Donavan Reed Tate (born September 27, 1990) is an American former

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for the University of Arizona Wildcats. Previously, he was a

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who was selected third overall by the

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in the

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Career

High school career

Tate attended Cartersville High School in

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. He played

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and

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for Cartersville, and was named a High School

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n in both sports. In his senior year, he broke a rib playing football. Tate committed to play baseball and

for the

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Baseball career

The

selected Tate in the first round, with the third overall selection, in the

. Tate chose to sign with the Padres for a $6.7 million

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rather than attend North Carolina. His professional baseball career was limited by injuries. In his first two seasons, he had surgery for a sports hernia, broke his jaw, and sprained a shoulder. He also underwent treatment for substance abuse. The Padres released Tate after the 2015 season, and he signed with the

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for the 2016 season. He played six seasons in

, but never played above

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, last playing for the

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before being released by the Dodgers in 2016.

College football career

In 2017, after his release from the minor leagues, Tate returned to college and joined the Arizona Wildcats football team as a

. On December 24, 2017, Tate left Arizona to be closer to his family in Georgia.

Personal life

Tate is the son of former NFL tailback Lars Tate. He is married and has four children.

References

External links

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Tate, Donavan 1990 births Living people Sportspeople from Cartersville, Georgia Players of American football from Bartow County, Georgia African-American baseball players American football quarterbacks Arizona Wildcats football players Baseball outfielders Arizona League Padres players Eugene Emeralds players Fort Wayne TinCaps players Lake Elsinore Storm players Baseball players from Georgia (U.S. state) Great Lakes Loons players Rancho Cucamonga Quakes players 21st-century African-American sportsmen