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Anthony Gose

Anthony Gose
Anthony Gose on July 31, 2015.jpg
Gose with the Detroit Tigers in 2015
Detroit Tigers
Center fielder
Born: (1990-08-10) August 10, 1990 (age 26)
Paramount, California
Bats: Left Throws: Left
MLB debut
July 17, 2012, for the Toronto Blue Jays
MLB statistics
(through 2016 season)
Batting average .240
Hits 271
Home runs 12
Runs batted in 69
Stolen bases 57
Teams

Anthony Robert Gose (born August 10, 1990) is an American professional baseball center fielder for the Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played in MLB for the Toronto Blue Jays.

Gose attended Bellflower High School in Bellflower, California. In his senior year, he had a .443 batting average, a .618 on-base percentage, and 31 stolen bases for the school's baseball team. He pitched for the team as well, throwing as fast as 97 miles per hour (156 km/h). Gose also competed in track and field. He ran the 100 and 200 meter races, and the 4 × 100 and 4 × 400 metres relays. He also attended the Major League Baseball Urban Youth Academy in Compton, California. He received a scholarship to attend the University of Arizona to play college baseball with the Arizona Wildcats.

The Philadelphia Phillies drafted Gose in the second round, with the 51st overall selection, of the 2008 Major League Baseball Draft. He opted to sign with the Phillies, forgoing his college scholarship for a $772,000 signing bonus. Playing for the Lakewood BlueClaws of the Class A South Atlantic League (SAL) in 2009, he appeared in the SAL All-Star Game. His 76 stolen bases that season led all of minor league baseball.


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