Brandon Bantz
Brandon Bantz (born January 7, 1987) is an American former professional baseball catcher who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Seattle Mariners.
| Brandon Bantz | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Bantz with the Seattle Mariners | |||
| Catcher | |||
| Born: January 7, 1987 Mansfield, Texas | |||
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| 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 | |||
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)
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