Whit Merrifield
| Whit Merrifield | |||
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| Kansas City Royals – No. 15 | |||
| Infielder/outfielder | |||
| Born: January 24, 1989 Advance, North Carolina |
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Whitley David Merrifield (born January 24, 1989) is an American professional baseball infielder and outfielder for the Kansas City Royals of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Career
Merrifield played college baseball at the University of South Carolina from 2008 to 2010. In the second game of the 2010 College World Series, Merrifield hit a game-winning RBI single in the bottom of the 11th inning to give South Carolina the championship.[1][2] In his three years at South Carolina, he played in 195 games and hit .329/.389/.489 with 27 home runs.
Merrifield was drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the ninth round of the 2010 Major League Baseball Draft.[3] He signed with the Royals and made his professional debut that season with the Burlington Bees.[4][5][6] In 47 games he hit .253/.317/.409 and five home runs. In 2011 Merrifield played for the Wilmington Blue Rocks and started 2012 back with Wilmington. During the season he was promoted to the Northwest Arkansas Naturals and also spent 2013 there. Merrifield returned to Northwest Arkansas to start 2014 and was promoted to the Omaha Storm Chasers during the season.[7][8]
Merrifield made his major league debut with the Kansas City Royals on May 18, 2016.[9]
Personal life
Merrifield's father, Bill, played college baseball for Wake Forest University.[10]
References
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External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- South Carolina Gamecocks bio
- Use mdy dates from September 2015
- Pages using baseballstats with unknown parameters
- 1989 births
- Living people
- People from Davie County, North Carolina
- Baseball players from North Carolina
- Major League Baseball outfielders
- Kansas City Royals players
- South Carolina Gamecocks baseball players
- Burlington Bees players
- Wilmington Blue Rocks players
- Northwest Arkansas Naturals players
- Omaha Storm Chasers players
- Surprise Saguaros players
