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{{short description|American professional baseball player|bot=PearBOT 5}}
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|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1987|3|15}}
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|position = [[Catcher]] / [[Coach (baseball)|Coach]]
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|birth_place=[[Phoenix, Arizona]], U.S.
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|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1987|3|15}}
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* [[Los Angeles Dodgers]] ({{by|2014}}–present)
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'''Stephen Cilladi ''' is the [[Bullpen]] [[Catcher]] for the [[Los Angeles Dodgers]].


'''Stephen Cilladi''' (born March 15, 1987) is an American [[professional baseball]] player who serves as [[bullpen catcher]] for the [[Los Angeles Dodgers]] of [[Major League Baseball]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.truebluela.com/2014/5/21/5730140/steve-cilladi-dodgers-coach|title=Steve Cilladi seized his MLB opportunity|work=True Blue LA|access-date=2017-08-07}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.latimes.com/sports/dodgers/la-sp-iwakuma-dodgers-coaches-20151218-story.html|title=Dodgers' deal with Hisashi Iwakuma falls apart and pitcher re-signs with Mariners|last=Hernandez|first=Dylan|date=2015-12-17|work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=2017-08-07|language=en-US|issn=0458-3035}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.dailynews.com/sports/20160828/new-dodgers-catcher-carlos-ruiz-getting-acquainted-with-pitchers|title=New Dodgers catcher Carlos Ruiz getting acquainted with pitchers|access-date=2017-08-07|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.truebluela.com/2016/2/2/10896502/yasmani-grandal-rehab-shoulder-hitting-dodgers|title=Grandal swinging without pain, ahead of schedule|work=True Blue LA|access-date=2017-08-07}}</ref>
Cilladi graduated from [[Mountain View High School (Mesa, Arizona)|Mountain View High School]] in [[Mesa, Arizona]] and attended [[Kansas Wesleyan University]]. He was drafted by the [[Los Angeles Dodgers]] in the 33rd round of the [[2009 MLB Draft]]. He played for the [[Arizona League Dodgers]] and [[Inland Empire 66ers of San Bernardino]] in 2009 and the Arizona League Dodgers and [[Great Lakes Loons]] in 2011. In 2012 and 2013 he played in only one game each season for the AAA [[Albuquerque Isotopes]], while spending most of the season as a bullpen catcher.


==Early life==
The Dodgers hired him to join the coaching staff as a full-time Bullpen Catcher for the Major League team in 2014.
Cilladi was born in Phoenix, Arizona; his father, Dave, was the trainer for the [[Colorado Rockies]]. He attended Mountain View High School in [[Mesa, Arizona]]. He is of Italian descent.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://iabf.foundation/italian-americans-make-2021-mlb-all-star-roster-as-players-coaches-officials/|title=Italian Americans Make 2021 MLB All-Star Roster as Players, Coaches, Officials - Italian American Baseball Foundation|first=Chris|last=Vaccaro|date=July 13, 2021}}</ref> Cilladi played college baseball at [[Kansas Wesleyan University]].<ref name=first>{{cite web|url=https://mlblogsdodgers.wordpress.com/2016/05/10/steve-cilladi-earned-every-bit-of-his-big-league-dream/|title=Steve Cilladi earned every bit of his big-league dream|date=10 May 2016}}</ref>


