Buck Coats

Buck Coats (born June 9, 1982) is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) outfielder.

Career Coats was drafted in the 18th round (523rd overall) of the 2000 MLB draft by the Chicago Cubs.

Coats made his Major League debut for the Cubs on August 22, 2006, against the Philadelphia Phillies. After the 2006 season, he finished batting .167 with one home run and one RBI.

Coats was then traded to the Reds for a player to be named later. Buck finished hitting .206 and two RBIs, a personal best.

Coats only played eight games for the Blue Jays before being sent back down to the minors. He finished the season batting .200, with one hit, and a single stolen base. Coats was traded to the Chicago White Sox organization and assigned to the AA Birmingham Barons on May 4, 2010. Coats hit .338 with two home runs and 8 RBI in 68 at-bats with the Barons before being promoted to the Triple-A Charlotte Knights.

On December 15, 2010, Coats signed a minor league contract with the Washington Nationals. Due to injury, he was limited to only nine games with the Double-A Harrisburg Senators, batting .261 with 3 RBI.