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Blake Tekotte
Center fielder, Baseball Player
1987 –
Who is Blake Tekotte?
Blake Aaron Tekotte is an American professional baseball player for the Chicago White Sox of Major League Baseball.
Tekotte attended David H. Hickman High School in Columbia, Missouri and the University of Miami, where he played for the Miami Hurricanes baseball team. He was drafted by San Diego Padres in the third Round of the 2008 Major League Baseball Draft.
Tekotte was called up by the Padres for the first time on May 23, 2011.
Tekotte made his major league debut on May 25, 2011, pinch-hitting for Mat Latos, lining out to the right fielder Jon Jay.
On November 7, 2012, Tekotte was traded to the Chicago White Sox for minor league pitcher Brandon Kloess after being designated for assignment on November 2. On August 9, 2013, Tekotte hit his first Major League home run against Minnesota Twins pitcher Liam Hendriks. He was outrighted off the White Sox roster on December 6, 2013.
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- Born
- May 24, 1987
Columbia - Also known as
- Blake Aaron Tekotte
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- University of Miami
- Hickman High School
- Lived in
- Columbia
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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