David C. Bote (born April 7, 1993) is an American professional baseball infielder for the Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2018.
After Bote signed with the Cubs for $100,000 plus college tuition, he was assigned to the Arizona League Cubs where he batted .232 with one home run, 14 RBIs, and seven doubles in 38 games.
He 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, and 2014 with Kane County, Boise, and the Iowa Cubs, compiling 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.
Bote is married to Rachel Bote, his high school sweetheart. The married couple has three children.
David Bote Contract
David Bote signed a 5 year / $15,000,000 contract with the Chicago Cubs, including a $50,000 signing bonus, $15,000,000 guaranteed, and an annual average salary of $3,000,000. In 2022, Bote will earn a base salary of $2,500,000, while carrying a total salary of $2,510,000.
David Bote Net Worth
David Bote has an estimated net worth of between $1 million to $3 million.
David Bote Stats
Season | Team | LG | G | AB | R | H | TB | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | GO/AO |
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2018 | CHC | NL | 74 | 184 | 23 | 44 | 75 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 33 | 19 | 1 | 60 | 3 | 4 | .239 | .319 | .408 | .727 | 2.07 |
2019 | CHC | NL | 127 | 303 | 47 | 78 | 128 | 17 | 0 | 11 | 41 | 44 | 4 | 93 | 5 | 1 | .257 | .362 | .422 | .784 | 1.53 |
2020 | CHC | NL | 45 | 125 | 15 | 25 | 51 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 29 | 17 | 0 | 40 | 2 | 0 | .200 | .303 | .408 | .711 | 1.44 |
2021 | CHC | NL | 97 | 291 | 32 | 58 | 96 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 35 | 27 | 0 | 73 | 0 | 1 | .199 | .276 | .330 | .606 | 1.05 |
MLB Career | – | – | 343 | 903 | 117 | 205 | 350 | 39 | 5 | 32 | 138 | 107 | 5 | 266 | 10 | 6 | .227 | .318 | .388 | .706 | 1.39 |