Ronnie Dawson (baseball)

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Ronnie Dawson
Cincinnati Reds
Outfielder
Born: (1995-05-19) May 19, 1995 (age 26)
Grove City, Ohio
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
MLB debut
April 14, 2021, for the Houston Astros
MLB statistics
(through April 18, 2021)
Batting average.200
Home runs0
Runs batted in0
Teams

Ronnie Silas Dawson Jr. (born May 19, 1995) is an American professional baseball outfielder for the Cincinnati Reds organization. The Houston Astros selected him with the 62nd overall selection of the 2016 MLB draft, and he made his MLB debut in 2021.

Amateur career[]

Dawson attended Licking Heights High School in Pataskala, Ohio, where he played baseball and football. He focused on football until his junior year, when he tore his anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee.[1] He had knee surgery before his senior year, and missed the football season. He returned to the baseball team as a senior, in 2013, and had a .576 batting average. The Columbus Dispatch named Dawson their All-Metro Team Player of the Year.[2] He attended Ohio State University, and played college baseball for the Ohio State Buckeyes. He also played collegiate summer baseball for the Chillicothe Paints of the Prospect League.[3] In 2015, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Orleans Firebirds of the Cape Cod Baseball League, and was named a league all-star.[4]

Professional career[]

Houston Astros[]

The Houston Astros selected Dawson in the second round, with the 62nd overall selection, of the 2016 Major League Baseball draft.[1] He signed with the Astros, receiving a $1,056,800 signing bonus, and the Astros assigned him to the Tri-City ValleyCats of the Class A Short Season New York-Penn League,[5] where he spent all of 2016, batting .225 with seven home runs and 36 RBIs. In 2017, he played for the Quad Cities River Bandits of the Class A Midwest League[6] and the Buies Creek Astros of the Class A-Advanced Carolina League, posting a combined .278 batting average with 14 home runs, 67 RBIs, and an .800 OPS.[7] He began the 2018 season with Buies Creek, and was promoted to the Corpus Christi Hooks of the Class AA Texas League during the season.[8]

The Astros invited Dawson to spring training as a non-roster player in 2019.[9] After splitting the 2019 season between Corpus Christi and the Triple-A Round Rock Express, Dawson did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the 2020 Minor League Baseball season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[10]

On April 14, 2021, the Astros promoted Dawson to the majors for the first time.[11] He made his major league debut that day as the Astros’ designated hitter against the Detroit Tigers and recorded his first major league hit, a single off of Alex Lange. On April 20, Dawson was removed from the 40-man roster.[12] In his brief stint, Dawson appeared in three games, recording one hit in six plate appearances.

Cincinnati Reds[]

After the 2021 season, the Cincinnati Reds selected Dawson from the Astros organization in the minor league phase of the Rule 5 draft.[13]

Personal life[]

As a child, Dawson served as a batboy for the Columbus Clippers of the Class AAA International League.[14]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Kaplan, Jake (June 10, 2016). "Astros 2nd-round pick Ronnie Dawson excited to begin pro career". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved July 23, 2017.
  2. ^ Znidar, Mark. "Dispatch All-Metro baseball team: Top player Dawson rebounds from knee surgery quickly". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved July 23, 2017.
  3. ^ "Licking Heights grad Ronnie Dawson making his mark in Prospect League". Newark Advocate. July 16, 2014. Retrieved July 23, 2017.
  4. ^ "#13 Ronnie Dawson - Profile". pointstreak.com. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
  5. ^ Kaplan, Jake (June 17, 2016). "Astros' draftee Ronnie Dawson to begin pro career in Tri-City, no update yet on Forrest Whitley". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved July 23, 2017.
  6. ^ Batterson, Steve (May 5, 2017). "River Bandits' Dawson finds a home on the diamond | Midwest League Baseball". Quad City Times. Retrieved July 23, 2017.
  7. ^ "Ronnie Dawson Stats, Highlights, Bio - MiLB.com Stats - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". Retrieved November 19, 2017.
  8. ^ Rome, Chandler (October 26, 2018). "Ronnie Dawson Emerges As All-Around Threat". Baseballamerica.com. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
  9. ^ "Astros invite prospect Whitley, 21 others to camp". MLB.com.
  10. ^ Jeff Todd (June 30, 2020). "2020 Minor League Season Canceled". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
  11. ^ Connor Byrne (April 14, 2021). "Astros Place 5 On Injured List". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
  12. ^ "Major League Baseball Transactions". Major League Baseball.
  13. ^ "Rule 5 Draft results, pick by pick". MLB.com.
  14. ^ Koehler, Jess (July 13, 2016). "Tri-City outfielder Ronnie Dawson settling in". Times Union. Retrieved July 23, 2017.

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