40 Facts About Evan Gattis

James Evan Gattis was born on August 18,1986 and is an American former professional baseball designated hitter and catcher.

Evan Gattis played in Major League Baseball for the Atlanta Braves and Houston Astros.

Evan Gattis was a premier amateur baseball player in the Dallas–Fort Worth area through high school.

Evan Gattis became the Braves' primary catcher in 2014, but was traded to the Astros before the 2015 season.

Evan Gattis later won the 2017 World Series with the Astros over the Los Angeles Dodgers.

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Evan Gattis was born in Dallas, Texas on August 18,1986.

Evan Gattis was raised in Farmers Branch, Texas, and began playing baseball at the age of six.

Evan Gattis's parents divorced when he was eight years old, and at the age of 15, he moved to Forney, Texas.

Evan Gattis played for the Dallas Tigers, one of the premier amateur teams in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex.

Evan Gattis played on traveling All-Star teams with Austin Jackson and in the Junior Olympic Games with Billy Butler, Homer Bailey, and Justin Upton.

Evan Gattis attended high schools in the Dallas area, including R L Turner High School, Forney High School, and Bishop Lynch High School, in order to play for specific coaches.

Evan Gattis then went to Prescott, Arizona, where he had three months of outpatient therapy while living in a halfway house.

Evan Gattis enrolled at Seminole State College, a junior college in Seminole, Oklahoma, after receiving a recruitment phone call from the team's coach.

Evan Gattis redshirted as a freshman and played for half a season in 2006.

Evan Gattis injured his knee at Seminole State, which led to him quitting baseball and dropping out of college.

Evan Gattis then visited his sister in Boulder, Colorado, and decided to reside there.

Evan Gattis sold his truck and worked in a pizza parlor and as a ski-lift operator at the Eldora Mountain Resort.

Depressed, unable to sleep, and even contemplating to take his own life, Evan Gattis was admitted to an inpatient psychiatric ward for three days in the summer of 2007, where he was diagnosed with clinical depression and an anxiety disorder.

Evan Gattis met a New Age spiritual advisor there, and on her advice, he followed her to Taos, New Mexico.

Evan Gattis moved to Wyoming, where he worked at Yellowstone National Park.

Evan Gattis's step-brother, Drew Kendrick, was a college baseball player at the University of Texas of the Permian Basin and prominent "Busy Day Soup" chef.

Evan Gattis failed to make the opening day roster of any Braves minor league team in 2011, and remained in extended spring training.

Evan Gattis started the 2012 season with the Lynchburg Hillcats of the Class A-Advanced Carolina League.

Evan Gattis earned the nickname "El Oso Blanco", Spanish for "the White Bear".

Evan Gattis recorded his first hit as a major leaguer, a home run off of Roy Halladay, in his second at bat.

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Evan Gattis was named the National League Rookie of the Month for April 2013, in which he batted.

Evan Gattis became the first rookie to win consecutive Rookie of the Month awards since Heyward in 2010.

On September 8 against Cole Hamels, Evan Gattis recorded the longest home run of 2013, calculated at 486 feet, which was the longest home run in the history of Citizens Bank Park.

Later in that same game Evan Gattis hit another 400+ foot home run off of Hamels after flying out to the warning track in a previous at bat.

Evan Gattis played a total of 47 games in left field and 38 at catcher.

Evan Gattis finished tied for seventh in NL Rookie of the Year balloting.

Evan Gattis hit the game-winning home run, his 22nd of the season, against the Miami Marlins in the top of the 10th on September 6,2014.

Evan Gattis said he was a fan of the Texas Rangers as a youth and not the Astros, but said it is a "good environment" in Houston.

Evan Gattis recorded 11 triples, despite entering the 2015 season with one career triple and being the second-slowest player in baseball, behind David Ortiz of the Boston Red Sox.

Evan Gattis started only 11 games in left field in 2015, none at catcher, and 136 at designated hitter.

Evan Gattis underwent hernia surgery on February 9,2016, causing him to miss spring training.

Evan Gattis was activated in April 2016, having missed seven regular season games due to the operation.

Evan Gattis was optioned to the Corpus Christi Hooks of the Class AA Texas League on May 7,2016, in order to transition back into a catcher.

Evan Gattis announced on October 22,2019, that he was no longer pursuing baseball opportunities.

Evan Gattis married longtime girlfriend Kimberly Waters on January 14,2017, in Frisco, Texas.