Josh Sale
| Josh Sale | |||
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| Born: July 5, 1991 Seattle, Washington |
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Joshua E. Sale (born July 5, 1991) is an American professional baseball outfielder who is a free agent.
Sale attended Bishop Blanchet High School in Seattle, Washington.[1] During his senior year Sale batted .520 with 5 home runs, 6 doubles, and drove in 20 runs. Sale led Washington state with 13 home runs as a junior.[citation needed] The Tampa Bay Rays selected Sale in the first round, with the 17th overall selection, of the 2010 Major League Baseball Draft.[2] Sale was one of three Seattle area players selected by the Rays in the first three rounds of the draft, the others being Drew Vettleson and Ryan Brett.
In August 2012, Sale was suspended for fifty games for the use of banned stimulants.[3] On May 29, 2013, the Rays suspended Sale for conduct detrimental to the organization regarding an incident involving a post on Facebook regarding a visit to a strip club.[4] He was suspended yet again in August 2014 for a second drug violation.[5]
On February 27, 2015, Sale was released by the Rays.[6]
References
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- ↑ http://www.seattletimes.com/sports/mariners/bishop-blanchet-slugger-josh-sale-selected-by-tampa-bay-with-no-17-pick/
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External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Use mdy dates from March 2015
- Articles which use infobox templates with no data rows
- Articles with unsourced statements from February 2015
- Minor league baseball players
- Princeton Rays players
- Bowling Green Hot Rods players
- Charlotte Stone Crabs players
- Living people
- 1991 births
- Sportspeople from Seattle, Washington
