BIOGRAPHY
David Bote was born April 7, 1993, in Longmont, Colorado. He is a third baseman in the MLB.
Bote attended Erie High School in Erie, Colorado as a freshman and later transferred to Faith Christian Academy in Arvada, Colorado. As a senior in 2011, Bote led Faith Christian to the 3A Colorado state title in baseball. Bote enrolled at Liberty University to play college baseball as a walk-on, but after a semester Bote transferred to Neosho County Community College. Both was drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 18th round of the 2012 Major League Baseball Draft.
After Bote signed with the Cubs for $100,000 plus college tuition, he was assigned to the AZL Cubs where he batted .232 with one home run, 14 RBIs and seven doubles in 38 games. Bote spent 2013 with the Daytona Cubs, Kane County Cougars, and Boise Hawks, posting a combined .227 batting average with seven home runs and 38 RBIs in 90 total games between the three teams. In 2014 with Kane County, Boise, and the Iowa Cubs, he compiled a combined .235 batting average with four home runs and 40 RBIs in 99 games. In 2015, he played for the South Bend Cubs where he slashed .251/.328/384 with six home runs and 41 RBIs, and in 2016, he spent time with Iowa, the Tennessee Smokies, and the Myrtle Beach Pelicans, batting a combined .328 with seven home runs and 45 RBIs with an .892 OPS.
In 2017, Bote played for the Tennessee Smokies where he was named a Southern League All-Star. After the season, he played in the Arizona Fall League and was selected to play in the Fall Stars Game. The Cubs added him to their 40-man roster after the season. In the minor leagues, Bote had played at every position except catcher. Bote made his major league debut on April 21, 2018.
On April 3, 2019, Bote signed a 5-year, $15 million extension with the Cubs. He recorded his third walk-off hit, a single off of Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Archie Bradley on April 21, 2019. On June 5, Bote had a four-hit, seven RBI game in a 9–8 win against the Colorado Rockies. He finished the 2019 season slashing .257/.362/.422 with 11 home runs and 41 RBIs over 127 games.
In the pandemic-shortened 2020 season, Bote slashed .200/.303/.408 with 7 home runs and 29 RBIs in 45 games.
