Humberto Cota
| Humberto Cota | |
|---|---|
| Free Agent – No. -- | |
| Catcher | |
| Born: February 7, 1979 | |
| Bats: Right | Throws: Right |
| MLB debut | |
| September 9, 2001 for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |
| Career statistics (through 2008 season) |
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| Batting average | .233 |
| Home runs | 12 |
| Runs batted in | 61 |
| Teams | |
Humberto Cota (born February 7, 1979 in San Luis Río Colorado, Mexico) is a Mexican professional baseball catcher who is currently a free agent. His debut in Major League Baseball occurred on September 9, 2001 with the Pittsburgh Pirates.
After signing a minor league contract with the Washington Nationals during the 2007-2008 offseason, Cota refused an assignment to minor league camp during spring training and became a free agent. He then signed a minor league deal with the Colorado Rockies.
On May 28, 2008, Cota was suspended 50 games for failing a drug test.[1] He became a free agent at the end of the season and signed a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training with the Cincinnati Reds on February 2, 2009.[2] He was released in March, 2009.
[edit] References
- ^ "Rox Minor Leaguer Cota suspended". May 28, 2008, mlb.com. Retrieved on May 29, 2008.
- ^ Mark Sheldon (2009-02-02). "Reds get catching insurance with Cota". MLB.com. http://cincinnati.reds.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090202&content_id=3792376&vkey=news_cin&fext=.jsp&c_id=cin. Retrieved 2009-02-02.
[edit] External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube
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