Sam Huff (baseball)
Sam Huff | |
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Texas Rangers – No. 55 | |
Catcher | |
Born: Phoenix, Arizona | January 14, 1998|
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
MLB debut | |
September 11, 2020, for the Texas Rangers | |
MLB statistics (through 2020 season) | |
Batting average | .355 |
Home runs | 3 |
Runs batted in | 4 |
Teams | |
Samuel Nicholas Huff (born January 14, 1998) is an American professional baseball catcher for the Texas Rangers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2020.
Career[]
Amateur career[]
Huff attended Arcadia High School in Phoenix, Arizona.[1] He was drafted by the Texas Rangers in the seventh round, with the 219th overall selection, of the 2016 Major League Baseball draft.[2] He signed with the Rangers for a $225,000 signing bonus, forgoing a commitment to Grand Canyon University.[3]
Professional career[]
Huff spent his first two professional seasons with the Arizona League Rangers of the Rookie-level Arizona League, hitting .330/.436/.485/.921 with 1 home run and 17 RBI in 2016, and .249/.329/.452/.781 with 9 home runs and 31 RBI in 2017. He played the 2018 season with the Hickory Crawdads of the Class A South Atlantic League, hitting .241/.292/.439/.731 with 18 home runs and 55 RBI.[4] He opened 2019 back with Hickory, hitting .333/.368/.796/1.164 with 15 home runs and 29 RBI over 30 games.[5] He was promoted to the Down East Wood Ducks of the Class A-Advanced Carolina League on May 9.[6][7] Huff was named to the 2019 All-Star Futures Game.[8] Huff hit a two-run home run off of Ben Bowden in the seventh inning to tie the game, and was awarded the 2019 Futures Game Larry Doby Most Valuable Player award.[9] Huff has named a 2019 Carolina League Year-End All-Star.[10] Huff produced a .262/.326/.425/.751 slash line with 13 home runs and 43 RBI for Down East.[11][12][13]
On September 10, 2020, the Rangers selected Huff's contract and promoted him to the major leagues.[14] He made his major league debut the next day against the Oakland Athletics. In 10 games for Texas in 2020, Huff hit .355/.394/.742/1.136 with 3 home runs and 4 RBI.[15]
On April 23, 2021, it was announced that Huff would undergo surgery on April 28 to remove a "loose body" from his right knee, requiring eight weeks of recovery.[16] On May 4, Huff was placed on the 60-day injured list as he recovered from the surgery.[17] On July 17, Huff was activated off of the injured list.[18]
Huff played 46 games in Double-A with the Frisco RoughRiders prior to being promoted to Triple-A Round Rock on September 23, 2021. In Frisco he hit an average of .237 with 10 home runs and 23 runs batted in.[19] Following the 2021 season, Huff played for the Surprise Saguaros of the Arizona Fall League.[20]
References[]
- ^ Smith, Nick (May 1, 2016). "AHS catcher Huff following in his father's footsteps". arcadianews.com. Retrieved May 18, 2019.
- ^ Obert, Richard (June 10, 2016). "Arcadia's Sam Huff first Arizona high school player taken in MLB draft". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved May 18, 2019.
- ^ James, Chris (June 18, 2016). "Rangers Reach Agreement With Draft Pick Sam Huff". NBC DFW. Retrieved May 20, 2019.
- ^ Parker, Mark (May 20, 2018). "Internal fire burns bright for Crawdads' Huff". Hickory Daily Record. Retrieved May 18, 2019.
- ^ Jamey Newberg (March 30, 2019). "Everything about Sam Huff's game is big, including the question that he's answered at every turn". The Athletic. Retrieved May 30, 2019.
- ^ Adam J. Morris (May 9, 2019). "Sam Huff promoted to Down East". Lone Star Ball. SB Nation. Retrieved May 20, 2019.
- ^ Jamey Newberg (March 21, 2019). "Rangers prospect Sam Huff may be an outlier for his position, but there's a catch". The Athletic. Retrieved May 18, 2019.
- ^ Jim Callis (June 28, 2019). "Here are the 2019 Futures Game rosters". MLB.com. Retrieved June 28, 2019.
- ^ Anthony Castrovince (July 7, 2019). "Rangers prospect Huff wins Futures Game MVP". MLB.com. Retrieved July 7, 2019.
- ^ Matt Present (August 22, 2019). "Four Wood Ducks Claim Year-End Honors". MiLB.com. Retrieved August 22, 2019.
- ^ T.R. Sullivan (September 19, 2019). "Pipeline names Rangers Prospects of the Year". MLB.com. Retrieved September 19, 2019.
- ^ Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo and Mike Rosenbaum (September 5, 2019). "30 prospects who had big seasons in the Minors". MLB.com. Retrieved September 11, 2019.
- ^ Jamey Newberg (August 22, 2019). "Long-term looks: Sam Huff gears up to settle Rangers' situation behind the plate". The Athletic. Retrieved September 11, 2019.
- ^ T.R. Sullivan (September 10, 2020). "Slugging prospect Sam Huff joins Rangers". MLB.com. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
- ^ Levi Weaver (October 6, 2020). "'Looks like a 10-year vet': How Sam Huff became the 2020 Rangers' silver lining". The Athletic. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
- ^ "Guzmán, Huff both set for knee surgery". MLB.com. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
- ^ "Rangers' Sam Huff: Shifts to 60-day IL". CBSSports.com. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
- ^ "Rangers Reinstate Sam Huff from 60-Day IL, Designate Tyler Phillips".
- ^ "Sam Huff Minor & Fall Leagues Statistics & History".
- ^ Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo, and Sam Dykstra (October 6, 2021). "Here are the Arizona Fall League rosters". MLB.com. Retrieved October 6, 2021.
External links[]
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
- 1998 births
- Living people
- Baseball players from Phoenix, Arizona
- Major League Baseball catchers
- Texas Rangers players
- Arizona League Rangers players
- Arizona Complex League Rangers players
- Hickory Crawdads players
- Down East Wood Ducks players
- Frisco RoughRiders players
- Round Rock Express players
- Surprise Saguaros players