Joshua Cole Prince (born January 26, 1988) is an American former

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who is currently a

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hitting coach. He played in

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(MLB) for the

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in 2013.

Playing career

Amateur baseball

Prince attended

Alfred M. Barbe High School A.M. Barbe High School is a 5A public high school located in Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States. The correct pronunciation of the school's name is "barb", rather than "bar-bay" or "barb-ee". The students are offered a variety of Advanced Plac ...

Lake Charles, Louisiana Lake Charles (French: ''Lac Charles'') is the fifth-largest incorporated city in the U.S. state of Louisiana, and the parish seat of Calcasieu Parish, located on Lake Charles, Prien Lake, and the Calcasieu River. Founded in 1861 in Calcasi ...

. He was twice named to the All-Louisiana team, and graduated in 2006. He enrolled at the

University of Texas at Austin The University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin, UT, or Texas) is a public research university in Austin, Texas. It was founded in 1883 and is the oldest institution in the University of Texas System. With 40,916 undergraduate students, 11,075 ...

, where he played

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for the

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team as a freshman. He was named a Freshman

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n. After his freshman year, Prince transferred to

Tulane University Tulane University, officially the Tulane University of Louisiana, is a private research university in New Orleans, Louisiana. Founded as the Medical College of Louisiana in 1834 by seven young medical doctors, it turned into a comprehensive pu ...

, and he continued his college baseball career with the

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team. He also played

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for the Green Bay Bullfrogs of the

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in 2008.

Milwaukee Brewers

The

selected Prince in the third round, with the 105th overall selection, of the 2009 Major League Baseball Draft. Prince started his professional career with the

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of the Rookie-level Pioneer League in 2009; he was moved up to the

Wisconsin Timber Rattlers The Wisconsin Timber Rattlers are a Minor League Baseball team of the Midwest League and the High-A affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers. They are located in Grand Chute, Wisconsin, a town on the outskirts of Appleton in the Fox Cities, and are na ...

of the Class A

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during the season. Prince was promoted to the

Brevard County Manatees The Brevard County Manatees were a minor league baseball team of the Class A-Advanced Florida State League from 1994 to 2016. They were based in Viera, Florida, and played their home games at Space Coast Stadium. The team left Brevard County af ...

of the

Class A-Advanced High-A (officially Class High-A, formerly known as Class A-Advanced, and sometimes abbreviated "A+" in writing) is the third-highest level of play in Minor League Baseball in the United States and Canada, below Triple-A and Double-A, and abov ...

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in 2010 and 2011. He was moved to centerfield while at Brevard County. He played the 2012 season with the

Huntsville Stars The Huntsville Stars were a Minor League Baseball team that played in Huntsville, Alabama, from 1985 to 2014. They competed in the Southern League as the Double-A affiliate of Major League Baseball's Oakland Athletics from 1985 to 1998 and Mil ...

of the

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Southern League. After the 2012 regular season, the Brewers assigned Prince to the

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of the

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(AFL). Prince led the AFL in

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. The Brewers added him to their

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after the 2012 season. Prince began the 2013 season with the

Nashville Sounds The Nashville Sounds are a Minor League Baseball team of the International League and the Triple-A affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers. They are located in Nashville, Tennessee, and are named for the city's association with the music industry, ...

of the

Class AAA Triple-A (officially Class AAA) has been the highest level of play in Minor League Baseball in the United States since 1946. Currently, two leagues operate at the Triple-A level, the International League (IL) and the Pacific Coast League (PCL ...

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. He was called up to the major leagues on April 6, 2013, to replace the injured

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. He was outrighted off the roster on October 4, 2013. Prince spent the 2014 season with Huntsville, and became a

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after the season.

Other teams

On March 22, 2015, the

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signed Prince to a minor league contract. He was released on June 20, 2015. After being released by the Tigers, Prince signed with the

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of the

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for the remainder of the 2015 season. On April 6, 2016, Prince signed with the

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of the Atlantic League. Prince resigned with the Skeeters for the 2017 season. In January 2018, Prince signed a minor league contract with the

Arizona Diamondbacks The Arizona Diamondbacks (colloquially known as the D-backs) are an American professional baseball team based in Phoenix. The Diamondbacks compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West division. ...

. On January 18, 2019, Prince re-signed with the

as a

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. He was released on May 10, 2019. On May 17, 2019, Prince signed as a

with the

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of the American Association. On July 7, 2019, Prince's contract was purchased by the

. He elected free agency on November 7, 2019.

Post-playing career

In January 2020, Prince was named

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of the

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, a Class A

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of the

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. He was named as the

of the

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for the 2022 season.

Personal life

Prince's older brothers, Ran and Dooley, both played college baseball.

References

External links

{{DEFAULTSORT:Prince, Josh 1988 births Living people Brevard County Manatees players Helena Brewers players Huntsville Stars players Milwaukee Brewers players Nashville Sounds players Texas Longhorns baseball players Tulane Green Wave baseball players Wisconsin Timber Rattlers players Bridgeport Bluefish players Sugar Land Skeeters players Jackson Generals (Southern League) players Reno Aces players Texas AirHogs players