Hunter Dozier
| Hunter Dozier | |||
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| Kansas City Royals – No. 60 | |||
| Third baseman | |||
| Born: August 22, 1991 Denton, Texas |
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Hunter William Dozier (born August 22, 1991) is an American professional baseball player. A shortstop, he plays in minor league baseball for the Kansas City Royals organization. He was selected in the first round of the 2013 Major League Baseball Draft by the Royals out of Stephen F. Austin State University.
Amateur career
Dozier attended Denton High School in Denton, Texas, where he played for the school's baseball and American football teams;[1][2] Dozier was playing shortstop for the baseball and playing quarterback in football team. But his football career was hampered by a broken collarbone in his junior year. He focused on baseball in his senior year of high school having intention to play college baseball.[3]
Dozier went on to Stephen F. Austin State University, where he played college baseball for the Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks baseball team. In 2013, he was named the Southland Conference Player of the Year[4] and a finalist for the Brooks Wallace Award, given annually to the best shortstop in college baseball.[5]
Professional career
The Royals selected Dozier with the eighth overall selection in the 2013 MLB Draft. Dozier signed with the Royals for a $2.2 million signing bonus, below the slot value of $3,117,800 allotted for the pick.[6] He reported to the Royals' Arizona League complex before joining the Idaho Falls Chukars of the Rookie-level Pioneer League.[4]
Dozier began the 2014 season with the Wilmington Blue Rocks of the Class A-Advanced Carolina League. On June 18, the Royals promoted him to the Northwest Arkansas Naturals of the Class AA Texas League.[7][8]
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External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
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- Articles which use infobox templates with no data rows
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- 1991 births
- Living people
- People from Denton, Texas
- Baseball players from Texas
- All-American college baseball players
- Baseball shortstops
- Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks baseball players
- Idaho Falls Chukars players
- Lexington Legends players
- Wilmington Blue Rocks players
- Northwest Arkansas Naturals players
- Peoria Javelinas players
