Kaleb Cowart

Kaleb Cowart
Cowart with the Los Angeles Angels in 2017
Los Angeles Angels – No. 22
Third baseman
Born: (1992-06-02) June 2, 1992
Adel, Georgia
Bats: Switch Throws: Right
MLB debut
August 18, 2015, for the Los Angeles Angels
MLB statistics
(through September 25, 2018)
Batting average .180
Home runs 6
Runs batted in 32
Teams

Kaleb Bryant Cowart (born June 2, 1992) is an American professional baseball third baseman for the Los Angeles Angels of Major League Baseball (MLB). He won the Gatorade High School Baseball Player of the Year Award in 2010.[1] Cowart was drafted by the Angels in the first round (18th overall) in the 2010 Major League Baseball Draft.

High school

Cowart attended Cook High School in Adel, Georgia. In his senior year, Cowart played third base and also pitched. As a pitcher he went 10-1 with a 1.05 ERA in 73 innings, recording 116 strikeouts and one save. As a batter, he hit .654 with 11 home runs, 59 RBIs and scored 55 runs. He also recorded a 1.206 slugging percentage, a .721 on-base percentage and was 36/36 in stolen bases. His batting average was the second-highest in state history for a single season.

He was named the 2010 Gatorade National High School Baseball Player of the Year.[2]

Professional career

Cowart was selected 18th overall in the 2010 Major League Baseball Draft by the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. Though he committed to play baseball at Florida State University, Cowart signed with the Angels.[3]

Cowart played for the Cedar Rapids Kernels of the Class A Midwest League and Inland Empire 66ers of the Class A-Advanced California League in 2012. Between the two levels, he had a .276 batting average and 16 home runs in 135 games. Promoted to the Arkansas Travelers of the Class AA Texas League in 2013, Cowart struggled, batting .221 with six home runs and 124 strikeouts in 132 games. Returning to Arkansas in 2014, Cowart batted .223 with six home runs and 99 strikeouts in 126 games.[4]

After two poor seasons, the Angels assigned Cowart to Inland Empire to start the 2015 season, where he demonstrated an improvement in plate discipline. In June, due to promotions of C. J. Cron, Efren Navarro, and Kyle Kubitza to the major leagues, the Angels promoted Cowart to the Salt Lake Bees of the Class AAA Pacific Coast League, where he batted .323/.395/.491.[4] The Angels promoted Cowart to the major leagues on August 18, 2015.[5] He made his major league debut that night. After the 2015 season, Cowart changed his uniform number from 41 to 22. In 2016, he appeared in 31 games for the Angels, hitting .176. The following season, he played in 50 games, hitting .225 with 3 home runs. He began the 2018 season in AAA, being recalled during the season. In 47 games, he hit .134 with 1 home run and 10 RBI's.

References

  1. ↑ Halley, Jim (2010-06-03). "Georgia standout Kaleb Cowart is Gatorade's baseball player of year". Usatoday.com. Retrieved 2010-08-21.
  2. ↑ "Breaking News: Kaleb Cowart agrees to terms with Angels". Valdosta Daily Times. August 16, 2010. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  3. ↑ Angels sign Kaleb Cowart
  4. 1 2 Prospect Kaleb Cowart called up by Angels after reviving career this season
  5. ↑ Moura, Pedro (August 18, 2015). "Angels call up Kaleb Cowart to start at third, designate Conor Gillaspie". Orange County Register. Retrieved August 19, 2015.
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