Jarrod Saltalamacchia
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Saltalamacchia playing for the Detroit Tigers in 2016
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| Toronto Blue Jays – No. 10 | |||
| Catcher / First baseman | |||
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Born: May 2, 1985 West Palm Beach, Florida |
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| MLB debut | |||
| May 2, 2007, for the Atlanta Braves | |||
| MLB statistics (through 2016 season) |
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| Batting average | .234 | ||
| Home runs | 110 | ||
| Runs batted in | 381 | ||
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Jarrod Scott Saltalamacchia (/ˌsɒltələˈmɑːkiə/; born May 2, 1985), is an American professional baseball catcher in the Toronto Blue Jays organization. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Atlanta Braves, Texas Rangers, Boston Red Sox, Miami Marlins, Arizona Diamondbacks, and Detroit Tigers.
At 14 characters, his last name is the longest in Major League Baseball history. Saltalamacchia is Italian for "jump over" (salta) "the thicket" (la macchia, Southern Italy dialectical term that refers to a kind of tall shrub). His nickname is Salty.
Born in West Palm Beach, Florida, Saltalamacchia attended Royal Palm Beach High School in Royal Palm Beach, Florida, graduating in 2003. Saltalamacchia attended high school along with future Texas Rangers teammate Kason Gabbard, and the two were friends growing up. A standout, Saltalamacchia was a member of Team Florida USA and won gold with the team in the 2001 Junior Olympics.
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