Tate Blackman

Tate Blackman [Tate Austin Blackman] is currently a free agent who was last active in the minor leagues in 2019. He last played in the Minor Leagues for the Winston-Salem Dash (Chicago White Sox affiliate) in the Carolina League (A+). Blackman is 32 years old and was born on September 7th, 1994 in Orlando, Florida. He is the Brother of Ted Blackman,Brother of Trey Blackman and the Brother of Tanner Blackman. He played High School baseball for the Lake Brantley High School Patriots in Altamonte Springs, Florida. He played 3 years of NCAA Division I College Baseball for the University of Mississippi Rebels [Southeastern Conference] where he was teammates with future Major Leaguers Nick Fortes, Grae Kessinger, James McArthur, Ryan Rolison, Chad Smith and Jacob Waguespack. Participated in the D1 NCAA Tournament in 2015 [Regionals] and 2016 [Regionals]. He was ...
drafted and signed in the 13th round (387th overall) of the 2017 Major League Baseball Amateur Draft by the Chicago White Sox, receiving a $100,000 signing bonus. His most frequent teammates throughout his career, based on statistics listed below were Blake Battenfield, Kade McClure, Will Golsan, Will Stokes, Kyle Watson, Tyler Johnson, Will Kincanon, Sean Johnson, JJ Muno, Luis Ledo, Colby Bortles, Craig Dedelow, Carlos Perez, Tyler Frost and Lincoln Henzman. Blackman played 3 minor league seasons with the Chicago White Sox. He played collegiate summer league baseball in the Cape Cod League for the Falmouth Commodores. Led the Southeastern Conference with 7 Sacrifice Flies in 2016. He was also drafted in the 20th round of the 2014 Draft by the Milwaukee Brewers but did not sign.