BIOGRAPHY
Sam Huff was born January 14, 1998, in Phoenix, Arizona. He is a catcher for the Texas Rangers in the MLB.
Huff attended Arcadia High School in Phoenix, Arizona. He was drafted by the Texas Rangers in the seventh round, with the 219th overall selection, of the 2016 Major League Baseball draft. He signed with the Rangers for a $225,000 signing bonus, forgoing a commitment to Grand Canyon University.
Huff spent his first two professional seasons with the Arizona League Rangers of the Rookie-level Arizona League, hitting .330/.436/.485/.921 with 1 home run and 17 RBI in 2016, and .249/.329/.452/.781 with 9 home runs and 31 RBI in 2017. He played the 2018 season with the Hickory Crawdads of the Class A South Atlantic League, hitting .241/.292/.439/.731 with 18 home runs and 55 RBI. He opened 2019 back with Hickory, hitting .333/.368/.796/1.164 with 15 home runs and 29 RBI over 30 games. He was promoted to the Down East Wood Ducks of the Class A-Advanced Carolina League on May 9. Huff was named to the 2019 All-Star Futures Game. Huff hit a two-run home run off of Ben Bowden in the seventh inning to tie the game, and was awarded the 2019 Futures Game Larry Doby Most Valuable Player award. Huff has named a 2019 Carolina League Year-End All-Star. Huff produced a .262/.326/.425/.751 slash line with 13 home runs and 43 RBI for Down East.
On September 10, 2020, the Rangers selected Huff's contact and promoted him to the major leagues. He made his major league debut the next day against the Oakland Athletics. In 10 games for Texas in 2020, Huff hit .355/.394/.742/1.136 with 3 home runs and 4 RBI.
Following the 2021 season, Huff played for the Surprise Saguaros of the Arizona Fall League. Huff opened the 2022 season with Round Rock.
