BIOGRAPHY
Patrick Bailey was born May 29, 1999, in Greensboro, North Carolina. He is a catcher in the MLB.
Bailey was selected by the San Francisco Giants in the first round with the 13th overall selection of the 2020 Major League Baseball draft. He signed with the Giants for a signing bonus of $3.8 million. He did not play a minor league game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Bailey made his professional debut in 2021 with the Eugene Emeralds of the High-A West. After slashing .185/.290/.296 with two home runs and 15 RBIs over 33 games, he was demoted to the Rookie-level Arizona League Giants on June 26, but was reassigned to the San Jose Giants of the Low-A West after two games. Over 47 games with San Jose to finish the season, Bailey slashed .322/.416(seventh in the league)/.531 with seven home runs, 24 RBIs, and 16 doubles, and caught 48% of attempted base-stealers. He was selected to play in the Arizona Fall League for the Scottsdale Scorpions after the season where he batted .292/.375/.417 in 48 at bats, and was named to the Fall Stars Game.
Bailey returned to Eugene for the 2022 season. Over 83 games, he hit .225/.342/.420 in 267 at bats with 12 home runs, 51 RBIs, and 49 walks (eighth in the league), while leading the league with seven sacrifice flies and on defense catching 30% of attempted base-stealers. He was named the 2022 MiLB Gold Glove as the best defensive catcher in the minor leagues, an NWL post-season All Star, and an MiLB.com organization All Star.
To open the 2023 season, he was assigned to the Richmond Flying Squirrels of the Double-A Eastern League. After hitting .333/.400/.482 in 60 plate appearances across 14 games, Bailey was promoted to the Triple-A Sacramento River Cats, where he posted a .216/.317/.353 slash with 2 home runs and 6 RBIs across 14 games. On May 19, 2023, Bailey was selected to the 40-man roster and promoted to the major leagues for the first time. On May 21, 2023, Bailey hit his first major league home run in a 7-5 win over the Miami Marlins.
