected him in the 36th round of the 2005 Major League Baseball Draft.
On April 28,2009,while playing for the San Jose Giants of the California League,Neal hit for the cycle in a 17–7 victory over the Lancaster JetHawks. [1]
Neal was traded to the Cleveland Indians on July 30,2011,in exchange for Orlando Cabrera. [2] He was optioned to the Triple-A Columbus Clippers.
Neal was designated for assignment on April 4,2012,but was added to the Indians major league roster as a September call-up on September 1,2012. [3]
Neal was designated for assignment by the Indians on January 3,2013,to make room for Nick Swisher on their roster. [4] He was released by the Indians on January 12,2013. [5]
The New York Yankees signed him to a minor-league contract later that month. [6] The Yankees promoted Neal to the major leagues on June 14. [7] He was sent back down to Triple-A on June 22. He was recalled again on July 20,sent back down on July 26,and designated for assignment August 2. [8]
Neal was claimed off waivers by the Chicago Cubs on August 5,2013. In two games for Chicago,he went 0–for–4. On October 9,Neal was removed from the 40–man roster and sent outright to the Triple–A Iowa Cubs. [9]
He signed a minor league deal with the Cincinnati Reds in January 2014. He became a free agent after the 2014 season.
Neal signed with the Somerset Patriots of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball for the 2015 season.
He became a free agent and retired after the 2015 season and became a minor league hitting coach in the San Francisco Giants Organization.
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