Johnny Monell
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Monell with the New York Mets
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| New York Mets – No. 19 | |||
| Catcher | |||
| Born: March 4, 1986 Bronx, New York |
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| MLB debut | |||
| September 5, 2013 for the San Francisco Giants | |||
| MLB statistics (through 2015 season) |
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| Batting average | .161 | ||
| Home runs | 0 | ||
| Runs batted in | 5 | ||
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Johnny Monell (born March 27, 1986) is an American professional baseball catcher for the New York Mets of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played in MLB for the San Francisco Giants in 2013.
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High school career[edit]
Born and raised in the Pelham Park section of the Bronx, New York, Monell attended Christopher Columbus High School. Monell's father, Johnny Sr., spent 17 years in professional baseball but never made it to the major league level. Monell was originally drafted out of high school by the San Francisco Giants but decided to attend Seminole State College. Monell was then drafted by the New York Mets in the 49th round in 2006, but turned it down. In 2007, Monell was drafted again by the Giants, this time in the 30th round, and he finally signed.[1]
Professional career[edit]
San Francisco Giants[edit]
Monell was originally drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 27th round of the 2005 MLB Draft out of Christopher Columbus High School in Bronx, New York. He did not sign, and instead played at Seminole Community College. The New York Mets then drafted him in the 49th round of the 2006 MLB Draft but he returned to college. Finally he was drafted by the Giants in the 30th round of the 2007 MLB Draft and signed.
Monell was called up to the majors for the first time on September 2, 2013 by the Giants.[2] He flew out to left center field in his debut as a pinch hitter against the Arizona Diamondbacks on September 5. His first Major League hit was a single off of Peter Moylan of the Los Angeles Dodgers on September 14. That was his only hit in 8 at-bats for the Giants that September. He was designated for assignment on November 27.[3]
Baltimore Orioles / Los Angeles Dodgers[edit]
Monell was sold to the Baltimore Orioles on November 30, 2013,[4] who then designated him for assignment again on March 24, 2014.[5] He was outrighted to the AAA Norfolk Tides, where he hit .209 in 30 games.
On May 28, 2014, Monell was traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers for cash, and assigned to the Triple-A Albuquerque Isotopes.[6] In 38 games for the Isotopes, he hit .261.
New York Mets[edit]
Monell signed a minor league deal with the New York Mets on November 6, 2014.[7] He was called up to the Mets on May 5, 2015.[8]
References[edit]
- ^ Martin, Dan (March 26, 2015). "Mets' Johnny Monell is a Bronx-born version of Crash Davis". New York Post.
- ^ Cassavell, AJ (September 2, 2013). "Hembree, Monell among eight Giants callups". MLB.com. Retrieved November 7, 2014.
- ^ Haft, Chris (November 27, 2014). "Giants add two pitchers in roster shuffle". MLB.com. Retrieved November 7, 2014.
- ^ Connolly, Dan (Dan Connolly). "Orioles acquire catcher Johnny Monell from the Giants for cash considerations". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved November 7, 2014. Check date values in:
|date=(help) - ^ "Orioles acquire Lombardozzi for Gonzalez". San Francisco Chronicle. Associated Press. March 24, 2014. Retrieved November 7, 2014.
- ^ Encina, Eduardo A. (May 28, 2014). "Orioles trade Triple-A Norfolk catcher Johnny Monell to Dodgers for cash considerations". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved November 7, 2014.
- ^ "Mets agree to minor league deal with Johnny Monell". ESPN.com. Associated Press. November 6, 2014. Retrieved November 7, 2014.
- ^ Vorkunov, Mike (May 5, 2015). "Mets send down Eric Campbell to make room for Johnny Monell". NJ.com. Retrieved May 6, 2015.
External links[edit]
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
- Johnny Monell on Twitter
- 1986 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from the Bronx
- Baseball players from New York
- Major League Baseball catchers
- San Francisco Giants players
- New York Mets players
- Seminole State Raiders baseball players
- Arizona League Giants players
- Salem-Keizer Volcanoes players
- Augusta GreenJackets players
- San Jose Giants players
- Fresno Grizzlies players
- Richmond Flying Squirrels players
- Norfolk Tides players
- Albuquerque Isotopes players
- Gigantes de Carolina players
- Criollos de Caguas players
- Las Vegas 51s players