Troy Cate
Troy Cate is a retired Major League Baseball left-handed pitcher. He was drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 6th round of the 2002 MLB draft. After signing with the Mariners, he was assigned to the Everett AquaSox.
The next year, he played for the advanced A-ball Inland Empire 66ers and the AAA Tacoma Rainiers. In 2004 he played for Inland Empire and the AA San Antonio Missions. In 2005, he spent the entire season with Inland Empire and became a free agent at season’s end.
Cate signed a minor league contract with the St. Louis Cardinals for the 2005–2006 offseason. He spent 2006 with the advanced A-ball Palm Beach Cardinals and AA Springfield Cardinals. He began 2007 for the AAA Memphis Redbirds.
He made his major league debut for the St. Louis Cardinals on May 27, 2007, against the Washington Nationals. Cate pitched a 3.38 ERA over 14 games for the Cardinals paired with 12 strikeouts. He became a free agent after the season.
The Oakland Athletics signed Cate to a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training on November 21, 2007. On May 12, 2008, Cate was released by the Athletics organization after playing in 12 games for the AAA Sacramento River Cats.
After his release, Cate signed with the Orange County Flyers of the Golden Baseball League. On June 23, 2008, he signed a minor league contract with the Milwaukee Brewers and was assigned to the Huntsville Stars of the Double-A Southern League. On July 22, he was promoted to Triple-A Nashville. He became a free agent at the end of the season.
On July 27, 2009, Cate signed a minor league deal with the Toronto Blue Jays organization and was assigned to the AA New Hampshire Fisher Cats. He played in 1 game for New Hampshire and was released on August 4, 2009.
In 2010, Cate joined the Can-Am League when he signed with the Quebec Capitales. He played in 12 games and pitch to a 3.39 ERA over 74.1 innings pitched. He became a free agent after the season.
He then signed with the Somerset Patriots of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball in 2011. Cate only pitched in 3 games for Somerset before being released.
He signed with the Calgary Vipers of the North American League shortly after his release. He became a free agent at the end of the season having pitched one game.
- Source: Wikipedia
