Simcox attended
Farragut High School in
Knoxville, Tennessee. He played for the school's baseball team as a shortstop and
pitcher, but a back injury prevented him from pitching in his sophomore year. The
Colorado Rockies selected Simcox in the 32nd round, with the 978th overall selection, of the
2012 Major League Baseball (MLB) draft. He opted not to sign, and enrolled at the
University of Tennessee to play
college baseball for the
Tennessee Volunteers. After his sophomore season in 2014, he played
collegiate summer baseball for the
Yarmouth–Dennis Red Sox of the
Cape Cod Baseball League, where he batted .224 in 48 games, and helped lead the Red Sox to the league championship. The
Detroit Tigers selected Simcox in the 14th round, with the 430th overall selection, of the
2015 MLB draft. He signed with the Tigers, and played for four games with the
Gulf Coast Tigers of the
Rookie-level Gulf Coast League before he was promoted to the
Connecticut Tigers of the
Class A-Short Season New York-Penn League. After playing in 25 games for Connecticut, he was also promoted to the
West Michigan Whitecaps of the
Class A Midwest League. He posted a .330 batting average with one home runs and 21 RBIs in 49 games between the three clubs. In 2016, he played for the
Lakeland Flying Tigers of the
Class A-Advanced Florida State League, where he batted .262 with five home runs and 51 RBIs. Simcox spent 2017 with the
Erie SeaWolves where he posted a .250 batting average, eight home runs, 36 RBIs, and 12 stolen bases. Simcox split the 2018 season between Erie and Lakeland, slashing .219/.281/.315 with 4 home runs and 42 RBI between the two teams. In 2019, Simcox again spent the season with Erie and Lakeland, hitting .250/.306/.344 with 1 home run and 32 RBI in 107 games. Simcox did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the
COVID-19 pandemic. On April 16, 2021, Simcox retired from professional baseball. ==Personal life==