Parker Meadows

Parker Meadows (born November 2, 1999) is an American professional baseball outfielder for the Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball (MLB).

Parker Meadows
Meadows with the Toledo Mud Hens in 2023
Detroit Tigers – No. 22
Outfielder
Born: (1999-11-02) November 2, 1999
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
MLB debut
August 21, 2023, for the Detroit Tigers
MLB statistics
(through 2023 season)
Batting average.240
Home runs3
Runs batted in13
Teams

Early life

Meadows attended Grayson High School in Loganville, Georgia, the same school as his brother, fellow professional baseball player Austin Meadows.

Professional career

Detroit Tigers

Meadows would get drafted in the second round, 44th overall, by the Tigers in the 2018 MLB Draft. Meadows signed with the Tigers organization and received a $2.5 million signing bonus, nearly a full $1 million above the slot value for the 44th overall pick.[1] Meadows began his professional career in rookie ball with where he hit .284 with an OBP of .376, to go with four home runs in just 22 games. He would get called up to the Connecticut Tigers to finish the rest of the 2018 campaign where he continued the strong start to his professional career, going six-for-19 (.316 average) in his six games at that level. In the lead-up to, and following, the 2019 season, he would be listed within the top twelve Tigers prospects in the organization by various outlets, including a rating as high as ninth.[2][3][4]

In that 2019 season, Meadows spent the entire year with the Single–A West Michigan Whitecaps. Meadows saw a dip in productivity, falling to a .221 batting average and .296 OBP, however he also hit seven home runs and drove in 40 RBIs while stealing 14 bases. He also walked 47 times over the course of the season, though he struck out 113 times as well. Meadows was not selected to be part of the Tigers alternate training squad for the shortened 2020 MLB season, however, with the cancellation of the 2020 minor league season, Meadows would continue to work out at his parents' residence in Loganville and Grayson High School.[5] On September 3, Meadows was among four Tigers minor league players called up for the Tigers' alternate training site in Toledo.[6]

On November 15, 2022, the Tigers added Meadows to their 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft.[7] Meadows was optioned to the Triple–A Toledo Mud Hens to begin the 2023 season.[8] Meadows' contract was selected by the Tigers on August 21, and he made his major league debut against the Chicago Cubs that evening. In his third at-bat, Meadows singled off Cubs starter Javier Assad for his first major league hit.[9] His first MLB home run was a three-run walk-off to right field off Ryan Pressly on August 25 that ended a 4–1 home win over the Houston Astros.[10]

References
  1. "Tigers sign second-rounder Meadows to deal". MLB.com. Retrieved 2020-08-21.
  2. Markle, Jacob (2019-02-08). "2019 BYB Tigers Prospect #10: Parker Meadows was a savvy second-round pick". blessyouboys.com. Retrieved 2020-08-21.
  3. "MLB.com 2019 Prospect Watch". MLB.com. Retrieved 2020-08-21.
  4. Fenech, Anthony. "Detroit Tigers' most important players for future: Parker Meadows has star potential". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved 2020-08-21.
  5. Henning, Lynn. "Tigers' Parker Meadows finding his swing, even with no minor-league season". The Detroit News. Retrieved 2020-08-21.
  6. "Recent Player Pool Additions: Tigers, Rangers, Rays, Pirates, Phillies". mlbtraderumors.com. September 3, 2020. Retrieved 2020-09-11.
  7. "Tigers add 5 youngsters to the roster; veteran reliever among those cut". MLive.com. November 15, 2022. Retrieved July 14, 2023.
  8. "Tigers' Parker Meadows: Optioned to Triple-A". cbssports.com. Retrieved 2023-03-15.
  9. McCosky, Chris (August 21, 2023). "'I was on top of the world': Tigers' Meadows singles in debut; Cubs take opener". The Detroit News. Retrieved August 23, 2023.
  10. Kornacki, Steve. "'It doesn't feel real': Meadows walks off in 4th game of career," MLB.com, Friday, August 25, 2023. Retrieved August 26, 2023.
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