Shawn Zarraga
| Shawn Zarraga | |||
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| Cincinnati Reds | |||
| Catcher | |||
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Born: January 21, 1989 Oranjestad, Aruba | |||
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| Men’s Baseball | ||
Representing  Netherlands
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| European Baseball Championship | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 2014 Brno | National team |
| France International Baseball Tournament | ||
| | 2014 Sénart | National team |
Shawn Joubert Zarraga (born January 21, 1989) is an Aruban professional baseball catcher in the Cincinnati Reds organization.
Career
Zarraga was drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 44th round of the 2007 MLB Draft out of Trinity Christian Academy in Lake Worth, Florida.[1] He began with the Arizona League Brewers in 2008 and then split 2009 between the Helena Brewers and Wisconsin Timber Rattlers.[1] He was promoted to the Advanced-A Brevard County Manatees in 2010 and spent the next three seasons there before a 2013 promotion to the AA Huntsville Stars.[1] In late 2014 he was promoted to the AAA Nashville Sounds.[1] On December 18, 2014, he was traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for minor leaguers Jarret Martin and Matt Long. The Dodgers extended him an invitation to Major League spring training.[2] Zarraga split 2015 between the AA Tulsa Drillers and AAA Oklahoma City Dodgers, hitting .286 in 62 games.[1] In November 2015, he played for the Netherlands national baseball team in the WBSC Premier12.[3]
The Dodgers purchased his contract from the minors and called him up to the majors on August 25, 2016.[4] He returned to the minors the following day, without having appeared in a game.[5] He was outrighted to the minors and removed from the 40 man roster on August 28.[6] He played in 46 games between Tulsa and Oklahoma City in 2016, hitting .256.[1]
On December 2, 2016, Zarraga signed a minor league deal with the Cincinnati Reds.
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Shawn Zarraga minor league statistics & history". Baseball Reference.
- ↑ Hoornstra, J.P. (April 7, 2015). "Revealed: Opening Day roster for Triple-A Oklahoma City.". LA Daily News. Retrieved April 7, 2015.
- ↑ "Netherlands announce Final Roster for #Premier12". mister-baseball.com. October 20, 2015.
- ↑ Stephen, Eric (August 25, 2016). "Dodgers call up Shawn Zarraga". SB Nation. Retrieved August 25, 2016.
- ↑ Stephen, Eric (August 26, 2016). "Dodgers recall Brock Stewart from Triple-A". SB Nation. Retrieved August 26, 2016.
- ↑ Stephen, Eric (August 28, 2016). "Dodgers send Shawn Zarraga outright to minors". SB Nation. Retrieved August 28, 2016.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)