Ángel Salomé | |
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Catcher | |
Born: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | June 8, 1986|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
September 3, 2008, for the Milwaukee Brewers | |
Last MLB appearance | |
September 13, 2008, for the Milwaukee Brewers | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .000 |
Home runs | 0 |
Runs batted in | 0 |
Teams | |
Ángel Isaac Salomé (born June 8, 1986) is a Dominican-American former professional baseball catcher and outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball for the Milwaukee Brewers, appearing in three games as a pinch hitter.
Salomé was drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the fifth round of the 2004 Major League Baseball draft from George Washington High School in New York City. [1] He made his professional baseball debut that summer playing for the Rookie Arizona League Brewers. [2]
In 2005, Salomé played for the Helena Brewers of the Rookie Pioneer League and the Class A West Virginia Power in the South Atlantic League. [2] He led the Pioneer League with a .415 batting average. [3] Salomé won the Pioneer League Most Valuable Player Award, was named to its postseason All-Star team, and chosen as a Baseball America Rookie All-Star. [4] He played the entire 2006 season at West Virginia, [2] where he was selected for the South Atlantic League's midseason and postseason All-Star teams. [4] In 2007, he was promoted to the Class A-Advanced Brevard County Manatees in the Florida State League. [2] Salomé reached Double-A in 2008, playing in the Southern League for the Huntsville Stars. [2] He led the circuit with a .360 average and was selected for the league's midseason and postseason All-Star squads and was chosen as a Baseball America Double-A All-Star. [4] [5]
Salomé was a September call-up after the season at Huntsville and made his major league debut with the Milwaukee Brewers on September 3, 2008. [1] Pinch-hitting for the pitcher in the seventh inning, Salomé flew out in his only at bat. [6] He pinch hit in two other games that season, striking out on September 7 and grounding out on September 13. [7] [8] These three were to be his only major league plate appearances. [1] After the season, he participated in the Arizona Fall League with the Peoria Javelinas. [2]
Salomé spent the entire 2009 season with the Brewers' Triple-A Nashville Sounds in the Pacific Coast League. [2] That offseason, he played in the Dominican Winter League with the Toros del Este. [2] He began the 2010 season with Nashville, but left the team in May to deal with an undisclosed mental issue. [9] Returning to action, he was assigned to Huntsville. [10] There, though once a top catching prospect for Milwaukee, Salomé requested a change to the outfield, which was granted, effectively ending his career as a catcher. [10] Reassigned to Brevard County, he was subsequently outrighted from Milwaukee's 40-man roster. [10] He elected to become a free agent after the season. [4]
In 2011, he signed a minor league contract with the Seattle Mariners. [4] Salomé began the season with the Arizona League Mariners on injury rehabilitation assignment. [4] He was later moved up to the High Desert Mavericks of the Class A-Advanced California League for five games before being reassigned to the Arizona League for the rest of the season. [4] He was released on March 5, 2012. [4]