American baseball player (born 1983)
Baseball player
Patterson (left) batting for the
Sacramento River Cats
, Triple-A affiliates of the
Oakland Athletics
, in 2009
Eric Scott Patterson
(born April 8, 1983) is an American former professional
baseball
left fielder
and
second baseman
. Patterson made his MLB debut with the
Chicago Cubs
on August 6, 2007.
[1]
He was the
head coach
of the Gwinnett Tides
[2]
in the
Sunbelt Baseball League
. Patterson is currently the bench
coach
for the
Iowa Cubs
.
[3]
Baseball career
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Georgia Tech
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Although Patterson originally was drafted by the
Colorado Rockies
in the 23rd round of the
2001 MLB draft
out of
Harrison High School
in
Kennesaw, Georgia
, he did not sign and went on instead to attend the
Georgia Institute of Technology
. With the
Yellow Jackets
, Patterson was named an
Atlantic Coast Conference
All-Star three times (2002?2004) and an
All-American
twice (in 2002 on the Freshman 1st Team, and in 2004 on the 3rd team). He was named to the
USA Baseball
team twice, in 2002 and 2003.
[4]
Chicago Cubs
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Patterson was selected in the 8th round of the
2004 MLB draft
by the
Chicago Cubs
.
Patterson played in the 2006
All-Star Futures Game
in
Pittsburgh
,
[5]
and was ranked the sixth-best prospect in the Cubs organization by
Baseball America
prior to the 2007 season.
[6]
He collected his first major league
hit
on August 7, by
singling
against
Woody Williams
in a game against the
Houston Astros
. On June 22, 2008, Patterson hit the first
home run
of his career.
Oakland Athletics
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On July 8, 2008, Patterson was traded along with
pitcher
Sean Gallagher
, outfielder
Matt Murton
, and
catcher
Josh Donaldson
to the
Oakland Athletics
for
pitchers
Rich Harden
and
Chad Gaudin
.
On June 22, 2010, Patterson was designated for assignment to make way for
Coco Crisp
on the A's roster.
Boston Red Sox
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On June 26, 2010, Patterson was traded to the
Boston Red Sox
for
pitcher
Fabian Williamson
, after
Dustin Pedroia
was placed on the disabled list having sustained a nondisplaced fracture of the navicular bone on his left foot. He played a career-high 90 games in 2010, split equally between Oakland and Boston.
[7]
San Diego Padres
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On December 16, Patterson was traded to the
San Diego Padres
to complete the deal that sent
Adrian Gonzalez
to the
Boston Red Sox
for
Casey Kelly
,
Anthony Rizzo
, and
Reymond Fuentes
.
[8]
[9]
He was designated for assignment on June 9.
[10]
He was released by San Diego on December 15, 2011.
Detroit Tigers
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Patterson signed a minor league contract with the
Detroit Tigers
on January 4, 2012.
York Revolution
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Patterson played for the
York Revolution
of the
Atlantic League of Professional Baseball
.
Milwaukee Brewers
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On July 12, 2013 The
Milwaukee Brewers
signed Patterson and assigned him to their Triple A team
Nashville Sounds
.
Chicago White Sox
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Patterson signed a minor league deal with the
Chicago White Sox
in January 2014. He was released in March.
York Revolution
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Patterson signed with the
York Revolution
of the
Atlantic League of Professional Baseball
for the 2015 season. He became a free agent after the 2015 season.
Post Playing Career
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Patterson was named hitting coach of the
Iowa Cubs
the
Chicago Cubs
Triple-A affiliate for the 2023 season.
Personal life
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Patterson's older brother?
Corey
, also drafted by the Cubs?is also an outfielder in MLB. His father,
Don
, was a
defensive back
for two years in the
National Football League
(NFL).
[7]
References
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"Cubs bring up Patterson from Triple-A"
.
MLB.com
. 2007-08-06.
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"Sunbelt Baseball League | Home Page | Pointstreak Stats"
.
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"Chicago Cubs Announce 2021 South Bend Cubs Coaching Staff"
.
MiLB.com
. Retrieved
2021-07-04
.
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"Player Bio: Eric Patterson"
. CSTV.com. Archived from
the original
on 2011-05-19
. Retrieved
2007-08-11
.
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"2006 Futures Game Rosters"
.
Baseball America
.
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"Top 10 Prospects: Chicago Cubs"
.
Baseball America
. 2007-02-05.
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a
b
Norcross, Don (March 4, 2011).
"Athletic Patterson hoping to be Padres' eclectic player"
.
The San Diego Union-Tribune
. Archived from
the original
on March 7, 2011.
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Brock, Corey (December 16, 2010).
"Patterson to Friars completes Gonzalez deal"
.
MLB.com
. Archived from
the original
on December 22, 2010.
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Drellich, Evan (December 6, 2010).
"Gonzalez 'ready to beat the Yanks'
"
.
MLB.com
. Archived from
the original
on December 9, 2010.
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Axisa, Mike.
"Padres Designate Eric Patterson For Assignment"
.
MLBTradeRumors.com
. Retrieved
9 June
2011
.
External links
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