Education
He previously attended the University of Florida and played college baseball for the Gators. Bader attended the Horace Mann School in the Riverdale neighborhood of The Bronx, New York City, and played for the school"s baseball team
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In October 2011, Bader committed to the University of Pittsburgh to play for the Pittsburgh Panthers baseball team However, he had not signed a National Letter of Intent and decommitted from Pittsburgh in May 2012, and committed to the University of Maryland, to play for the Terrapins. However, Maryland did not offer him a scholarship.
In July, he decommitted from Maryland, and committed to the University of Florida to play for the Gators, as Florida offered him a partial scholarship.
In 2014, his sophomore year, he was suspended for 19 games after a scooter accident that occurred while he was driving under the influence of alcohol. He was named to the All-Tournament Team in the 2015 College World Series.
In the 2015 Major League Baseball Draft, the Saint Louis Cardinals selected Bader in the third round, with the 100th overall selection. He signed with the Cardinals, receiving a $400,000 signing bonus, and made his professional debut with the State College Spikes of the Class A-Short Season New York–Penn League, hitting two home runs in his first game.
The Cardinals promoted Bader to the Peoria Chiefs of the Class A Midwest League (MWL) in July.
He was the MWL Player of the Week for August 24–30 after batting.448 in seven games with two home runs, six Reserve Bank of India, one double and two triples.
