Josh Elander

Joshua Lucas Elander

• 'Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 1", Weight 220 lb.
• School Texas Christian University
• High School Round Rock High School

• Born March 19, 1991 in Austin, TX USA

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Biographical Information

Outfielder Josh Elander was first drafted out of high school in the 37th round of the 2009 amateur draft by the Washington Nationals but chose to go to college instead of turning professional. He was drafted again in 2012, this time as a junior out of Texas Christian University by the Atlanta Braves in the 6th round. Scouted by Gerald Turner, he was signed for a $166,700 bonus.

Elander made his professional debut with the Danville Braves of the Appalachian League in 2012, when he hit .260 in 26 games. He was a catcher that first year, but became a full-time outfielder starting in 2013. He split that year between the Rome Braves of the South Atlantic League (74 games) and the Lynchburg Hillcats of the Carolina League (61 games), hitting a combined .293/.365/.463 with 34 doubles, 15 homers, 75 runs scored and 93 RBIs. He was a Sally League mid-season All-Star. In spite of those solid numbers, he was back with Lynchburg to start 2014 and then things went very wrong, as he was hitting only .219 after 37 games when an injury to his left shoulder, which had been bothering since the start of the season and was depressing his numbers, ended his season on June 1st.

On April 2, 2015, he was traded to the Arizona Diamondbacks in return for veteran pitcher Trevor Cahill. he was assigned to the AA Mobile Bay Bears to start the season.

Elander was a student assistant for Texas Christian University in 2016 and a volunteer assistant caoch for University of Arkansas in 2017. He became an assistant coach at University of Tennessee in 2018, a job he still holds in 2023.