Jesús Flores
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| Washington Nationals – No. 26 | |
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| Born: October 26, 1984 Sucre, Venezuela |
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| Bats: Right | Throws: Right |
| MLB debut | |
| April 4, 2007 for the Washington Nationals | |
| Career statistics (through 2011 season) |
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| Batting average | .253 |
| Home runs | 17 |
| Runs batted in | 101 |
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Jesús Miguel Flores (born October 26, 1984 in Sucre, Venezuela) is a catcher in Major League Baseball who plays for the Washington Nationals. He bats and throws right-handed.
In parts of three minor league seasons, Flores hit .257 (230-for-895) with 33 home runs and 140 RBI in 250 games played. In 2004 he made the Gulf Coast League All-Star team.
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[edit] New York Mets
In 2006 he had a terrific minor league season with the Mets' A+ team, St. Lucie. By the end of the season, he was rated by Baseball America as the New York Mets top catching prospect after hitting .266 with a .335 on base percentage and a .487 slugging average. He also hit 32 doubles and tied for the Florida State League lead with 21 home runs, making the Florida State League Mid-Season and Post-Season All-Star teams.
[edit] Washington Nationals
[edit] 2007 season
Flores, never having played above A-ball, was obtained by the Washington Nationals in the 2006 Rule 5 draft on December 7, 2006, and signed to an eight year contract on the following January 8. As a Rule 5 player he must be on the major league roster the following year. The Mets apparently left him unprotected because they didn't think another major league team would think he was ready—but the Nationals were in a major rebuilding phase and didn't have a deep roster.
His major league debut with Washington was on April 4, 2007, and his first start on April 19. Three days later, on April 19, he made his second start, and collected his first hits: he went 2-for-3 with a walk, two doubles and two RBIs.
On September 4, 2007, Flores hit a 2 RBI, walk-off single to beat the Florida Marlins.
During the 2007–08 offseason, Flores played for Navegantes del Magallanes in the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League.
[edit] 2008 season
As the 2008 season opened, Flores was the starting catcher for the Nationals. His season would be over on September 3, 2008 after being injured on a collision with Chase Utley when Utley attempted to steal home.
On July 20, 2008, Flores collected five hits, all singles, in a 15–6 Nationals victory over the Atlanta Braves.
[edit] 2009 season
After 26 games, Flores was placed on the disabled list with a stress fracture in his shoulder. General Manager Mike Rizzo indicated that he would be out a minimum of three months, and possibly for the rest of the season. Flores was activated by the Washington Nationals on September 4, 2009 [1]
[edit] 2010 season
After having offseason surgery the Nationals signed Ivan Rodriguez further showing that Flores might not be ready by opening day and if he is he will be brought along slowly.
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[edit] External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
- Baseball America
- Hot Foot
- SportsNet
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