Jay Clifford Proctor IV (born December 4, 1996) is an American

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and

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who is a free agent. He played

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Rice University William Marsh Rice University (Rice University) is a Private university, private research university in Houston, Houston, Texas. It is on a 300-acre campus near the Houston Museum District and adjacent to the Texas Medical Center. Rice is ranke ...

, and was drafted by the

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in the third round of the

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. He has previously played in

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(MLB) for the

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Amateur career

Proctor attended

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Beaumont, Texas Beaumont is a coastal city in the U.S. state of Texas. It is the county seat, seat of government of Jefferson County, Texas, Jefferson County, within the Beaumont–Port Arthur, Texas, Port Arthur Beaumont–Port Arthur metropolitan area, metropo ...

. He was drafted by the

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in the 40th round of the

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, but did not sign. He played

. In 2016 for Rice he batted .336(9th in Conference USA)/.428/.471 in 223 at bats with 3 triples (6th) and 34 walks (7th), while nearly exclusively playing

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in the field. In 2017, he played

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with the Hyannis Harbor Hawks of the

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. In 2017 with Rice he batted .311/.409/.450 in 238 at bats with 58 runs (6th in the conference), 19 doubles (9th), and 39 walks (5th), while grounding into 8 double plays (6th), and playing shortstop. In 2018 with Rice he batted .346(7th in the conference)/.431(10th)/.515 in 237 at bats with 37 walks (7th) and 5 sacrifice flies (5th), and playing shortstop. Proctor was drafted by the

in the third round of the

Professional career

Tampa Bay Rays

Proctor made his professional debut with the Hudson Valley Renegades. Over 60 games, he batted .256/.346/.339 with one home run and 24 RBIs, playing 55 games at shortstop and four games at second base. In 2019, he played for the

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. He hit .290/.383/.402 in 458 at bats with six home runs, 76 runs (leading the Midwest League), 29 doubles (3rd), 53 RBIs (10th), 69 walks (2nd), 5 sacrifice flies (8th), and 11 stolen bases, while grounding into 12 double plays (5th), over 121 games. He played 57 games at shortstop, 47 games at second base, and 12 games at third base. In 2020, he played for Eastern Reyes del Tigre of the independent

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. He batted .346/.500/.679 with 18 runs, 9 doubles, 3 triples, 21 RBIs, and 24 walks (leading the league in each category) in 81 at bats. In 2020–21, he played for the Perth Heat of the Australian Baseball League. He batted .324(9th in the league)/.452(1st)/.544(1st) with 19 runs(5th), 17 RBIs (8th), and 16 walks (3rd) in 68 at bats, playing 9 games at catcher, five games at third base, and 2 games at shortstop. Proctor spent 2021 with the Montgomery Biscuits. He slashed .244/.381(8th in the Double-A South)/.419 in 308 at bats with 54 runs (5th), 3 triples (9th), 12 home runs, 63 walks (3rd), and 47 RBIs. He played 58 games at catcher, 28 games at shortstop, 6 games at third base, and 4 games at second base. On November 19, 2021, the Rays added Proctor to their

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to protect him from the Rule 5 draft. He began the 2022 season playing for the Triple–A

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San Francisco Giants

On August 1, 2022, Proctor was traded to the

in exchange for pitcher Jeremy Walker. On September 24, Proctor was promoted to the major leagues for the first time following an injury to Luis González. The following day, Proctor collected his first career hit, a single off of

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of the Arizona Diamondbacks. On September 29, Proctor hit his first career home run, a grand slam off of

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of the

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. In 2022 with the Triple-A

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, he batted .267/.390/.448 in 116 at bats, with 19 runs, six home runs, and 14 RBI. He played 16 games at third base, 8 at second base, 4 each at shortstop and catcher, 3 at DH, and one at first base. With the Giants, he batted 2-for-18 with a home run and six RBIs. He was sent outright off the 40-man roster on November 9, 2022. Proctor began the 2023 season back with Triple–A Sacramento. In 74 games, he hit .230/.358/.335 with 6 home runs and 29 RBI. On July 24, 2023, Proctor was released by the Giants organization.https://www.milb.com/transactions/2023-07-24

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