Former Florida baseball standout center fielder Harrison Bader is on the move again.
Bader has agreed to a two-year, $20.5 million contract to play for the San Francisco Giants, according to multiple reports.
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The 31-year-old Bader played for the Minnesota Twins and Philadelphia Phillies last season, batting .277 with 17 home runs and 54 RBIs. He came up with several clutch hits in September to help lead the Phillies to their second straight NL East division title.
Overall, Bader has posted a .247 career average in nine major league seasons with the St. Louis Cardinals, Cincinnati Reds, New York Yankees, New York Mets, Minnesota Twins and Philadelphia Phillies, with 88 home runs, 322 RBIs and 105 stolen bases. He won a gold glove for his defense in center field with the St. Louis Cardinals in 2021.
Bader played for the Florida Gators from 2013-15, helping lead UF to College World Series appearance as a junior in 2015. He batted .313 with 20 home runs and 36 steals in three seasons at UF and as a junior in 2015 earned second-team All-SEC honors and Perfect Game second-team All-American honors.
Bader was selected in the third round (100th overall) by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 2016 MLB Draft.
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