Donavan Tate

For the actor, see Tate Donovan.

Donovan Tate
Personal information
Born: (1990-09-27) September 27, 1990 (age 33)
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.

Career[edit]

High school career[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Dual-sport star Donavan Tate makes it look easy". Espn.com. April 1, 2009. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
  2. ^ "Tate is front and center". Utsandiego.com. June 10, 2009. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
  3. ^ "Tate brings tools, no trials". Utsandiego.com. June 9, 2009. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
  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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External links[edit]

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