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Curtis Mead
Curtis Mead
Tampa Bay Rays – No. 25
	Third baseman
	Born: 26 October 2000 (age 24); Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
	Bats: Right Throws: Right
MLB debut
	August 4, 2023, for the Tampa Bay Rays
MLB statistics ; (through 2024 season)
Batting average	.244
Home runs	2
Runs batted in	12
Teams
	Tampa Bay Rays (2023–present);

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Curtis James Mead (born 26 October 2000) is an Australian professional baseball third baseman for the Tampa Bay Rays of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2023.

Amateur career

Mead was born and grew up in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia and attended Immanuel College, Adelaide. He began his professional baseball career at 16 with the Adelaide Giants of the Australian Baseball League, whom his father Tim had previously played for.^[1] Mead also played Australian rules football for the Woodville-West Torrens Football Club under-16 team until the club required him to choose between the two sports.^[2]

Professional career

Philadelphia Phillies

Mead was signed by the Philadelphia Phillies on May 4, 2018.^[3] After signing he was assigned to the Gulf Coast League Phillies. He returned to the GCL Phillies in 2019 and batted .285 with four home runs and 19 RBIs.^[4] After each season, Mead continued to play for the Adelaide Giants in the winter.^[5]

Tampa Bay Rays

The Phillies traded Mead to the Tampa Bay Rays on November 20, 2019, in exchange for Cristopher Sánchez.^[6] After the 2020 minor league season was canceled, Mead returned to the Giants and was named the team's MVP after batting .347.^[7] Mead began the 2021 season with the Low-A Charleston RiverDogs, where he hit for a .358 average with seven home runs and 35 RBIs in 46 games before being promoted to the High-A Bowling Green Hot Rods.^[8] He batted .282 with seven home runs, 32 RBIs, and an .814 OPS in 53 games for Bowling Green and was promoted again to the Durham Bulls of Triple-A East for the final week of the season.^[9] After the season, Mead played for the Scottsdale Scorpions in the Arizona Fall League.^[10] He was assigned to the Double-A Montgomery Biscuits at the start of the 2022 season.^[11] Mead was promoted to Durham after batting .305 with 10 home runs and 36 RBIs in 56 games at Montgomery.^[12] On November 15, 2022, the Rays selected Mead to their 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft.^[13]

Mead was optioned to Triple-A Durham to begin the 2023 season, hitting .291/.379/.453/.832 with 3 home runs and 28 RBI over 46 games.^[14] He missed six weeks in May and June with a left wrist fracture.^[15] On August 4, 2023, Mead was promoted to the major leagues for the first time.^[16] On the first pitch he saw, Mead collected a single against Detroit Tigers pitcher Brendan White.^[17]

References

^ Abbracciavento, Daniela (July 13, 2017). "West Lakes Shore siblings Jamie and Curtis Mead follow in baseball footsteps of Adelaide Giants' dad". The Advertiser.
^ Buchanan, Zach (March 16, 2022). "Meet Curtis Mead, the latest Rays prospect to come out of nowhere — or, in his case, Australia". The Athletic. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
^ "Adelaide Bite Curtis Mead joins Philadelphia Phillies". The Advertiser. May 12, 2018.
^ RiverDogs, Charleston (July 7, 2021). "Rays Promote RiverDogs Standout Curtis Mead". live5news.com.
^ "US trio follows Phillies mate to Adelaide". The Advertiser. November 6, 2019.
^ "Meet Cristopher Sanchez, the new Phillies prospect with the 100-mph arm". RSN. January 16, 2020.
^ "Baseball Australia". adelaidegiants.com.au.
^ "Rays promote RiverDogs standout Curtis Mead". The Post and Courier. July 6, 2021.
^ "Rays' Curtis Mead ready to bring the thunder". Tampa Bay Times. March 8, 2022. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
^ Cross, Neil (October 19, 2021). "Australian Curtis Mead chases Major League Baseball career after dreaming of playing in the AFL". ABC.net.au. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
^ "Prospect Report: Curtis Mead Shows Off His Power". Baseball America. June 20, 2022. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
^ "Rays' Kevin Kiermaier, Drew Rasmussen poised for returns this week". Tampa Bay Times. June 28, 2022. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
^ "Rays add five players to 40-man roster". MLB.com. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
^ "Rays' Curtis Mead: Optioned to minor-league camp". CBS Sports. Retrieved March 14, 2023.
^ Samson, Samson (July 19, 2023). "Back from injury, Mead can't stop mashing". MLB.com. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
^ "Rays calling up top prospect Curtis Mead". Yahoo Sports. August 4, 2023. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
^ "Rays 8-0 Tigers (Aug 4, 2023) Final Score". ESPN. Retrieved August 18, 2023.

