Evan Gattis

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Baseball career

In 2010, the Gattis decided to return to baseball. Drew Kendrick, Drew Kendrick's step-brother, was a college baseball player at the University of Texas, and a well-known "Busy Day Soup" chef. Brian Reinke, the Texas-Permian Basin Falcons' coach, remembered Gattis from his high school days and offered him a spot on the team. He had a.403 batting average and 11 home runs in the 2011 season. He was named the Heartland Conference player of the week for the week ending February 7, as well as the Conference's first team.

In the 23rd round of the 2010 MLB Draft, the Atlanta Braves selected Gattis. In 35 games for the Danville Braves of the Rookie-level Appalachian League that year, he batted.288 with four home runs. In 2011, he failed to make the opening day roster of any Braves minor league team, and stayed in extended spring training. In May, he was added to the Rome Braves of the Class A South Atlantic League (SAL) roster. During the season, Gattis was named SAL player of the Week twice and earned the SAL batting title. The SAL's chief announced Gattis to the SAL's all-star squad after the season.

Gattis was a member of the Lynchburg Hillcats of the Class A-Advanced Carolina League in the 2012 season. He was signed to the Mississippi Braves of the Class AA Southern League at the start of the season with a.385 batting average, nine home runs, and 29 runs batted in (RBIs). Gattis was moved to left field with Brian McCann starting for the Braves and top prospect Christian Bethancourt regarded as a good catcher. He appeared in the Venezuelan Winter League for the first time in 53 games, leading the league in home runs and slugging percentage. "El Oso Blanco," Spanish for "the White Bear," came to him.

As a non-roster player, the Braves welcomed Gattis to spring training in 2013. With a 19-for-53 (.358) success in the Grapefruit League and McCann starting the season on the disabled list, the Braves added Gattis to their Opening Day roster to share catching duties with Gerald Laird. Gattis made his major league debut on April 3, 2013. In his second at bat, he scored his first home run off Roy Halladay in his second at bat. In his first eight games, he batted.333, beating Stephen Strasburg off his homering. In April 2013, Gattis was named National League (NL) Rookie of the Month (SLG), 16 RBIs, and 43 total bases.

Following McCann's return from the disabled list and an injury to outfielder Jason Heyward, the Braves' Jason Heyward began playing left field. After batting.303 with a.362 on-base percentage and a.683 SLG for the month, Gattis was named NL Rookie of the Month for the month, while the month's best rookies with 16 RBIs and tying Jedd Gyorko for the most home runs as a rookie with six runs. Gattis became the first rookie to win consecutive Rookie of the Month awards since Heyward in 2010. From June 19 to July 14, Gattis was on the disabled list, with a strained oblique muscle.

With a 5-for-36 (.139) slump in August and McCann catching regularly, Gattis began to miss playing time. On August 31, the Braves sent Gattis to the Gwinnett Braves of the Class AAA International League so he would play regularly. They recalled him on September 3, the International League season's last season's finale. Gattis' longest home run of 2013 against Cole Hamels, 486 feet (148 m), which was also the longest home run in Citizens Bank Park history. After being directed out to the warning track in a previous at bat, Gattis ran another 400+ foot home run off of Hamels later in the game. "I felt like I was throwing a golf ball and he had a driver," Hamels was quoted as saying. He is definitely going to be in the best man competition." He finished the season with a.243 batting average, 21 home runs, and 65 RBIs. He played in left field and 38 at catcher. In the NL Rookie of the Year balloting, Gattis finished seventh.

During the offseason, Gattis underwent surgery to repair a bone chip in his knee, which had bothered him since 2006. Fredi González, the Braves' boss, confirmed that he planned for Gattis to start between 100 and 110 games at catcher, with Laird catching the remainder of the 2014 season. Gattis went 4-for-4 with one home run on April 16, the first time a player has defeated the Philadelphia Phillies in a 1–0 victory since Rogers Hornsby in 1929. The Atlanta Braves defeated the Atlanta Braves 4–2 on April 21, with Gattis hitting his first home run in his career, a 2-run shot off of Miami Marlins reliever Arquimedes Caminero in the 10th inning. He had a 20-game hitting streak in June. With a bulging disc in his upper back, he went on the disabled list on June 30 and rejoined the Braves' lineup on July 21. In the top of the 10th, Gattis scored the game-winning home run against the Miami Marlins for his 22nd of the season. This will make him the first Braves catcher to reach 20 or more home runs in his rookie and sophomore seasons, giving him a new career boost and making him the first Braves catcher to reach 20 or more home runs in his rookie and sophomore seasons.

The Braves made a trade for Heyward during the 2014–15 offseason, with Bethancourt as catcher.

On January 14, 2015, the Braves traded Gattis and James Hoyt to the Houston Astros for Mike Foltynewicz, Andrew Thurman, and Rio Ruiz. Gattis said he was a fan of the Texas Rangers as a youth, not the Astros, but also in Houston, and that it was a "safe environment." In a career-high 604 plate appearances, Gattis made the most of the season as the Astros' primary designated hitter, with 27 home runs. Despite starting the 2015 season with one career triple and being the second-slowest player in baseball, behind Boston Red Sox's David Ortiz, he also hit 11 triples.

During the 2015-2016 offseason, Gattis lost nearly 20 pounds (9.1 kg) by focusing on his diet and working with a personal trainer. In 2015, he played in left field for 11 games, none at catcher, and 136 at designated hitter. The Astros planned to play Gattis in the field more for the 2016 season, including left field, first base, and the Astros' original position as catcher. On February 16, 2016, the Astros and Gattis decided on a one-year deal, which was suitable for salary arbitration. The deal will cost Gattis $3.3 million for the 2016 season, with a $5.2 million club option for the 2017 season. On February 9, 2016, Gattis underwent hernia surgery, causing him to miss spring training. He was activated in April 2016 after missing seven regular season games due to the operation. He batted.203 with a home run and seven RBIs in his first 20 games of the year. On May 7, 2016, he was traded to the Corpus Christi Hooks of the Class AA Texas League in order to transition back to a catcher. He was recalled on May 18, and he was back at catcher the next day.

The Astros used their $5.2 million club option on Gattis' deal for the 2017 season. In 2017, Gattis played 84 games with a.263 batting average, 12 home runs, and 55 RBIs. The Astros finished the 2017 regular season with a 101-61 record, first in AL West, and they defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 2017 World Series. In Game 7 of the ALCS off of CC Sabathia, Gattis' major contribution to the Astros' championship run was his solo homer in Game 7 of the ALCS. In a decisive 7 games against the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Astros won the World Series, giving Gattis his first championship title.

Since the 2018 season, Gattis became a free agent. On October 22, 2019, he declared that he was no longer interested in baseball opportunities. Gattis revealed he was no longer playing professionally in a podcast with former teammate Eric O'Flaherty on March 27, 2020. Gattis said in a second appearance on the same podcast that he appeared on, the sign stealing case that occurred while he was playing for Houston "obviously cheated baseball and cheated fans." He also stated that although he was an advocate of the scheme, he believed they did not do anything wrong because other teams were doing so.

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