Amateur career Butler attended
Greenway High School in
Phoenix, Arizona. He enrolled at the
University of Arizona, and played
college baseball for the
Arizona Wildcats. He had a .263
batting average with three
home runs and 18
run batted ins (RBIs) in 27 games as a senior for the
Arizona Wildcats baseball team. In 2009, he played
collegiate summer baseball in the
Cape Cod Baseball League for the
Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox and
Brewster Whitecaps, and was selected to the league All-Star team.
Boston Red Sox The
Boston Red Sox signed Butler as an undrafted free agent after he graduated from Arizona. The Red Sox promoted Butler to the major leagues on August 2, due to an injury to
David Ross. On August 10, Butler made his MLB debut as the starting catcher against the
Los Angeles Angels in Anaheim. He batted ninth in the lineup, catching starter
Rubby De La Rosa. Butler's first MLB hit came in his fourth game, on September 10 against the
Baltimore Orioles; he went 3-for-4 including two doubles. Overall, with the
2014 Red Sox, Butler hit .211 (4-for-19) with two RBIs in seven games. He was also the recipient of the Red Sox'
Lou Gorman Award. Butler was
designated for assignment by the Red Sox on January 6, 2015.
Washington Nationals Butler was traded to the
Washington Nationals on January 14, 2015, in exchange for Danny Rosenbaum. Butler played the 2015 season with the Triple-A
Syracuse Chiefs, batting .227 in 83 games. He elected free agency on November 6, 2015.
Boston Red Sox (second stint) On January 14, 2016, Butler signed a minor league deal with the
Boston Red Sox with an invitation to spring training. Butler spent the 2016 season with the Triple-A
Pawtucket Red Sox, batting .308 in 48 games. He elected free agency following the season on November 7, 2016. In December 2016, Butler signed another minor league contract with Boston. For the 2017 season, Butler batted .259 in 73 games with Pawtucket. He elected free agency on November 6, 2017, and was re-signed to a minor league deal on January 11, 2018. Butler started the 2018 season with Pawtucket. Through early August, he had appeared in 58 Triple-A games, batting .202. On August 3, after placing catcher
Blake Swihart on the disabled list, the Red Sox added Butler to their major league roster. appeared in two games while going 1-for-6 (.167) at the plate, and was then
designated for assignment on August 14 when Swihart returned from the disabled list. On August 15, Butler was sent
outright to Triple-A Pawtucket. He elected free agency on November 2, 2018. Butler's short stint on the Red Sox's active roster during their
2018 World Series run made him eligible for a championship ring. ==Post-playing career==