Aaron Whitefield

Aaron Whitefield
Minnesota Twins
Outfielder
Born: (1996-09-02) 2 September 1996
Brisbane, Queensland
Bats: Right Throws: Right

Aaron James Whitefield (born 2 September 1996) is an Australian professional baseball outfielder in the Minnesota Twins organization.

Career

Whitefield began his career playing softball. He played for the Brisbane Bandits of the Australian Baseball League from 2015-17, winning three consecutive championships with the club and the league MVP award in 2016. He moved to the Adelaide Bite for the 2018 season.[1]

After signing with the Minnesota Twins of Major League Baseball in 2015, Whitefield was assigned to the Gulf Coast Twins of the Rookie-level Gulf Coast League. He played in only seven games for the Twins due to visa issues.[2] He returned to the Twins in 2016 and played in 51 games, posting a .298 batting average with two home runs, 17 RBIs and 31 stolen bases. He spent the 2017 season with the Cedar Rapids Kernels of the Class A Midwest League[3] where he batted .262 with 11 home runs, 57 RBIs, 33 stolen bases and a .732 OPS.[4]

Personal life

Whitefield's father, John, played softball for New Zealand's national team, and his mother, Nicole Molander, played softball in Queensland.[5] He played for the Australian national baseball team in the 2017 World Baseball Classic Qualifier[6][7] and played in the 2017 World Baseball Classic.[8][9]

References

  1. ↑ "League MVP Whitefield Signs with Bite". August 16, 2018. Retrieved August 16, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Get To Know: OF/2B Aaron Whitefield". Twins Daily. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
  3. ↑ http://www.thegazette.com/cr-kernels-outfielder-aaron-whitefield-makes-the-jump-from-softball-to-baseball-20170416
  4. ↑ "Aaron Whitefield Stats, Highlights, Bio - MiLB.com Stats - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
  5. ↑ "BL 2017: Brisbane Bandit plans hit and run title raid against Melbourne". Couriermail.com.au. Retrieved 2017-02-23.
  6. ↑ Reusse, Patrick (2016-02-14). "Reusse: Thorpe has the look of a pitcher, even as he eases back from elbow surgery". StarTribune.com. Retrieved 2017-02-23.
  7. ↑ "Hartman: Fleck was up to challenge of short recruiting time". StarTribune.com. 2017-02-02. Retrieved 2017-02-23.
  8. ↑ "Eleven Minnesota Twins on World Baseball Classic rosters". StarTribune.com. 2017-02-09. Retrieved 2017-02-23.
  9. ↑ Berardino, Mike. "Nine with Twins ties make Team Australia for WBC qualifier". Twincities.com. Retrieved 2017-02-23.
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