Juan Graterol
| Juan Graterol | |||
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Graterol with the Salt Lake Bees in 2016 | |||
| Cincinnati Reds | |||
| Catcher | |||
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Born: February 14, 1989 Maracay, Aragua, Venezuela | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| September 2, 2016, for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim | |||
| MLB statistics (through 2016 season) | |||
| Batting average | .286 | ||
| Hits | 4 | ||
| Home runs | 0 | ||
| Runs batted in | 3 | ||
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Juan Jose Graterol Montevideo (born February 14, 1989) is a Venezuelan professional baseball catcher in the Cincinnati Reds organization. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.
Graterol began his professional career in the Kansas City Royals organization, and played in the New York Yankees organization in 2015. He signed with the Angels before the 2016 season,[1] and was promoted to the major leagues for the first time on July 18, 2016.[2] He was with the Angels for five days before he was optioned to the minor leagues without having appeared in a game.[3] Graterol was called up and made his major league debut on September 2, 2016. He was designated for assignment by the Angels on November 22.[4] On November 28, 2016, Graterol was claimed off waivers by the Cincinnati Reds.[5]
References
- ↑ DiPietro, Lou (January 20, 2016). "Ex-Yankees Brennan Boesch, Juan Graterol sign new deals". YES Network. Retrieved July 20, 2016.
- ↑ Fletcher, Jeff (July 18, 2016). "Angels Notes: Geovany Soto's trip to the DL means the end of Juan Graterol's 11-year wait". Orange County Register. Retrieved July 20, 2016.
- ↑
- ↑ Adams, Steve (November 22, 2016). "Angels Claim Nolan Fontana, Designate Juan Graterol". mlbtraderumors.com. Retrieved November 22, 2016.
- ↑ Adams, Steve (November 28, 2016). "Reds Claim Juan Graterol, Gabriel Guerrero Off Waivers". mlbtraderumors.com. Retrieved November 28, 2016.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)