Jarrod Saltalamacchia
| Jarrod Saltalamacchia | |
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 Saltalamacchia with the Boston Red Sox (2011)
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| Catcher | |
| Born: May 2nd, 1985 West Palm Beach , United States 
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| Beats: Switch | Throws: Right |
| Debut in Major League Baseball | |
| May 2, 2007 with the Atlanta Braves | |
| Last MLB assignment | |
| September 29, 2018 at the Detroit Tigers | |
| MLB statistics (until end of career) |
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| Batting average | .232 |
| Home runs | 110 |
| Hits | 662 |
| Runs Batted In | 381 |
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Jarrod Scott "Sally" Saltalamacchia (born May 2, 1985 in West Palm Beach , Florida ) is a former American baseball player in Major League Baseball (MLB) on the position of catcher . In 2013 he won the World Series with the Boston Red Sox .
Saltalamacchia has the longest name in major league history.
Career
Saltalamacchia was elected by the Atlanta Braves in the 2003 first round of the MLB Draft . He then played for several years in the minor league teams of the Braves.
Atlanta Braves
After convincing performances in the minor league, Saltalamacchia made his debut for the Braves on May 2, 2007 due to injuries to Brian McCann and Brayan Pena. On May 27, 2007, Saltalamacchia hit his first major league home run against the Philadelphia Phillies . After rumors of change, Saltalamacchia was transferred to the Texas Rangers on July 31, 2007 with Elvis Andruz, Neftali Feliz , Matt Harrison and Beau Jones , in exchange Mark Teixeira and Ron Mahay came to the Braves.
Texas Rangers
On August 1, 2007, he played his first game in the Rangers jersey against the Cleveland Indians . After a successful season with 11 home runs beaten and a batting average of .266, he started the 2008 season . On August 22nd, Saltalamacchia hit two home runs against the Baltimore Orioles and thus contributed greatly to the final result of 29: 3. In the 2008 season he lost his place as a starting catcher to Gerald Laird and was sent to the Rangers minor league team, but returned relatively quickly. After the second game of the 2010 MLB season, he came on the Disabled List . On April 26, Saltalamacchia returned from the Disabled List and then signed a contract with the Oklahoma City RedHawks, a minor league team of the Rangers.
Boston Red Sox
Shortly before the end of the transfer, on July 31, Saltalamacchia joined the Boston Red Sox in exchange for Chris McGuinness, Ramon Mendez (Michael Thomas) and a sum of money . For the 2010 season, Saltalamacchia played for the AAA minor league team of the Red Sox, the Pawtucket Red Sox. From the beginning of the 2011 season he was the starting catcher of the Boston Red Sox.
Miami
In December 2013, Saltalamacchia signed a three-year, $ 21 million contract with the Miami Marlins.
Web links
- Player information and statistics from MLB or ESPN or baseball reference or fangraphs or baseball reference (minor league) (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Ray Glier: Q&A: Catching up with the longest name in baseball . In: USA Today , May 9, 2007. Retrieved April 3, 2011.
- ^ Ray Glier: Man of letters: Saltalamacchia sets mark . May 3, 2007. Retrieved April 5, 2011.
- ^ "Rangers break record." . MLB.com. August 22, 2007. Retrieved April 5, 2011.
- ^ "Laird named Rangers' starting catcher, Saltalamacchia sent down" . ESPN.com. March 26, 2008. Retrieved May 19, 2011.
- ↑ http://texas.rangers.mlb.com/team/transactions.jsp?c_id=tex#month=4&year=2010&team_id=140%7CApril 5, 2011
- ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original from March 30, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Saltalamacchia, Jarrod |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Saltalamacchia, Jarrod Scott (full name); Sally (nickname) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American baseball player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 2, 1985 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | West Palm Beach , Florida |