Stephen Piscotty | |||
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St. Louis Cardinals – No. 55 | |||
Outfielder / First baseman | |||
Born: Pleasanton, California |
January 14, 1991 |||
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MLB debut | |||
July 21, 2015, for the St. Louis Cardinals | |||
MLB statistics (through April 15, 2017) |
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Batting average | .281 | ||
Home runs | 31 | ||
Runs batted in | 132 | ||
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Stephen Edward Piscotty (born January 14, 1991) is an American professional baseball right fielder for the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played college baseball for Stanford Cardinal baseball of Stanford University and was the St. Louis Cardinals' first-round selection in the 2012 Major League Baseball draft. He made his major league debut on July 21, 2015, and was the Cardinals' organization Player of the Year that season.
Stephen Piscotty is the son of Michael and Gretchen Piscotty. He has two younger brothers, named Austin and Nicholas. Born in Pleasanton, California, he began attending college baseball games of the Stanford Cardinal of Stanford University with his uncle for his birthday when he was young. Piscotty attended Amador Valley High School in Pleasanton, where he played for the school's baseball team as a pitcher and a shortstop. In 2009, his senior year, he was named the Most Valuable Player of the East Bay Athletic League.
The Los Angeles Dodgers selected Piscotty in the 45th round of the 2009 Major League Baseball draft but he opted not to sign. He enrolled at Stanford to play college baseball for the Cardinal as a third baseman, pitcher, and an outfielder. In 2011, Piscotty was named to the All-Pacific-10 Conference first team. Piscotty also played collegiate summer baseball for the Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox in 2011 and was the Cape Cod League batting champion with a .349 batting average.