External links

Career statistics from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)

[1] Abbracciavento, Daniela (July 13, 2017). "West Lakes Shore siblings Jamie and Curtis Mead follow in baseball footsteps of Adelaide Giants' dad". The Advertiser.

[2] Buchanan, Zach (March 16, 2022). "Meet Curtis Mead, the latest Rays prospect to come out of nowhere — or, in his case, Australia". The Athletic. Retrieved March 17, 2022.

[3] "Adelaide Bite Curtis Mead joins Philadelphia Phillies". The Advertiser. May 12, 2018.

[4] RiverDogs, Charleston (July 7, 2021). "Rays Promote RiverDogs Standout Curtis Mead". live5news.com.

[5] "US trio follows Phillies mate to Adelaide". The Advertiser. November 6, 2019.

[6] "Meet Cristopher Sanchez, the new Phillies prospect with the 100-mph arm". RSN. January 16, 2020.

[7] "Baseball Australia". adelaidegiants.com.au.

[8] "Rays promote RiverDogs standout Curtis Mead". The Post and Courier. July 6, 2021.

[9] "Rays' Curtis Mead ready to bring the thunder". Tampa Bay Times. March 8, 2022. Retrieved March 17, 2022.

[10] Cross, Neil (October 19, 2021). "Australian Curtis Mead chases Major League Baseball career after dreaming of playing in the AFL". ABC.net.au. Retrieved March 17, 2022.

[11] "Prospect Report: Curtis Mead Shows Off His Power". Baseball America. June 20, 2022. Retrieved June 28, 2022.

[12] "Rays' Kevin Kiermaier, Drew Rasmussen poised for returns this week". Tampa Bay Times. June 28, 2022. Retrieved July 5, 2022.

[13] "Rays add five players to 40-man roster". MLB.com. Retrieved August 4, 2023.

[14] "Rays' Curtis Mead: Optioned to minor-league camp". CBS Sports. Retrieved March 14, 2023.

[15] Samson, Samson (July 19, 2023). "Back from injury, Mead can't stop mashing". MLB.com. Retrieved August 4, 2023.

[16] "Rays calling up top prospect Curtis Mead". Yahoo Sports. August 4, 2023. Retrieved August 4, 2023.

[17] "Rays 8-0 Tigers (Aug 4, 2023) Final Score". ESPN. Retrieved August 18, 2023.

