Jhonatan Solano
| Jhonatan Solano | |||
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Solano with the New Orleans Zephyres | |||
| Washington Nationals | |||
| Catcher | |||
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Born: August 12, 1985 Barranquilla, Colombia | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| May 29, 2012, for the Washington Nationals | |||
| MLB statistics (through 2014 season) | |||
| Batting average | .217 | ||
| Home runs | 2 | ||
| Runs batted in | 8 | ||
| Teams | |||
Jhonatan Solano (born August 12, 1985) is a Colombian professional baseball catcher who is currently in the Washington Nationals organization. He has also played for the Miami Marlins.
Career
Washington Nationals
Solano signed with the Washington Nationals as an international free agent in 2006. He spent the next six seasons working his way up the Nationals' farm system. After spending the 2011 season with the Syracuse Chiefs, the Nationals added Solano to their 40-man roster after the season to protect him from the Rule 5 draft.
On May 29, 2012, Solano was called up to the majors by the Nationals after Wilson Ramos tore his ACL and could miss the rest of the 2012 season. On that same day, Solano got his first major league hit, a double, on his first at bat against his brother Donovan's team, the Miami Marlins. About two weeks later, on June 12, 2012, he hit the first home run of his major league career against the Toronto Blue Jays[1]
On July 19, 2012, the Nationals placed Solano on the 15-day disabled list with an oblique injury.
The Nationals recalled Solano from the Triple-A Syracuse Chiefs on May 16, 2013 when Ramos went on the disabled list.[2]
Solano was released by the Washington Nationals on November 18, 2014.
Miami Marlins
Solano signed a minor league deal with the Miami Marlins on December 9, 2014. He was designated for assignment on June 5, 2015.[3] He was called back up by the Marlins on June 18 and designated for assignment again two days later.
Second Stint with Washington
On December 22, 2015, Solano signed a minor league deal with the Nationals.
Personal
His brother, Donovan Solano, plays for the New York Yankees and also made his debut in 2012. He attended high school at Colegio Americano de Barranquilla in Barranquilla, Colombia.
References
- ↑ Kilgore, Adam (May 29, 2012). "Jhonatan Solano greets his brother Donovan Solano in the majors with their parents watching". Washington Post. Retrieved February 18, 2014.
- ↑ Comak, Amanda (May 16, 2013). "Nationals place Wilson Ramos on the disabled list, recall Jhonatan Solano". Washihngton Times. Retrieved May 16, 2013.
- ↑ Gitlin, Marty (June 5, 2015). "Marlins activate C Jeff Mathis, DFA Jhonatan Solano". fantasynews.cbssports.com. Retrieved June 5, 2015.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
- Jhonatan Solano on Twitter