==Professional career==
===Minor leagues===
Cilladi was drafted by the [[Los Angeles Dodgers]] in the 33rd round of the [[2009 Major League Baseball Draft]]. He split his first year between the [[Arizona League Dodgers]] and [[Inland Empire 66ers]], hitting .122 for the rookie team and .000 for the 66ers. Cilladi then spent the 2010 season entirely in the Arizona League, putting up a .292 average with a home run in his second campaign. In 2011, he was promoted to the [[Great Lakes Loons]], where he hit .185. In 2012, he joined the [[Albuquerque Isotopes]], getting only one at-bat and striking out; on the side, he caught bullpens. In 2013, he played again with the Isotopes, appearing in one game, catching all 18 innings of the longest game in the Isotopes' history.<ref name=first/><ref name=second>{{Cite web|url=https://www.truebluela.com/2014/5/21/5730140/steve-cilladi-dodgers-coach|title=Steve Cilladi seized his opportunity with Dodgers|first=Eric|last=Stephen|date=May 21, 2014|website=True Blue LA}}</ref>
===Major leagues===
In 2014, Cilladi joined the Los Angeles Dodgers' major-league coaching staff, serving as the bullpen catcher.<ref name=first/><ref name=second/><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.truebluela.com/2015/12/17/9883350/dodgers-coaching-staff-2016-rick-honeycutt-bob-geren-dave-roberts|title=Dodgers 2016 coaching staff includes 8 new names|work=True Blue LA|access-date=2017-08-07}}</ref>
==References==
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==External links==
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| NAME = Cilladi, Steve
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION = Minor league baseball player and major league coach
| DATE OF BIRTH = 1987-03-15
| PLACE OF BIRTH = [[Phoenix, Arizona]]
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[[Category:Inland Empire 66ers of San Bernardino players]]
[[Category:Baseball players from Arizona]]
[[Category:American people of Italian descent]]
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[[Category:Los Angeles Dodgers coaches]]
[[Category:Major League Baseball bullpen catchers]]
[[Category:Minor league baseball players]]
[[Category:Arizona League Dodgers players]]
[[Category:Arizona League Dodgers players]]
[[Category:Inland Empire 66ers players]]
[[Category:Great Lakes Loons players]]
[[Category:Great Lakes Loons players]]
[[Category:Albuquerque Isotopes players]]
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[[Category:Kansas Wesleyan Coyotes baseball players]]

Latest revision as of 05:47, 17 January 2024

Steve Cilladi
Cilladi with the Dodgers in 2017
Los Angeles Dodgers – No. 82
Catcher / Bullpen Catcher
Born: (1987-03-15) March 15, 1987 (age 37)
Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Teams
Career highlights and awards

Stephen Cilladi (born March 15, 1987) is an American professional baseball player who serves as bullpen catcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball.[1][2][3][4]

Early life[edit]

Cilladi was born in Phoenix, Arizona; his father, Dave, was the trainer for the Colorado Rockies. He attended Mountain View High School in Mesa, Arizona. He is of Italian descent.[5] Cilladi played college baseball at Kansas Wesleyan University.[6]

Professional career[edit]

Minor leagues[edit]

Cilladi was drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 33rd round of the 2009 Major League Baseball Draft. He split his first year between the Arizona League Dodgers and Inland Empire 66ers, hitting .122 for the rookie team and .000 for the 66ers. Cilladi then spent the 2010 season entirely in the Arizona League, putting up a .292 average with a home run in his second campaign. In 2011, he was promoted to the Great Lakes Loons, where he hit .185. In 2012, he joined the Albuquerque Isotopes, getting only one at-bat and striking out; on the side, he caught bullpens. In 2013, he played again with the Isotopes, appearing in one game, catching all 18 innings of the longest game in the Isotopes' history.[6][7]

Major leagues[edit]

In 2014, Cilladi joined the Los Angeles Dodgers' major-league coaching staff, serving as the bullpen catcher.[6][7][8]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Steve Cilladi seized his MLB opportunity". True Blue LA. Retrieved 2017-08-07.
  2. ^ Hernandez, Dylan (2015-12-17). "Dodgers' deal with Hisashi Iwakuma falls apart and pitcher re-signs with Mariners". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved 2017-08-07.
  3. ^ "New Dodgers catcher Carlos Ruiz getting acquainted with pitchers". Retrieved 2017-08-07.
  4. ^ "Grandal swinging without pain, ahead of schedule". True Blue LA. Retrieved 2017-08-07.
  5. ^ Vaccaro, Chris (July 13, 2021). "Italian Americans Make 2021 MLB All-Star Roster as Players, Coaches, Officials - Italian American Baseball Foundation".
  6. ^ a b c "Steve Cilladi earned every bit of his big-league dream". 10 May 2016.
  7. ^ a b Stephen, Eric (May 21, 2014). "Steve Cilladi seized his opportunity with Dodgers". True Blue LA.
  8. ^ "Dodgers 2016 coaching staff includes 8 new names". True Blue LA. Retrieved 2017-08-07.

External links[edit]

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