Harrison Bader
American baseball player (born 1994) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Harrison Joseph Bader (born June 3, 1994), nicknamed "Live Bader", is an American professional baseball center fielder for the New York Mets of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the St. Louis Cardinals, New York Yankees, and Cincinnati Reds.
Harrison Bader | |
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New York Mets – No. 44 | |
Center fielder | |
Born: (1994-06-03) June 3, 1994 (age 29) Bronxville, New York, U.S. | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
MLB debut | |
July 25, 2017, for the St. Louis Cardinals | |
MLB statistics (through May 11, 2024) | |
Batting average | .244 |
Home runs | 60 |
Runs batted in | 224 |
Stolen bases | 82 |
Teams | |
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Career highlights and awards | |
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Born and raised in Bronxville, New York, Bader played college baseball at the University of Florida. The Cardinals selected him in the third round of the 2015 MLB draft, and he made his MLB debut with them in 2017. Bader was their starting center fielder for parts of five seasons, and won a Gold Glove Award in 2021. The Cardinals traded Bader to the Yankees in 2022. The Reds claimed Bader off of waivers in 2023.