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Curtis Mead
Mead with the Rays in 2024
Washington Nationals – No. 45
Infielder
Born: (2000-10-26) 26 October 2000 (age 25)
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
MLB debut
4 August, 2023, for the Tampa Bay Rays
MLB statistics
(through 2025 season)
Batting average.238
Home runs5
Runs batted in31
Stats at Baseball Reference Edit this at Wikidata
Teams

Curtis James Mead (born 26 October 2000) is an Australian professional baseball infielder for the Washington Nationals of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Tampa Bay Rays and Chicago White Sox.

Amateur career

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Mead was born and grew up in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia and attended Immanuel College, Adelaide. He began his professional baseball career at 16 with the Adelaide Giants of the Australian Baseball League, whom his father Tim had previously played for.[1] Mead also played Australian rules football for the Woodville-West Torrens Football Club under-16 team until the club required him to choose between the two sports.[2]

Professional career

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Philadelphia Phillies

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Mead was signed by the Philadelphia Phillies on 4 May 2018.[3] After signing, he was assigned to the rookie-level Gulf Coast League Phillies. Mead returned to the GCL Phillies in 2019 and batted .285 with four home runs and 19 RBI.[4] After each season, Mead continued to play for the Adelaide Giants in the winter.[5]

Tampa Bay Rays

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The Phillies traded Mead to the Tampa Bay Rays on 20 November 2019, in exchange for Cristopher Sánchez.[6] He did not play in a game for the organization in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[7] Mead subsequently returned to the Giants and was named the team's MVP after batting .347.[8]

Mead began the 2021 season with the Low-A Charleston RiverDogs, where he hit for a .358 average with seven home runs and 35 RBI in 46 games before being promoted to the High-A Bowling Green Hot Rods.[9] He batted .282 with seven home runs, 32 RBI, and an .814 OPS in 53 games for Bowling Green and was promoted again to the Durham Bulls of Triple-A East for the final week of the season.[10] After the season, Mead played for the Scottsdale Scorpions in the Arizona Fall League.[11] He was assigned to the Double-A Montgomery Biscuits at the start of the 2022 season.[12] Mead was promoted to Durham after batting .305 with 10 home runs and 36 RBI in 56 games at Montgomery.[13] On 15 November 2022, the Rays selected Mead to their 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft.[14]

Mead was optioned to Triple-A Durham to begin the 2023 season, hitting .291/.379/.453 with three home runs and 28 RBI over 46 games.[15] He missed six weeks in May and June with a left wrist fracture.[16] On 4 August 2023, Mead was promoted to the major leagues for the first time.[17] On the first pitch he saw, Mead collected a single against Detroit Tigers pitcher Brendan White.[18] He made 24 appearances for Tampa Bay during his rookie campaign, batting .253/.326/.349 with one home run and five RBI.[19]

Mead made 38 appearances for the Rays during the 2024 season, hitting .238/.282/.287 with one home run, seven RBI, and two stolen bases.[20] He played in 49 games for the team in 2025, slashing .226/.318/.339 with three home runs, eight RBI, and four stolen bases.[21]

Chicago White Sox

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On 31 July 2025, the Rays traded Mead, Duncan Davitt, and Ben Peoples, to the Chicago White Sox in exchange for Adrian Houser.[22] Mead was initially optioned to the Triple-A Charlotte Knights. After a Miguel Vargas injury, however, Mead was later called up to the Major League team. In 41 appearances for the team in 2025, he batted .240/.280/.304 with eight doubles, 11 RBI, and one stolen base.[21]

On 25 March 2026, Mead was designated for assignment by the White Sox after failing to make the team's Opening Day roster.[23]

Washington Nationals

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The Washington Nationals acquired Mead on March 28, 2026, trading catching prospect Boston Smith to Chicago in return.[24]

References

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  1. ^ Abbracciavento, Daniela (13 July 2017). "West Lakes Shore siblings Jamie and Curtis Mead follow in baseball footsteps of Adelaide Giants' dad". The Advertiser.
  2. ^ Buchanan, Zach (16 March 2022). "Meet Curtis Mead, the latest Rays prospect to come out of nowhere — or, in his case, Australia". The Athletic. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  3. ^ "Adelaide Bite Curtis Mead joins Philadelphia Phillies". The Advertiser. 12 May 2018.
  4. ^ RiverDogs, Charleston (7 July 2021). "Rays Promote RiverDogs Standout Curtis Mead". live5news.com.
  5. ^ "US trio follows Phillies mate to Adelaide". The Advertiser. 6 November 2019.
  6. ^ "Meet Cristopher Sanchez, the new Phillies prospect with the 100-mph arm". RSN. 16 January 2020.
  7. ^ Adler, David (30 June 2020). "2020 Minor League Baseball season canceled". MLB.com. Retrieved 3 January 2026.
  8. ^ "Baseball Australia". adelaidegiants.com.au.
  9. ^ "Rays promote RiverDogs standout Curtis Mead". The Post and Courier. 6 July 2021.
  10. ^ "Rays' Curtis Mead ready to bring the thunder". Tampa Bay Times. 8 March 2022. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  11. ^ Cross, Neil (19 October 2021). "Australian Curtis Mead chases Major League Baseball career after dreaming of playing in the AFL". ABC.net.au. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  12. ^ "Prospect Report: Curtis Mead Shows Off His Power". Baseball America. 20 June 2022. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  13. ^ "Rays' Kevin Kiermaier, Drew Rasmussen poised for returns this week". Tampa Bay Times. 28 June 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  14. ^ "Rays add five players to 40-man roster". MLB.com. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  15. ^ "Rays' Curtis Mead: Optioned to minor-league camp". CBS Sports. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
  16. ^ Samson, Brendan (19 July 2023). "Back from injury, Mead can't stop mashing". MLB.com. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  17. ^ "Rays calling up top prospect Curtis Mead". Yahoo Sports. 4 August 2023. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  18. ^ "Rays 8-0 Tigers (Aug 4, 2023) Final Score". ESPN. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  19. ^ "Curtis Mead 2023 batting Stats Per Game". espn.com. Retrieved 27 October 2025.
  20. ^ "Curtis Mead 2024 batting Stats Per Game". espn.com. Retrieved 27 October 2025.
  21. ^ a b "Curtis Mead 2025 batting Stats Per Game". espn.com. Retrieved 27 October 2025.
  22. ^ McDaniel, Kiley (31 July 2025). "Rays acquire Adrian Houser, Griffin Jax in trades". ESPN.com. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
  23. ^ "White Sox Designate Curtis Mead, Korey Lee For Assignment". mlbtraderumors.com. Retrieved 25 March 2026.
  24. ^ Wright, Charlie (28 March 2026). "White Sox Trade Curtis Mead To Nationals For Boston Smith". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved 28 March 2026.
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