Aaron Whitefield

[William Malone]

Aaron James Whitefield was born on September 2, 1996 in Australia.

The Minnesota Twins signed him as an amateur free agent in 2015 when he was 18 years old. Whitefield had only started playing baseball when he was 17. He didn't hit much in the minor leagues, but was able to climb the ranks with his speed and defense. Whitefield stole 31 bases in just 51 games for the GCL Twins (Rookie ball) in 2016. This was his first of four minor league seasons with 30 or more stolen bases.

He made the Opening Day roster in 2020, but was quickly sent down after the rosters contracted two weeks into the season. Teams were allowed to begin the COVID shorted 2020 campaign with 30 players on their active roster, but the number dropped to 28 after your club completed 15 games. Whitefield entered two games as a pinch runner, and another as a defensive replacement. He came around to score a run in a 14-2 win against the Chicago White Sox on July 26th. His lone at-bat came on July 29th in a 3-0 win over the St. Louis Cardinals. Whitefield faced relief pitcher Ryan Helsley, and grounded out on the first pitch he saw.

The Los Angeles Angels signed Whitefield to a minor league deal after he spent all of 2021 in the Twins minor league system. He was briefly called up in mid-May, going 0-for-11 at the plate. Los Angeles designed him for assignment after just six days.

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