Bostick grew up in
Gates, New York, and attended the
Aquinas Institute in
Rochester, New York. Playing for the school's baseball team, he had a .507
batting average as a junior and a .510 average as a senior. In his senior year, he was named the New York State Class B Player of the Year. He committed to attend
St. John's University on a
college baseball scholarship. Bostick made his professional debut with the
Arizona Athletics of the
Rookie-level Arizona League in 2011, and played for the
Vermont Lake Monsters of the
Low–A New York–Penn League in 2012. He appeared in the New York–Penn League
All-Star Game. The Athletics assigned Bostick to the
Beloit Snappers of the
Single–A Midwest League in 2013. Playing for the
Myrtle Beach Pelicans of the
High–A Carolina League, Bostick had a .251 batting average, a .322
on-base percentage, and a .412
slugging percentage. Bostick began the 2015 season with the
Potomac Nationals of the Carolina League, and was promoted to the
Harrisburg Senators of the
Double–A Eastern League in June, and then played for the
Salt River Rafters in the
Arizona Fall League following the 2015 season, where he had ten extra base hits in 71 at bats. The Nationals added him to their 40-man roster after the 2015 season. After beginning the 2016 season with Harrisburg, he received a promotion to the
Syracuse Chiefs of the
Triple–A International League in June.
Pittsburgh Pirates The Nationals
designated Bostick for assignment in September 2016. They traded him to the
Pittsburgh Pirates for
Taylor Gushue and cash considerations. He began the 2017 season with the
Indianapolis Indians of the International League, and was promoted to the major leagues on May 8. He batted 8-for-27 (.296) for the Pirates in 2017. The Pirates designated Bostick for assignment on August 7, 2018.
Miami Marlins On August 12, 2018, the
Miami Marlins acquired Bostick from Pittsburgh in exchange for cash considerations. In 16 games for the Triple–A
New Orleans Baby Cakes, he hit .281/.338/.297 with no home runs and six RBI. In 13 games for the Marlins, Bostick batted .214/.313/.286 with two RBI. He was removed from the 40–man roster and sent outright to New Orleans on October 12. Bostick elected to become a free agent following the season on November 2.
Baltimore Orioles On November 14, 2018, Bostick signed a minor league deal with the
Baltimore Orioles and was assigned to the Triple-A
Norfolk Tides of the
International League for the 2019 season. In 106 games for Norfolk, Bostick hit .258/.323/.421 with 12 home runs and 50 RBI. He became a free agent following the season on November 4, 2019. ==References==