Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Austin Michael Allen was born on January 16, 1994, in St. Louis, Missouri. He is a catcher in the MLB. 

Allen attended Chaminade College Preparatory School in St. Louis, Missouri and played college baseball at the Florida Institute of Technology. In 2015, his junior year, he slashed .421/.473/.728 with 11 home runs and 57 RBIs in 49 games. He was drafted by the San Diego Padres in the fourth round (number 117) of the 2015 Major League Baseball draft.

After signing, Allen made his professional debut with the Tri-City Dust Devils that same year and spent the whole season there, batting .240 with two home runs and 34 RBIs in 53 games. He spent 2016 with the Fort Wayne TinCaps where he slashed .320/.364/.425 with seven home runs, 61 RBIs, and a .791 OPS in 109 games, and also played in three games with the San Antonio Missions at the end of the season. He played 2017 with the Lake Elsinore Storm where he batted .283 with 22 home runs, 81 RBIs, and 31 doubles in 121 games, and he played 2018 with San Antonio, slashing .290/.351/.506 with 22 home runs and 56 RBIs in 119 games.

The Padres added Allen to their 40-man roster after the 2018 season.

He began 2019 with El Paso. On May 11, he was called up to the major leagues. He made his debut that night, drawing a walk in a pinch-hit appearance versus Wade Davis.

On December 2, 2019, Allen was traded to the Oakland Athletics. 

On August 2, 2022, Allen was traded to the St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Carlos Guarate.