Santiago Chávez
| Santiago Chávez | |||
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| Miami Marlins – No. 30 | |||
| Catcher | |||
| Born: August 5, 1995 Saltillo, México | |||
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Jose Santiago Chávez (born August 5, 1995) is a Mexican professional baseball catcher for the Miami Marlins organization. He was signed by the Oakland Athletics as an international free agent in 2011.
Career[edit]
Oakland Athletics[edit]
On November 16, 2011, Chávez signed with the Oakland Athletics as an international free agent.[1] He made his professional debut with the Dominican Summer League Athletics. He returned to the DSL Athletics in 2013, and hit .223/.243/.259 in 30 games.
In 2014, Chávez split the year between the Low-A Vermont Lake Monsters, Single-A Beloit Snappers, and Double-A Midland RockHounds, accumulating a slash line of .172/.240/.192 with no home runs and 8 RBI. Chávez spent the following season split between Beloit and the High-A Stockton Ports, posting a .132/.190/.162 slash with no homers and 6 RBI. He returned to Beloit for the 2016 season, where he hit .207/.246/.243 with 15 RBI in 80 games.[2]
For the 2017 season, Chávez returned to Stockton and slashed .192/.240/.287 with his first 2 professional home runs and 11 RBI. In 2018, Chávez split the season between Midland and Stockton, batting a cumulative .241/.295/.340 with career-highs in home runs (3) and RBI (16). Chávez elected free agency on November 3, 2018.[3]
Miami Marlins[edit]
On November 5, 2018, Chávez signed a minor league contract with the Miami Marlins organization. He spent the 2019 season with the Double-A Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp, with whom he batted .173/.235/.206 with 1 home run and 16 RBI in 79 games.
On December 18, 2019, Chávez re-signed with the Marlins on a new minor league contract.[4] Chávez did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[5] On July 10, 2020, he was added to the Marlins’ 60-man player pool for the abbreviated season, but did not make an appearance for the team.[6] On November 2, 2020, he elected free agency.
On January 19, 2021, Chávez again re-signed with Miami on a new minor league contract. He was assigned to Jacksonville, now a Triple-A team, to begin the 2021 season.
References[edit]
- ↑ "Santiago Chavez Stats & Scouting Report - Baseball America". www.baseballamerica.com.
- ↑ "Santiago Chavez Minor & Winter Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com.
- ↑ Eddy, Matt (November 6, 2018). "Minor League Free Agents 2018". Baseball America. Retrieved November 12, 2018.
- ↑ "Marlins Sign Ryan Lavarnway, Josh A. Smith". mlbtraderumors.com. 6 July 2021.
- ↑ "2020 Minor League Season Canceled". mlbtraderumors.com. 6 July 2021.
- ↑ "Marlins Add Santiago Chavez To Player Pool". mlbtraderumors.com. 6 July 2021.
External links[edit]
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Minors)
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- 1995 births
- Mexican expatriate baseball players in the United States
- Dominican Summer League Athletics players
- Vermont Lake Monsters players
- Beloit Snappers players
- Midland RockHounds players
- Stockton Ports players
- Charros de Jalisco players
- Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp players
- Sportspeople from Saltillo
- Baseball players from Coahuila
