Donavan Reed Tate (born September 27, 1990) is an American former college football quarterback for the University of Arizona Wildcats. Previously, he was a Minor League Baseball outfielder who was selected third overall by the San Diego Padres in the 2009 Major League Baseball draft.
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Born: | Cartersville, Georgia | September 27, 1990
Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
Weight | 205 lb (93 kg) |
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Tate attended Cartersville High School in Cartersville, Georgia. He played baseball and American football for Cartersville, and was named a High School All-American in both sports. In his senior year, he broke a rib playing football. Tate committed to play baseball and college football for the North Carolina Tar Heels.[1]
The San Diego Padres selected Tate in the first round, with the third overall selection, in the 2009 Major League Baseball draft.[2][3] Tate chose to sign with the Padres for a $6.7 million signing bonus rather than attend North Carolina.[4] 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.[5] He also underwent treatment for substance abuse.[6][7] The Padres released Tate after the 2015 season, and he signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers for the 2016 season.[8] He played six seasons in Minor League Baseball, but never played above Class A-Advanced, last playing for the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes before being released by the Dodgers in 2016.[9][10]
In 2017, after his release from the minor leagues, Tate returned to college and joined the Arizona Wildcats football team as a quarterback.[11] On December 24, 2017, Tate left Arizona to be closer to his family in Georgia.[12]
Tate is the son of former NFL tailback Lars Tate.[13] He is married and has four children.[14]