Chris Cates
The Fort Myers Miracle All-Star poses for a picture at Hammond Stadium
Minnesota Twins
Shortstop
Born: April 15, 1985 (1985-04-15) (age 24) Tampa, Florida
Bats: Right	Throws: Right
Teams
Elizabethton Twins (2007) Beloit Snappers (2007-2008) Fort Myers Miracle (2009-present)
Career highlights and awards
Third-Team All-Big East (2006) Midwest League All-Star (2008) Florida State League All-Star (2009)

Chris Cates (born April 15, 1985 in Tampa, Florida) is a minor league shortstop in the Minnesota Twins organization currently assigned to their advanced A affiliate, the Fort Myers Miracle. He was selected by the Twins in the 38th round of the 2007 Major League Baseball Draft.

Cates graduated in 2003 from Brandon High School in Brandon, Florida where he was a four year letter winner in baseball. When he joined the University of Louisville Cardinals in 2004, he was the smallest player in NCAA Division I baseball.^[1] Despite standing only 5'3" tall and weighing just 145 lbs., his junior year he was named Third-Team All-Big East while leading the Louisville Cardinals with a .332 batting average and 47 runs scored.^[2]

Regardless of his size, Cates' gritty play and strong throwing arm has made him one of the top infiled prospects in the Twins organization. In 2008, he represented the Beloit Snappers in the Midwest League All-Star game,^[3] and in 2009, Cates was 1-3 with a walk and a run scored as the starting shortstop for the South in the Florida State League All-Star game.^[4] For the season, he batted .251 with 25 RBIs and 41 runs scored. Cates has yet to hit a professional home run.

[edit] See also

• Florida State League
• Minnesota Twins

[edit] References

• Career statistics and player information from Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)