Brandon Bantz
Brandon Bantz | |
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Catcher | |
Born: Mansfield, Texas | January 7, 1987|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
June 8, 2013, for the Seattle Mariners | |
Last MLB appearance | |
June 8, 2013, for the Seattle Mariners | |
MLB statistics (through 2013 season) | |
Batting average | .000 |
Home runs | 0 |
Runs batted in | 0 |
Teams | |
Brandon Bantz (born January 7, 1987) is an American former professional baseball catcher who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Seattle Mariners.
A native of Arlington, Texas, Bantz attended Mansfield High School and Dallas Baptist University. In 2008, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Bourne Braves of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[1] He was selected by the Mariners in the 30th round of the 2009 MLB Draft.
Bantz was called up to the majors for the first time on June 5, 2013.[2] Bantz was released by the Mariners on March 27, 2014 and signed as a minor league free agent with the Washington Nationals on April 1, 2014. Washington released Bantz on May 23, 2014 and he was with the Miami Marlins organization in 2015.
References
- ^ "Major League Baseball Players From the Cape Cod League" (PDF). capecodbaseball.org. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
- ^ http://blog.seattlepi.com/baseball/2013/06/05/mariners-call-up-new-catcher-brandon-bantz-as-injuries-force-more-roster-moves/
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
Categories:
- 1987 births
- Living people
- Seattle Mariners players
- Baseball players from Texas
- Dallas Baptist Patriots baseball players
- Major League Baseball catchers
- People from Mansfield, Texas
- Pulaski Mariners players
- Everett AquaSox players
- Clinton LumberKings players
- West Tennessee Diamond Jaxx players
- Jackson Generals (Southern League) players
- Tacoma Rainiers players
- High Desert Mavericks players
- Adelaide Bite players
- Harrisburg Senators players
- Long Island Ducks players
- Jacksonville Suns players
- New Orleans Zephyrs players
- Bourne Braves players
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