Shane Costa
Shane Jeremy Costa
Born: December 12, 1981
Visalia, CA US
Primary Position: Outfield
All Position(s) Played: CF, LF, RF
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 205
Draft: Round 37 (2000 June Amateur Draft, Tampa Bay Devil Rays)
Draft: Round 2 (2003 June Amateur Draft, Kansas City Royals)
School: Golden West HS (Visalia, CA)
California St U (CA)
Career: 2003-2012
Major League Statistics
Shane Costa compiled a career batting average of .309 with 44 home runs and 252 RBI in his 779-game career with the Royals 2, Wilmington Blue Rocks, Wichita Wranglers, Omaha Royals, Royals, Northwest Arkansas Naturals and St. Paul Saints. He began playing during the 2003 season and last took the field during the 2012 campaign.
 Royals 2 |
 Wilmington Blue Rocks |
 Wichita Wranglers |
 Omaha Royals |
 Northwest Arkansas Naturals |
 St. Paul Saints |
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Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | R | ARIZ | Royals 2 | 23 | 99 | 88 | 22 | 34 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 7 | .386 | .444 | .580 | 1.024 | 51 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2003 | Advanced A | CARL | Wilmington Blue Rocks | 3 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .143 | .400 | .286 | .686 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | Advanced A | CARL | Wilmington Blue Rocks | 123 | 500 | 451 | 70 | 139 | 20 | 4 | 7 | 59 | 9 | 4 | 32 | 43 | .308 | .364 | .417 | .781 | 188 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 2005 | AAA | PCL | Omaha Royals | 4 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .188 | .188 | .250 | .438 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | AA | TL | Wichita Wranglers | 75 | 316 | 277 | 37 | 78 | 18 | 2 | 8 | 43 | 5 | 1 | 24 | 23 | .282 | .349 | .448 | .797 | 124 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
| 2006 | AA | TL | Wichita Wranglers | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .375 | .375 | .375 | .750 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | AAA | PCL | Omaha Royals | 52 | 224 | 199 | 35 | 68 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 29 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 25 | .342 | .398 | .593 | .991 | 118 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 2007 | AAA | PCL | Omaha Royals | 59 | 267 | 233 | 46 | 76 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 26 | 20 | .326 | .402 | .502 | .904 | 117 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2008 | AAA | PCL | Omaha Royals | 75 | 328 | 292 | 42 | 86 | 21 | 0 | 10 | 42 | 11 | 2 | 28 | 39 | .295 | .354 | .469 | .823 | 137 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 2009 | AAA | PCL | Omaha Royals | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | AA | TL | Northwest Arkansas Naturals | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | Advanced A | CARL | Wilmington Blue Rocks | 2 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .111 | .111 | .444 | .556 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | R | ARIZ | Royals | 11 | 41 | 36 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | .361 | .390 | .528 | .918 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2011 | Ind | AA | St. Paul Saints | 45 | 202 | 171 | 25 | 57 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 14 | .333 | .431 | .433 | .863 | 74 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2012 | Ind | AA | St. Paul Saints | 33 | 144 | 125 | 14 | 33 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 16 | .264 | .361 | .296 | .657 | 37 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 509 | 2169 | 1917 | 303 | 593 | 118 | 18 | 44 | 252 | 46 | 13 | 177 | 197 | .309 | .376 | .459 | .835 | 879 | 37 | 43 | 8 | 24 | 7 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | R | ARIZ | Royals 2 | CF | 5 | .000 | |||||
| 2003 | R | ARIZ | Royals 2 | LF | 3 | .000 | |||||
| 2003 | Advanced A | CARL | Wilmington Blue Rocks | LF | 3 | .000 | |||||
| 2003 | Advanced A | CARL | Wilmington Blue Rocks | OF | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 2003 | R | ARIZ | Royals 2 | OF | 19 | 32 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .889 | 1.684 |
| 2003 | R | ARIZ | Royals 2 | RF | 11 | .000 | |||||
| 2004 | Advanced A | CARL | Wilmington Blue Rocks | OF | 112 | 169 | 10 | 5 | 2 | .973 | 1.598 |
| 2005 | AA | TL | Wichita Wranglers | OF | 72 | 117 | 2 | 3 | 1 | .975 | 1.653 |
