Anthony Bemboom
Anthony Bemboom | |
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![]() Bemboom with the Salt Lake Bees in 2019 | |
Free agent | |
Catcher | |
Born: St. Cloud, Minnesota, U.S. | January 18, 1990|
Bats: Left Throws: Right | |
MLB debut | |
May 12, 2019, for the Tampa Bay Rays | |
MLB statistics (through 2023 season) | |
Batting average | .161 |
Home runs | 5 |
Runs batted in | 12 |
Teams | |
Anthony John Bemboom (born January 18, 1990) is an American professional baseball catcher who is a free agent. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Tampa Bay Rays, Los Angeles Angels and Baltimore Orioles.
Career
Early career
Bemboom graduated from Sauk Rapids-Rice High School in Sauk Rapids, Minnesota.[1] He attended Iowa Western Community College in Council Bluffs, Iowa, from 2009 through 2010.[2][3] He attended Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska, from 2011 through 2012.[3]
The Los Angeles Angels selected Bemboom in the 22nd round, with the 687th overall selection, of the 2012 MLB draft.[4] He signed with the Angels and played in Minor League Baseball for their organization from 2012 through 2016.[5] During his time with them, he played for the AZL Angels, Orem Owlz, Burlington Bees, Inland Empire 66ers, Arkansas Travelers, and the Salt Lake Bees.[5]
Bemboom was selected by the Colorado Rockies in the minor league portion of the 2016 Rule 5 draft.[6] He played for the Albuquerque Isotopes in 2017 and 2018.[5]
Tampa Bay Rays
Bemboom signed a minor league contract with the Tampa Bay Rays on November 26, 2018.[7] He began the 2019 season playing for the Charlotte Stone Crabs and the Durham Bulls.[5] The Rays promoted Bemboom to the major leagues on May 10, 2019.[8] He made his major league debut on May 12 versus the New York Yankees.[9] Bemboom got his first career hit on May 14, 2019, an RBI double versus the Miami Marlins. He later exited the game with a knee injury.[10] He was placed on the injured list on May 16.[11] On July 15, he was reinstated from the injured list and designated for assignment.[12]
Los Angeles Angels
On July 15, 2019, Bemboom was traded to the Los Angeles Angels in exchange for cash considerations.[13] On August 24, 2020, Bemboom made his first career pitching appearance against the Houston Astros, pitching a scoreless inning after getting Carlos Correa, Taylor Jones and Michael Brantley to fly out following the walk of Kyle Tucker. In 2020, Bemboom batted .208/.328/.417 with 3 home runs and led all Angels catchers with a 41% caught stealing rate.[14] On August 7, 2021, Bemboom was designated for assignment by the Angels.[15]
Los Angeles Dodgers
On August 9, 2021, the Los Angeles Dodgers claimed Bemboom off waivers from the Angels.[16] On August 14, Bemboom was outrighted off of the 40-man roster without having appeared in a game for the Dodgers.[17] He played in 25 games for the Triple-A Oklahoma City Dodgers, with a .189 batting average.[5] Bemboom became a free agent following the season.
Baltimore Orioles
On December 16, 2021, Bemboom signed a minor league contract with the Baltimore Orioles organization.[18] He made the Orioles' Opening Day roster for the 2022 season.[19] Playing in 22 games for Baltimore, Bemboom hit just .115/.207/.212 with one home run and one RBI. He was designated for assignment on May 21, 2022. He cleared waivers and was sent outright to Triple-A Norfolk Tides on May 27. Spending the rest of the season in Norfolk, Bemboom appeared in 34 contests, batting .228/.292/.350 with 3 home runs and 15 RBI.
Following the 2022 season on October 6, the Orioles added Bemboom to the 40-man roster to prevent him from reaching minor–league free agency.[20] However, on November 4, Bemboom was removed from the roster and sent outright to Triple–A Norfolk.[21]
On March 30, 2023, Bemboom had his contract selected after making the Opening Day roster. James McCann had suffered an injury and a backup catcher was needed, necessitating his promotion.[22] After going 0–for–2 in just 2 games, he was designated for assignment on April 13.[23] He cleared waivers and was sent outright to Triple–A Norfolk the same day.[24] On June 20, Bemboom was selected back to the major league roster to replace José Godoy as the backup to Adley Rutschman.[25] He went 2–for–9 in 4 more games, and was again designated for assignment on July 5, following the promotion of Colton Cowser.[26][27] He again cleared waivers and was sent outright to Norfolk on July 12.[28] On October 13, Bemboom elected free agency.
