Carlos Maldonado (catcher)

For the baseball pitcher, see Carlos Maldonado.

Carlos Maldonado
Pittsburgh Pirates – No. 72
Catcher
Bats: Right Throws: Right
debut
September 8, 2006, for the Pittsburgh Pirates
Career statistics (through 2007)
Batting average	.163
Runs batted in	4
Home runs	2
Teams
Pittsburgh Pirates (2006-present)

Carlos Luis Maldonado (Born January 3, 1979 in Maracaibo, Venezuela) is a Major League Baseball player, most recently a member of the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2007. A catcher, Maldonado bats and throws right-handed. His listed height is 6'1", and his listed weight is 245 pounds.

Maldonado originally signed with the Seattle Mariners organization in 1996 as a non-drafted free agent. He was traded to the Houston Astros for infielder Carlos Hernández on March 21, 2000, then spent time in the minor league systems of the Astros, Chicago White Sox, and Pittsburgh Pirates, before making his major league debut with the Pirates in 2006. Maldonado appeared in eight games that year, collecting two hits in nineteen at-bats, for a batting average of .105. He also stole one base. After the end of the season, the Pirates removed him from their 40-man roster, but called him back up in for September 2007, where he hit 2 home runs.

Maldonado is a graduate of Perez Bonolches High School in Venezuela. He has one daughter, Kimberlee, who was born in 2002.

External links

• Maldonado's player page at MLB.com
• Maldonado's minor league statistics at The Toronto Star