Curtis Mead was born in Adelaide, Australia, on October 26, 2000. Mead began his professional baseball career at the age of 16 with the Adelaide Giants of the Australian Baseball League which his father Tim had previously played for. He played in 20 games and hit .373 with a .881 OPS; he had two doubles, one home run, seven RBI, and ten runs scored.
When Was Curtis Mead Signed?
Mead was signed by the Philadelphia Phillies on May 4, 2018.
Curtis Mead Professional Tenure
2018
Mead started with the Phillies West team in the rookie league, he played in two games going 1-6 with a run scored. In the offseason, he played back in Australia playing in 38 games and he slashed .240/.302/.312 with a .614 OPS; he had three doubles, two home runs, 16 RBI, 15 runs scored, one stolen base, and nine walks.
2019
Mead played again for the Phillies East team playing in 44 games and he slashed .285/.351/.462 with a .813 OPS; he had 12 doubles, two triples, four home runs, 19 RBI, 26 runs scored, four stolen bases, and 13 walks. Against Australia he played in 35 games and slashed .309/.373/.485 with a .859 OPS; he had six doubles, six home runs, 18 RBI, 21 runs scored, five stolen bases, and 12 walks.
2020
The 2020 minor league season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. He did play in Australia playing in 22 games and slashed .347/.382/.569 with a .951 OPS; he had seven doubles, three triples, 12 RBI, 11 runs scored, two stolen bases, and three walks.
2021
Mead was acquired by the Tampa Bay Rays, and he played at Single-A Charleston, High-A Bowling Green, and Triple-A Durham. He played in 104 games and slashed .321/.378/.533 with a .911 OPS; he had 38 doubles, two triples, 15 home runs, 69 RBI, 77 runs scored, 11 stolen bases, and 34 walks. In the fall he played for the Arizona Fall League for Scottsdale, in 20 games he slashed .313/.360/.530 with a .890 OPS; he had five doubles, two triples, three home runs, 11 RBI, 16 runs scored, one stolen base, and four walks.
2022
Mead was ranked by Baseball America as the 97th overall prospect. He played for Double-A Montgomery and Triple-A Durham. He played in 76 games and slashed .298/.390/.532 with a .922 OPS; he had 27 doubles, 13 home runs, 50 RBI, 43 runs scored, seven stolen bases, and 36 walks. He played in the Futures Game going 0-3 with a strikeout.
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2023
Mead was ranked the 36th overall prospect by Baseball America and the 33rd by MLB.com. He played for the Rays rookie league team and Triple-A Durham appearing in 65 games and slashed .287/.377/.502 with a .879 OPS; he had 22 doubles, two triples, nine home runs, 49 RBI, 41 runs scored, four stolen bases, and 36 walks. He also made his big league debut for the Rays playing in 24 games and he slashed .253/.326/.349 with a .676 OPS; he had three doubles, one triple, one home run, five RBI, 12 runs scored, and seven walks.
Future
ITD ranks Mead as the 57th overall prospect and the Mets third-ranked prospect. He will likely start 2024 at Triple-A.
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