| 2005 | AA | TL | Wichita Wranglers | LF | 59 | 92 | 1 | 3 | 1 | .969 | 1.576 |
| 2005 | AAA | PCL | Omaha Royals | LF | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.250 |
| 2005 | AAA | PCL | Omaha Royals | OF | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.250 |
| 2005 | AA | TL | Wichita Wranglers | RF | 13 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 2006 | AAA | PCL | Omaha Royals | OF | 52 | 95 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.846 |
| 2006 | AAA | PCL | Omaha Royals | RF | 37 | 73 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 2006 | AAA | PCL | Omaha Royals | CF | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 2006 | AAA | PCL | Omaha Royals | LF | 13 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.231 |
| 2006 | AA | TL | Wichita Wranglers | LF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 2006 | AA | TL | Wichita Wranglers | OF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 2007 | AAA | PCL | Omaha Royals | LF | 7 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 2007 | AAA | PCL | Omaha Royals | OF | 46 | 102 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .991 | 2.283 |
| 2007 | AAA | PCL | Omaha Royals | RF | 37 | 82 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .988 | 2.270 |
| 2007 | AAA | PCL | Omaha Royals | CF | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.333 |
| 2008 | AAA | PCL | Omaha Royals | OF | 75 | 138 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .993 | 1.880 |
| 2008 | AAA | PCL | Omaha Royals | RF | 56 | 94 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .990 | 1.732 |
| 2008 | AAA | PCL | Omaha Royals | CF | 19 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.316 |
| 2009 | AAA | PCL | Omaha Royals | OF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 2009 | AAA | PCL | Omaha Royals | RF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 2010 | R | ARIZ | Royals | OF | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.571 |
| 2010 | R | ARIZ | Royals | RF | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.800 |
| 2010 | R | ARIZ | Royals | LF | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 2010 | Advanced A | CARL | Wilmington Blue Rocks | LF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .500 |
| 2010 | Advanced A | CARL | Wilmington Blue Rocks | OF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .500 |
| 2011 | Ind | AA | St. Paul Saints | RF | 8 | .000 | |||||
| 2011 | Ind | AA | St. Paul Saints | OF | 38 | 64 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .985 | 1.737 |
| 2011 | Ind | AA | St. Paul Saints | LF | 30 | .000 | |||||
| 2012 | Ind | AA | St. Paul Saints | LF | 13 | .000 | |||||
| 2012 | Ind | AA | St. Paul Saints | OF | 12 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.167 |
| Totals | 779 | 1231 | 31 | 20 | 7 | .984 | 1.620 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | R | Arizona League | Royals 2 | KCA | ||
| 2003 | Advanced A | Carolina League | Wilmington Blue Rocks | KCA | ||
| 2004 | Advanced A | Carolina League | Wilmington Blue Rocks | KCA | April 8, 2004 | September 6, 2004 |
| 2005 | AA | Texas League | Wichita Wranglers | KCA | April 7, 2005 | September 1, 2005 |
| 2005 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Omaha Royals | KCA | September 2, 2005 | September 5, 2005 |
| 2006 | AA | Texas League | Wichita Wranglers | KCA | May 17, 2006 | May 18, 2006 |
| 2006 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Omaha Royals | KCA | June 19, 2006 | September 2, 2006 |
| 2007 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Omaha Royals | KCA | April 5, 2007 | August 21, 2007 |
| 2008 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Omaha Royals | KCA | April 4, 2008 | July 9, 2008 |
| 2009 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Omaha Royals | KCA | April 9, 2009 | April 9, 2009 |
| 2010 | R | Arizona League | Royals | KCA | June 30, 2010 | July 18, 2010 |
| 2010 | Advanced A | Carolina League | Wilmington Blue Rocks | KCA | July 20, 2010 | July 21, 2010 |
| 2010 | AA | Texas League | Northwest Arkansas Naturals | KCA | July 23, 2010 | July 23, 2010 |
| 2011 | Ind | American Association | St. Paul Saints | May 12, 2011 | August 30, 2011 | |
| 2012 | Ind | American Association | St. Paul Saints | May 17, 2012 | July 3, 2012 |
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