See also
References
- ^ "Sauk Rapids graduate chasing his MLB dream". USA Today High School Sports. April 25, 2013. Retrieved May 10, 2019.
- ^ "Anthony Bemboom". njcaa.org. Retrieved May 10, 2019.
- ^ a b "Anthony Bemboom". gocreighton.com. Creighton University. Retrieved May 10, 2019.
- ^ "Bemboom Picked in the 22nd Round of MLB Draft by Angels". gocreighton.com. Creighton University. June 6, 2012. Retrieved May 10, 2019.
- ^ a b c d e "Anthony Bemboom". The Baseball Cube. Retrieved May 10, 2019.
- ^ "Rockies Select Anthony Bemboom in Minor League Phase of Rule 5 Draft". MLB.com. December 8, 2016. Retrieved May 10, 2019.
- ^ Russell, Daniel (November 26, 2018). "Rays sign catcher Anthony Bemboom to minor league deal". DRays Bay. SB Nation. Retrieved May 10, 2019.
- ^ Topkin, Marc (May 10, 2019). "Rays put starting catcher Mike Zunino on IL, call up Anthony Bemboom, bring back Casey Sadler, activate Austin Meadows". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved May 10, 2019.
- ^ "New York Yankees at Tampa Bay Rays Box Score, May 12, 2019". Baseball Reference. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
- ^ "Injury mars breakout game for Bemboom". MLB.com. Retrieved July 4, 2019.
- ^ "Rays' Anthony Bemboom: Lands on IL". CBSSports.com. Retrieved May 21, 2019.
- ^ RotoWire Staff. "Rays' Anthony Bemboom: Dropped from 40-man roster". CBSSports.com. Retrieved July 15, 2019.
- ^ RotoWire Staff. "Angels' Anthony Bemboom: Sent to Los Angeles". CBSSports.com. Retrieved July 15, 2019.
- ^ Stephen, Eric (December 27, 2020). "2020 Angels in review: Anthony Bemboom". Halos Heaven.
- ^ "Angels Claim Chad Wallach Off Waivers From Dodgers". MLB Trade Rumors.
- ^ Adams, Steve (August 9, 2021). "Dodgers Make Two Waiver Claims; Kershaw, Duffy Transferred To 60-Day IL". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved August 9, 2021.
- ^ "Dodgers Roster: Yoshi Tsutsugo Signing with Pirates; Anthony Bemboom Outrighted to OKC". August 15, 2021.
- ^ Franco, Anthony (December 16, 2021). "Orioles Sign Anthony Bemboom To Minor League Deal". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved December 17, 2021.
- ^ "Orioles set 28-man roster; Baltimore area native Bruce Zimmermann to start home opener".
- ^ "Orioles' Anthony Bemboom: Added to 40-man roster". cbssports.com. Retrieved June 22, 2023.
- ^ "Orioles' Anthony Bemboom: No longer on 40-man roster". cbssports.com. Retrieved June 22, 2023.
- ^ "Orioles' Anthony Bemboom: Makes season-opening roster". cbssports.com. Retrieved March 30, 2023.
- ^ "Orioles' Anthony Bemboom: Designated for assignment". cbssports.com. Retrieved June 20, 2023.
- ^ "Orioles' Anthony Bemboom: Accepts assignment to Triple-A". cbssports.com. Retrieved June 20, 2023.
- ^ "Orioles' Anthony Bemboom: Added to roster". cbssports.com. Retrieved June 20, 2023.
- ^ "Orioles Designate Anthony Bemboom, Chris Vallimont". mlbtraderumors.com. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
- ^ "Orioles' Anthony Bemboom: Cut from 40-man roster". cbssports.com. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
- ^ "Orioles' Anthony Bemboom: Outrighted to Triple-A". cbssports.com. Retrieved July 12, 2023.
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- Arizona League Angels players
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