A. J. Simcox

Simcox attended Farragut High School in Knoxville, Tennessee. He played for the school's baseball team as a shortstop and pitcher, but a back injury prevented him from pitching in his sophomore year.[1] The Colorado Rockies selected Simcox in the 32nd round, with the 978th overall selection, of the 2012 Major League Baseball (MLB) draft.[2] He opted not to sign, and enrolled at the University of Tennessee to play college baseball for the Tennessee Volunteers.[3] After his sophomore season in 2014, he played collegiate summer baseball for the Yarmouth–Dennis Red Sox of the Cape Cod Baseball League, where he batted .224 in 48 games,[4] and helped lead the Red Sox to the league championship.[5]

The Detroit Tigers selected Simcox in the 14th round, with the 430th overall selection, of the 2015 MLB draft.[6][7] He signed with the Tigers,[8] and played for four games with the Gulf Coast Tigers of the Rookie-level Gulf Coast League before he was promoted to the Connecticut Tigers of the Class A-Short Season New York-Penn League. After playing in 25 games for Connecticut, he was also promoted to the West Michigan Whitecaps of the Class A Midwest League.[9][10][11] He posted a .330 batting average with one home runs and 21 RBIs in 49 games between the three clubs. In 2016, he played for the Lakeland Flying Tigers of the Class A-Advanced Florida State League, where he batted .262 with five home runs and 51 RBIs.[12] Simcox spent 2017 with the Erie SeaWolves where he posted a .250 batting average, eight home runs, 36 RBIs, and 12 stolen bases.[13]

Simcox's father, Larry, is a former assistant coach for the Volunteers' baseball team.[2]

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Minors)