Sam Huff (baseball)
| Sam Huff | |
|---|---|
| File:Sam Huff (April 19, 2022) (cropped).jpg Huff with the Round Rock Express in 2022 | |
| Free agent | |
| Catcher | |
| Born: January 14, 1998 Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| September 11, 2020, for the Texas Rangers | |
| MLB statistics (through 2025 season) | |
| Batting average | .247 |
| Home runs | 12 |
| Runs batted in | 24 |
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| Managerial record at Baseball ReferenceLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). | |
| Teams | |
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Samuel Nicholas Huff (born January 14, 1998) is an American professional baseball catcher who is a free agent. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Texas Rangers and San Francisco Giants. He made his MLB debut in 2020.
Amateur career
[edit | edit source]Huff attended Arcadia High School in Phoenix, Arizona.[1] He was drafted by the Texas Rangers in the seventh round, with the 219th overall selection, of the 2016 Major League Baseball draft.[2] He signed with the Rangers for a $225,000 signing bonus, forgoing a commitment to Grand Canyon University.[3]
Professional career
[edit | edit source]Draft and minor leagues (2016–2019)
[edit | edit source]Huff spent his first two professional seasons with the Arizona League Rangers of the Rookie-level Arizona League, hitting .330/.436/.485 with one home run and 17 RBI in 2016, and .249/.329/.452 with nine home runs and 31 RBI in 2017. He played the 2018 season with the Hickory Crawdads of the Single–A South Atlantic League, hitting .241/.292/.439 with 18 home runs and 55 RBI.[4] Huff opened 2019 back with Hickory, hitting .333/.368/.796 with 15 home runs and 29 RBI over 30 games.[5] He was promoted to the Down East Wood Ducks of the High–A Carolina League on May 9.[6][7] Huff was named to the 2019 All-Star Futures Game.[8] Huff hit a two-run home run off of Ben Bowden in the seventh inning to tie the game, and was awarded the 2019 Futures Game Larry Doby Most Valuable Player award.[9] Huff has named a 2019 Carolina League Year-End All-Star.[10] Huff produced a .262/.326/.425 slash line with 13 home runs and 43 RBI for Down East.[11][12][13]
Texas Rangers (2020–2024)
[edit | edit source]On September 10, 2020, the Rangers selected Huff's contract and promoted him to the major leagues for the first time.[14] He made his major league debut the next day against the Oakland Athletics. In 10 games for Texas in 2020, Huff hit .355/.394/.742 with three home runs and four RBI.[15]
On April 23, 2021, it was announced that Huff would undergo surgery on April 28 to remove a "loose body" from his right knee, requiring eight weeks of recovery.[16] On May 4, Huff was placed on the 60-day injured list as he recovered from the surgery.[17] On July 17, Huff was activated off of the injured list.[18]
Huff played 46 games in Double-A with the Frisco RoughRiders prior to being promoted to Triple-A Round Rock on September 23, 2021. In Frisco he hit an average of .237 with 10 home runs and 23 runs batted in.[19] Following the 2021 season, Huff played for the Surprise Saguaros of the Arizona Fall League.[20] Huff split the 2022 season between Texas and Round Rock. With Texas, he hit 240/.303/.372 with four home runs and 10 RBI over 44 games; with Round Rock, Huff hit .260/.336/.533 with 21 home runs and 50 RBI over 63 games played.[21]
Huff was optioned to Triple-A Round Rock to begin the 2023 season.[22] He played in 21 games for Texas. batting .256/.289/.512 with 3 home runs and 6 RBI. Huff was again optioned to Triple–A Round Rock to begin the 2024 season.[23] He appeared in only 3 games for Texas in 2024, going 0–for–3 with 1 walk. Huff was designated for assignment by the Rangers on December 23, 2024.[24]
San Francisco Giants (2025)
[edit | edit source]On January 8, 2025, Huff was claimed off waivers by the San Francisco Giants.[25] In 20 appearances for San Francisco, he batted .208/.259/.340 with two home runs and four RBI. Huff was designated for assignment by the Giants on June 4.[26] He cleared waivers and was sent outright to the Triple-A Sacramento River Cats on June 7.[27] Huff elected free agency following the season on November 6.[28]
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Career statistics from MLB · ESPN · Baseball Reference · Fangraphs · Baseball Reference (Minors) · Retrosheet
- 1998 births
- Living people
- American expatriate baseball players in the Dominican Republic
- Arizona Complex League Giants players
- Arizona Complex League Rangers players
- Arizona League Rangers players
- Baseball players from Phoenix, Arizona
- Down East Wood Ducks players
- Frisco RoughRiders players
- Hickory Crawdads players
- Leones del Escogido players
- Major League Baseball catchers
- Round Rock Express players
- Sacramento River Cats players
- San Francisco Giants players
- San Jose Giants players
- Surprise Saguaros players
- Texas Rangers players