Steven Baron

Steven Baron
Baron (right) with the Memphis Redbirds in 2018
St. Louis Cardinals
Catcher
Born: (1990-12-07) December 7, 1990
Miami, Florida
Bats: Right Throws: Right
MLB debut
September 9, 2015, for the Seattle Mariners
MLB statistics
(through May 19, 2018)
Batting average .063
Home runs 0
Runs batted in 0
Teams

Steven Phillip Baron (born December 7, 1990) is an American professional baseball catcher in the St. Louis Cardinals organization. He was drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the first round, 33rd pick overall, of the 2009 Major League Baseball draft and made his MLB debut in 2015. He attended Ferguson High School.

Career

In his first professional season, 2009, Baron played for the Rookie-Level Pulaski Mariners of the Appalachian League. He batted .179 with 19 hits, six doubles, two home runs and 13 RBIs in 30 games. In his first full season, he led all of minor league baseball in catcher caught stealing with 46%. He was considered one of the best defensive catchers in the '09 draft and was awarded the 2009 Rawlings Gold Glove award. [1] Baron made his MLB debut in 2015. He is one of three catchers in Major League history to catch a one-hit major league shutout in his first ever start. He was designated for assignment by the Mariners on November 2, 2016.[2] On November 10, he was released.[3] Baron signed a new minor league contract with the Mariners later in November.[4] He elected free agency on November 6, 2017, and signed a minor league contract with the St. Louis Cardinals on December 22. He played with the team's AAA affiliate, the Memphis Redbirds in 2018, until being recalled on May 17 due to Carson Kelly being placed on the disabled list.[5] His first major league hit, a single, came on May 19, 2018, off of Luis García of the Philadelphia Phillies.

References

  1. ↑ Lisa Winston (December 5, 2009). "Draft paying early dividends for Mariners". Major League Baseball. seattle.mariners.mlb.com. Retrieved December 12, 2009.
  2. ↑ Adams, Steve (November 2, 2016). "Mariners Announce Six Roster Moves". mlbtraderumors.com. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
  3. ↑ Adams, Steve (November 10, 2016). "Minor MLB Transactions: 11/10/16". mlbtraderumors.com. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
  4. ↑ Eddy, Matt (November 21, 2016). "Minor League Transactions: Nov 12-18". baseballamerica.com. Retrieved November 22, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Carson Kelly goes to DL; Cards will call up catcher Steven Baron". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. May 17, 2018.
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