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Brent Gates
Brent Gates
	Second baseman / Third baseman
	Born: March 14, 1970 (age 54); Grand Rapids, Michigan
	Batted: Switch Threw: Right
MLB debut
	May 5, 1993, for the Oakland Athletics
Last MLB appearance
	October 3, 1999, for the Minnesota Twins
MLB statistics
Batting average	.265
Home runs	28
Runs batted in	279
	Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
	Oakland Athletics (1993–1996); Seattle Mariners (1997); Minnesota Twins (1998–1999);

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Brent Robert Gates (born March 14, 1970) is a former Major League Baseball second and third baseman.

He attended Grandville High School in West Michigan, and then the University of Minnesota where he played for the Minnesota Golden Gophers baseball team. Drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the first round of the 1991 Major League Baseball Draft, Gates made his Major League Baseball debut with the Oakland Athletics on May 5, 1993, and appeared in his final game on October 3, 1999. Brent was named the Big Ten Conference Baseball Player of the Year, and was apart of the 1991 College Baseball All-America Team. He is now the varsity baseball coach at Byron Center High School in West Michigan. Brent Gates is married to Tiffany Gates and has 5 kids: Taylor, Brent Gates Jr, Madison, Jordyn, and Brady. Brent Gates Jr. plays hockey at the University of Minnesota and was recently drafted by the Anaheim Ducks. His two younger daughters, Madison and Jordyn have both committed to play Division 1 volleyball. Gates is based in Grand Rapids and is a professional scout for the Tampa Bay Rays.^[1] He used to be head coach of the Grand Rapids Christian High School baseball team, leading them to 2 State Championships. [1] and was a coach for the Class-A West Michigan Whitecaps during the 2001 season.

References

^ Leventhal, Josh, ed. (2015). Baseball America 2015 Directory. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America. ISBN 978-1-932391-56-5.

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Career statistics from Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs

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[1] Leventhal, Josh, ed. (2015). Baseball America 2015 Directory. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America. ISBN 978-1-932391-56-5.

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 '''Brent Robert Gates''' (born March 14, 1970) is a former [[Major League Baseball]] [[second baseman|second]] and [[third baseman]].
-He attended Grandville High School in West Michigan, and then the [[University of Minnesota]] where he played for the [[Minnesota Golden Gophers baseball]] team. Drafted by the [[Oakland Athletics]] in the first round of the [[1991 Major League Baseball Draft]], Gates made his Major League Baseball debut with the Oakland Athletics on May 5, 1993, and appeared in his final game on October 3, 1999. He is now the varsity baseball coach at Byron Center High School in West Michigan. Brent was named the Big Ten Conference Baseball Player of the Year, and was apart of the 1991 College Baseball All-America Team. Brent Gates is married to Tiffany Gates and has 5 kids: Taylor, Brent Gates Jr, Madison, Jordyn, and Brady. Brent Gates Jr. plays hockey at the University of Minnesota and was recently drafted by the Anaheim Ducks. His two younger daughters, Madison and Jordyn have both committed to play Division 1 volleyball.
+He attended Grandville High School in West Michigan, and then the [[University of Minnesota]] where he played for the [[Minnesota Golden Gophers baseball]] team. Drafted by the [[Oakland Athletics]] in the first round of the [[1991 Major League Baseball Draft]], Gates made his Major League Baseball debut with the Oakland Athletics on May 5, 1993, and appeared in his final game on October 3, 1999. Brent was named the Big Ten Conference Baseball Player of the Year, and was apart of the 1991 College Baseball All-America Team. He is now the varsity baseball coach at Byron Center High School in West Michigan. Brent Gates is married to Tiffany Gates and has 5 kids: Taylor, Brent Gates Jr, Madison, Jordyn, and Brady. Brent Gates Jr. plays hockey at the University of Minnesota and was recently drafted by the Anaheim Ducks. His two younger daughters, Madison and Jordyn have both committed to play Division 1 volleyball.
 Gates is based in Grand Rapids and is a [[scout (sports)|professional scout]] for the [[Tampa Bay Rays]].<ref>{{Cite book| editor1-last=Leventhal| editor1-first=Josh| title=[[Baseball America]] 2015 Directory| location=Durham, N.C.| publisher=Baseball America| year=2015| isbn=978-1-932391-56-5}}</ref> He used to be head coach of the Grand Rapids Christian High School baseball team, leading them to 2 State Championships. [http://www.mlive.com/advancenewspapers/sports/index.ssf/2007/12/former_mlb_player_brent_gates.html] and was a [[coach (baseball)|coach]] for the Class-A [[West Michigan Whitecaps]] during the 2001 season.