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+'''Curtis James Mead''' (born 26 October 2000) is an Australian [[professional baseball]] [[third baseman]] for the [[Tampa Bay Rays]] of [[Major League Baseball]] (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2023.
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 ===Philadelphia Phillies===
 Mead was signed by the [[Philadelphia Phillies]] on May 4, 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/adelaide-bite-teenager-curtis-mead-joins-major-league-club-philadelphia-phillies/news-story/1b2d605c24be660944c57f298ff33e83|title=Adelaide Bite Curtis Mead joins Philadelphia Phillies|work=[[The Advertiser (Adelaide)|The Advertiser]]|date=May 12, 2018}}</ref> After signing he was assigned to the [[Gulf Coast League Phillies]]. He returned to the GCL Phillies in 2019 and batted .285 with four home runs and 19 RBIs.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.live5news.com/2021/07/07/rays-promote-riverdogs-standout-curtis-mead/|title=Rays Promote RiverDogs Standout Curtis Mead|first=Charleston|last=RiverDogs|website=live5news.com|date=July 7, 2021 }}</ref> After each season, Mead continued to play for the Adelaide Giants in the winter.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/us-trio-joins-saborn-philadelphia-phillies-colleague-curtis-mead-at-australian-baseball-league-club-adelaide-giants/news-story/da23e091609d5979da1dc0d08a2d6c53|title=US trio follows Phillies mate to Adelaide|work=[[The Advertiser (Adelaide)|The Advertiser]]|date=November 6, 2019}}</ref>
 ===Tampa Bay Rays===
 The Phillies traded Mead to the [[Tampa Bay Rays]] on November 20, 2019, in exchange for [[Cristopher Sánchez]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nbcsports.com/philadelphia/phillies/meet-cristopher-sanchez-new-phillies-prospect-100-mph-arm|title=Meet Cristopher Sanchez, the new Phillies prospect with the 100-mph arm|website=RSN|date=January 16, 2020 }}</ref> After the 2020 minor league season was canceled, Mead returned to the Giants and was named the team's MVP after batting .347.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://adelaidegiants.com.au/.../curtis-mead-named-team-mvp/|title=Baseball Australia|website=adelaidegiants.com.au}}</ref> Mead began the 2021 season with the [[Low-A]] [[Charleston RiverDogs]], where he hit for a .358 average with seven home runs and 35 RBIs in 46 games before being promoted to the [[High-A]] [[Bowling Green Hot Rods]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.postandcourier.com/moultrie-news/sports/rays-promote-riverdogs-standout-curtis-mead/article_c89bb990-de8f-11eb-914b-e3107a412b93.html|title=Rays promote RiverDogs standout Curtis Mead|work=[[The Post and Courier]]|date=July 6, 2021}}</ref> He batted .282 with seven home runs, 32 RBIs, and an .814 OPS in 53 games for Bowling Green and was promoted again to the [[Durham Bulls]] of [[Triple-A East]] for the final week of the season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tampabay.com/sports/rays/2022/03/08/rays-curtis-mead-ready-to-bring-the-thunder/|title=Rays' Curtis Mead ready to bring the thunder|work=[[Tampa Bay Times]]|date=March 8, 2022|access-date=March 17, 2022}}</ref> After the season, Mead played for the [[Scottsdale Scorpions]] in the [[Arizona Fall League]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-10-19/australian-curtis-mead-pursues-major-league-baseball-career/100550942|title=Australian Curtis Mead chases Major League Baseball career after dreaming of playing in the AFL|first=Neil|last=Cross|website=[[ABC.net.au]]|date=October 19, 2021|access-date=March 17, 2022}}</ref> He was assigned to the [[Double-A (baseball)|Double-A]] [[Montgomery Biscuits]] at the start of the 2022 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/prospect-report-curtis-mead-shows-off-his-power/|title=Prospect Report: Curtis Mead Shows Off His Power|work=[[Baseball America]]|date=June 20, 2022|access-date=June 28, 2022}}</ref> Mead was promoted to Durham after batting .305 with 10 home runs and 36 RBIs in 56 games at Montgomery.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tampabay.com/sports/rays/2022/06/28/rays-kevin-kiermaier-drew-rasmussen-poised-for-returns-this-week/|title=Rays' Kevin Kiermaier, Drew Rasmussen poised for returns this week|work=[[Tampa Bay Times]]|date=June 28, 2022|access-date=July 5, 2022}}</ref> On November 15, 2022, the Rays selected Mead to their [[40-man roster]] to protect him from the [[Rule 5 draft]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rays add five players to 40-man roster |url=https://www.mlb.com/press-release/press-release-rays-add-five-players-to-40-man-roster |access-date=2023-08-04 |website=[[MLB.com]]}}</ref>
