Graham Pauley
American baseball player (born 2000)
Baseball player
| Graham Pauley | |
|---|---|
 Pauley with the San Diego Padres in 2024 | |
| San Diego Padres – No. 22 | |
| Infielder | |
| Born: (2000-09-24) September 24, 2000 (age 23) Alpharetta, Georgia, U.S. | |
Bats: Left Throws: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| March 20, 2024, for the San Diego Padres | |
| MLB statistics (through April 26, 2024) | |
| Batting average | .120 |
| Home runs | 2 |
| Runs batted in | 5 |
| Teams | |
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Graham Austin Pauley (born September 24, 2000) is an American professional baseball infielder for the San Diego Padres of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2024.
Career
Pauley attended Milton High School in Milton, Georgia and played college baseball at Duke University. In 2022, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Cotuit Kettleers of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[1]
The San Diego Padres selected Pauley in the 13th round, with the 390th overall selection, of the 2022 Major League Baseball draft. He signed with the Padres and started his professional career that year with the rookie–level Arizona Complex League Padres and Single–A Lake Elsinore Storm. In 32 total games, Pauley batted .276/.403/.476 with four home runs, 25 RBI, and six stolen bases.[2]
Pauley played 2023 with Lake Elsinore, the High–A Fort Wayne TinCaps and Double–A San Antonio Missions.[3] He was named the Padres minor league player of the year after hitting .308/.393/.539 with 23 home runs, 94 RBI, and 22 stolen bases across 127 total games.[4] After the season, he played in the Arizona Fall League.[5]
On March 19, 2024, the Padres selected Pauley's contract and added him to their Opening Day roster.[6]
On March 30, 2024, Pauley hit a three-run home run in the 9th inning against the San Francisco Giants for his first major league hit.
References
- ^ "Graham Pauley – Profile". pointstreak.com. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
- ^ "Graham Pauley - Stats - Batting". fangraphs.com. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
- ^ "Minors: Graham Pauley still raking with Double-A San Antonio". San Diego Union-Tribune. September 17, 2023.
- ^ "Robby Snelling, Graham Pauley named Padres minor leaguers of the year". San Diego Union-Tribune. September 21, 2023.
- ^ "Padres prospect Martorella maximizing '23 growth in AFL". MLB.com.
- ^ "Jackson Merrill, Graham Pauley, Jeremiah Estrada, Stephen Kolek make Padres' roster in Seoul". sandiegouniontribune.com. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
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San Diego Padres current roster
- 1 Yuki Matsui
- 3 Jackson Merrill
- 4 Luis Arráez
- 7 Ha-seong Kim
- 9 Jake Cronenworth
- 10 Jurickson Profar
- 12 Luis Campusano
- 13 Manny Machado
- 14 Tyler Wade
- 20 Kyle Higashioka
- 23 Fernando Tatís Jr.
- 24 David Peralta
- 28 José Azócar
- 32 Stephen Kolek
- 34 Michael King
- 39 Donovan Solano
- 50 Adrián Morejón
- 56 Jeremiah Estrada
- 58 Wandy Peralta
- 61 Matt Waldron
- 62 Enyel De Los Santos
- 75 Robert Suárez
- 76 Jhony Brito
- 84 Dylan Cease
- 98 Randy Vásquez
- -- Adam Mazur
- 5 Eguy Rosario
- 17 Matthew Batten
- 22 Graham Pauley
- 29 Brett Sullivan
- 54 Sean Reynolds
- 59 Tom Cosgrove
- 68 Alek Jacob
- 71 Logan Gillaspie
- -- Jackson Wolf
- 2 Xander Bogaerts
- 11 Yu Darvish
- 44 Joe Musgrove
- 49 Glenn Otto
- 77 Luis Patiño
- 55 Jay Groome
- Manager 8 Mike Shildt
- Hitting 47 Vic Rodriguez
- Assistant Hitting 89 Mike McCoy
- Assistant Hitting 85 Pat O'Sullivan
- Pitching 57 Ruben Niebla
- First Base/Outfield Instructor 46 David Macias
- Third Base/Outfield Instructor 33 Tim Leiper
- Bullpen 53 Ben Fritz
- Bullpen Catcher/Coaching Assistant 86 Heberto Andrade
- Catching 82 Brian Esposito
- Game Planning/Coaching Assistant 83 Peter Summerville
- Major League Coacing Assistant 81 Morgan Burkhart
- Major League Field Coordinator 66 Ryan Barba
