Monty Fariss

Outfielder

Born: October 13, 1967
Cordell, Oklahoma

Batted: Right

Threw: Right

MLB debut

September 6, 1991, for the Texas Rangers

Last MLB appearance

June 1, 1993, for the Florida Marlins

MLB statistics

Batting average

.217

Home runs

RBI

Teams

Texas Rangers (1991-1992)
Florida Marlins (1993)

Monty Ted Fariss (born October 13, 1967 in Cordell, Oklahoma) is a former professional baseball player who spent time in the Major Leagues as an outfielder from 1991 to 1993. Fariss was drafted out of Oklahoma State in the first round by the Texas Rangers in 1988. He did not get to play in the Majors until 1991, and in his two years as a Ranger he only had 197 at bats. In 1993 he was signed by the Florida Marlins. He played just 18 games, and came to bat only 29 times. Fariss retired soon after.

External links

Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube

1988 College Baseball All-America Team selections

P Andy Benes P Kirk Dressendorfer P Ben McDonald P Gregg Olson P John Salles C Jim Campanis, Jr. C Bert Hefferman 1B Lance Shebelut 2B Kevin Higgins 2B Mark Standiford 3B Robin Ventura SS Monty Fariss SS Dave Silvestri O Mike Fiore O Tom Goodwin O Billy Masse DH Mike Willes U John Olerud

1988 Major League Baseball Draft First Round Selections

Andy Benes Mark Lewis Steve Avery Gregg Olson Bill Bene Monty Fariss Willie Ansley Jim Abbott Ty Griffin Robin Ventura Pat Combs Tom Fischer Austin Manahan Tino Martinez Royce Clayton Stan Royer Charles Nagy Hugh Walker Dave Wainhouse Johnny Ard Dave Proctor John Ericks Brad DuVall Alex Fernandez Ed Sprague Rico Brogna Jeff Mutis Ricky Gutiérrez Ted Wood Brian Jordan

Texas Rangers first-round draft picks

1965: Joe Coleman
1966: Tom Grieve
1967: John Jones
1968: Don Castle
1969: Jeff Burroughs
1970: Charles Maxwell
1971: Roger Quiroga
1972: Roy Howell
1973: David Clyde
1974: Tommy Boggs
1975: Jim Gideon
1976: Billy Simpson
1977: David Hibner
1978: No first round pick
1979: Jerry Don Gleaton
1980: Tim Maki
1981: Ron Darling, Al Lachowicz
1982: No first round pick
1983: Jeff Kunkel
1984: Oddibe McDowell
1985: Bobby Witt
1986: Kevin Brown
1987: Brian Bohanon, Bill Haselman, Mark Petkovsek
1988: Monty Fariss
1989: Donald Harris
1990: Dan Smith
1991: Benji Gil
1992: Rick Helling
1993: Mike Bell
1994: No first round pick
1995: Jonathan Johnson
1996: R.A. Dickey, Sam Marsonek, Corey Lee
1997: Jason Romano
1998: Carlos Peña
1999: Colby Lewis, Mike Head
2000: Scott Heard, Tyrell Godwin
2001: Mark Teixeira
2002: Drew Meyer
2003: John Danks
2004: Thomas Diamond, Eric Hurley
2005: John Mayberry, Jr.
2006: Kasey Kiker
2007: Blake Beavan, Michael Main, Julio Borbon, Neil Ramirez, Tommy Hunter
2008: Justin Smoak
2009: Matt Purke, Tanner Scheppers
2010: Jake Skole, Kellin Deglan, Luke Jackson, Mike Olt
2011: Kevin Matthews, Zach Cone
2012: Lewis Brinson, Joey Gallo, Collin Wiles
2013: Chi Chi Gonzalez, Travis Demeritte
2014: Luis Ortiz
2015: Dillon Tate

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