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Trey Amburgey
American baseball player (born 1994)
Tommy Wayne "Trey" Amburgey III (born October 24, 1994) is an American professional baseball outfielder who is a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars.
| Trey Amburgey | |
|---|---|
Amburgey with the Yokohama DeNA BayStars | |
| Free agent | |
| Outfielder | |
| Born: (1994-10-24) October 24, 1994 (age 29) Lake Worth, Florida, U.S. | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
| Professional debut | |
| MLB: July 16, 2021, for the New York Yankees | |
| NPB: September 5, 2023, for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars | |
| MLB statistics (through 2021 season) | |
| Batting average | .000 |
| Home runs | 0 |
| Runs batted in | 0 |
| NPB statistics (through 2023 season) | |
| Batting average | .125 |
| Home runs | 0 |
| Runs batted in | 0 |
| Teams | |
Amburgey was born and grew up in Lake Worth, Florida and attended Park Vista Community High School.[1][2][3] Amburgey was lightly recruited coming out of high school and played college baseball at St. Petersburg College. He had committed to continue his college baseball career at High Point University prior to being drafted.[4]
New York Yankees
The New York Yankees selected Amburgey in the 13th round, 393rd overall, of the 2015 Major League Baseball draft.[5] After signing with the team he was initially assigned to the Gulf Coast League Yankees, where he batted .333 with 14 stolen bases in 37 games before being promoted to the Low-A Staten Island Yankees.[6] Amburgey split the 2016 season between the GCL Yankees, the Single-A Charleston RiverDogs, and the High-A Tampa Yankees, accumulating a .274/.313/.381 slash line in 68 games between the three teams. In 2017, Amburgey returned to Tampa and hit .236/.296/.382 with career-highs in home runs (14) and runs batted in (RBIs) (57).[7]
Amburgey spent the 2018 season with the Double-A Trenton Thunder, batting .258/.300/.418 with 16 home runs and 74 RBIs in 125 games.[8] He was assigned to the Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders in 2019 and finished the season with a .274 batting average with 22 home runs, 31 doubles and an .822 OPS.[9] Amburgey did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[10]
He was assigned to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders to begin the 2021 season.[10][11] On July 15, 2021, Amburgey's contract was selected to the Yankees' 40-man roster and he was promoted to the major leagues for the first time.[12] He made his MLB debut the following day as the starting right fielder against the Boston Red Sox, going 0-for-2.[citation needed] On August 18, after playing in two games and not recording a hit, Amburgey was returned to the minors.[13]
Cincinnati Reds
On December 1, 2021, Amburgey signed a minor league contract with the Cincinnati Reds.[14] He played in 39 games for the Louisville Bats.[15]
Seattle Mariners
On June 25, 2022, Amburgey was traded to the Seattle Mariners.[15] He was released on August 11, 2022.
Yokohama DeNA BayStars
On December 22, 2022, Amburgey signed with the Yokohama DeNA BayStars of Nippon Professional Baseball. [16] He played in only. 4 games for the team, collecting one hit. Following the season on November 7, 2023, the BayStars announced that Amburgey would not be given a contract for the 2024 season, and he became a free agent.[17]
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- Raynor, Grace (May 2, 2016). "Underdog mentality propels Amburgey". The Post and Courier.
- Miller, Randy (November 28, 2020). "7 Yankees prospects who could debut in 2021: Trey Amburgey, Kyle Holder opened eyes". NJ.com.
- Waggoner, Jim (September 2, 2015). "Amburgey belts another home run in Staten Island Yankees loss". Staten Island Advance.
- Caldera, Pete. "New York Yankees sort through outfield options in the wake of Aaron Judge's rib injury". North Jersey Media Group.
- Vasile, Joe (May 31, 2021). "GUIDERAIL FEATURE STORY: Trey Amburgey". MiLB.com. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
- "Yankees shake up roster: Trey Amburgey gets 1st shot; Zack Britton back; Nestor Cortes, Wandy Peralta on COVID IL". NJ.com. July 15, 2021. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
- "Reds Sign Five Players To Minor League Deals". MLB Trade Rumors.
- "Mariners 1B France (elbow) placed on injured list". ESPN.com. 2022-06-25. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
- "[DeNA] Escobar's free contract will continue negotiations to remain Ambagi will be decided to leave". news.yahoo.co.jp. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet