Michael Blair Choice (born November 10, 1989) is an American former professional baseball outfielder.
Choice played college baseball at the University of Texas at Arlington before the Athletics made him their first round draft pick in 2010.
Due to the number of catchers and middle infielders on the team, Choice played as a center fielder.
[2] The Oakland Athletics selected Choice with their first round pick, tenth overall, in the 2010 Major League Baseball Draft.
[6] His season ended prematurely due to a broken hand suffered when he was hit by a pitch in July.
[7] Choice spent the 2013 season with the Sacramento River Cats of the Triple–A Pacific Coast League (PCL), where he batted .302 with 14 home runs and 89 RBI in 132 games.
[10] On December 3, 2013, the Athletics traded Choice and infielder Chris Bostick to the Texas Rangers for outfielder Craig Gentry and pitcher Josh Lindblom.
[14] Struggling with a .177 batting average, the Rangers demoted Choice to the Round Rock Express of the PCL in July.
[15] Choice competed in spring training to become the Rangers' starting left fielder, but he struggled and was reassigned to minor league camp during the competition.
On April 19, 2019, Choice signed with the Tigres de Quintana Roo of the Mexican League.
On June 29, 2019, Choice signed with the Algodoneros de Unión Laguna of the Mexican League.
On April 8, 2021, Choice signed with the Algodoneros de Unión Laguna of the Mexican League.
[31] On August 9, 2021, Choice signed with the Lexington Legends of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball.
On September 28, 2023, Choice was announced as part of MLB's diversity pipeline scout and coaching development program.