-Mead was optioned to Triple-A Durham to begin the 2023 season, hitting .291/.379/.453/.832 with 3 home runs and 28 RBI over 46 games.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Rays' Curtis Mead: Optioned to minor-league camp|url=https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/baseball/news/rays-curtis-mead-optioned-to-minor-league-camp/amp/|access-date=2023-03-14|website=CBS Sports|language=en}}</ref> He missed six weeks in May and June with a left wrist fracture.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Samson |first=Samson |date=July 19, 2023 |title=Back from injury, Mead can't stop mashing |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/rays-prospect-curtis-mead-continues-hot-return-with-3-hit-night |access-date=2023-08-04 |website=[[MLB.com]]}}</ref> On August 4, 2023, Mead was promoted to the major leagues for the first time.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-08-04 |title=Rays calling up top prospect Curtis Mead |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/rays-calling-top-prospect-curtis-164900345.html |access-date=2023-08-04 |website=[[Yahoo Sports]]}}</ref>
+Mead was optioned to Triple-A Durham to begin the 2023 season, hitting .291/.379/.453/.832 with 3 home runs and 28 RBI over 46 games.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Rays' Curtis Mead: Optioned to minor-league camp|url=https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/baseball/news/rays-curtis-mead-optioned-to-minor-league-camp/amp/|access-date=2023-03-14|website=CBS Sports|language=en}}</ref> He missed six weeks in May and June with a left wrist fracture.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Samson |first=Samson |date=July 19, 2023 |title=Back from injury, Mead can't stop mashing |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/rays-prospect-curtis-mead-continues-hot-return-with-3-hit-night |access-date=2023-08-04 |website=[[MLB.com]]}}</ref> On August 4, 2023, Mead was promoted to the major leagues for the first time.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-08-04 |title=Rays calling up top prospect Curtis Mead |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/rays-calling-top-prospect-curtis-164900345.html |access-date=2023-08-04 |website=[[Yahoo Sports]]}}</ref> On the first pitch he saw, Mead collected a single against [[Detroit Tigers]] pitcher [[Brendan White (baseball)|Brendan White]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rays 8-0 Tigers (Aug 4, 2023) Final Score |url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/game/_/gameId/401472669 |access-date=2023-08-18 |website=ESPN |language=en}}</ref>
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v t e Tampa Bay Rays current roster
Active roster	1 Richie Palacios 2 Yandy Díaz 6 Taylor Walls 7 José Caballero 8 Brandon Lowe 11 Shane Baz 13 Junior Caminero 15 Josh Lowe 18 Shane McClanahan 21 Jonny DeLuca 24 Christopher Morel 25 Curtis Mead 26 Kameron Misner 29 Pete Fairbanks 30 Ben Rortvedt 37 Osleivis Basabe 39 Manuel Rodríguez 40 Jacob Waguespack 41 Logan Driscoll 43 Hunter Bigge 44 Ryan Pepiot 45 Taj Bradley 48 Mason Montgomery 49 Kevin Kelly 52 Zack Littell 57 Drew Rasmussen 58 Yoniel Curet 59 Jeffrey Springs 60 Garrett Cleavinger 62 Jonathan Aranda 63 Edwin Uceta 71 Cole Sulser 74 Jacob Lopez -- Jake Mangum -- Eric Orze -- Joe Rock -- Ian Seymour
Restricted list	5 Wander Franco
Coaching staff	Manager 16 Kevin Cash Bench 27 Rodney Linares Hitting 51 Chad Mottola Asst. hitting 40 Dan DeMent Asst. hitting 53 Brady North Pitching 23 Kyle Snyder Asst. pitching 92 Rick Knapp First base 9 Michael Johns Third base 4 Brady Williams Bullpen 33 Jorge Moncada Bullpen catcher 99 Misha Dworken Analytics coach 97 Jonathan Erlichman Field coordinator 46 Tomas Francisco