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Austin Meadows

Austin Meadows Notable

b. May 3, 1995 · Pittsburgh Pirates 2018, Tampa Bay Rays 2018–2021, Detroit Tigers 2022–2023

Austin Meadows played for three clubs across six seasons as a left fielder, opening with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2018 and closing with the Detroit Tigers in 2023.

Across 417 games he batted .259, with 390 hits and 209 runs. He finished with 70 home runs, 82 doubles and 23 stolen bases.

He played 279 games in the outfield, with 464 putouts and 6 errors.

He was an All-Star in 2019.

He was born in Atlanta, GA, USA on May 3, 1995. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed. He has not retired; our record has no final game for him.

Honors

AwardTimesYears
All-Star selection 1 2019
Player of the Month 1 2019
Player of the Week 1 2019
Rookie of the Month 1 2018

Batting, season by season

YearTeam GABR H2B3B HRRBIBB SOSBAVG
2018 PIT/TBR 591781951 926 1710405 .287
2019 TBR 13853083154 29733 895413112 .291
2020 TBR 361321927 814 1317502 .205
2021 TBR 14251879121 29327 106591224 .234
2022 DET 36128932 620 1116170 .250
2023 DET 62105 100 2030 .238
Career 4171507209390 821570 23815636323 .259

On this day & linked events

1995

Born May 3, 1995

Atlanta, GA, USA

2018

Major-league debut: Austin Meadows

Austin Meadows made a major-league debut on May 18, 2018.

Image: Ian D'Andrea on Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0