Juan Centeno
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Centeno playing for the Colorado Springs Sky Sox, triple-A affiliates of the Brewers, in 2015
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| Houston Astros – No. 30 | |||
| Catcher | |||
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Born: November 16, 1989 Arecibo, Puerto Rico |
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| MLB debut | |||
| September 18, 2013, for the New York Mets | |||
| MLB statistics (through 2016 season) |
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| Batting average | .236 | ||
| Home runs | 3 | ||
| Runs batted in | 28 | ||
| Hits | 56 | ||
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Juan C. Centeno (/sɛnˈteɪnoʊ/ sen-TAY-noh; born November 16, 1989) is a Puerto Rican professional baseball catcher who plays for the Houston Astros of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has played in the MLB for the New York Mets, Milwaukee Brewers, and Minnesota Twins.
Centeno was called up to the majors for the first time on September 9, 2013. He made his major league debut on September 18, 2013 against the San Francisco Giants, going 2 for 4 with two singles, and his first career RBI. In 2015, after C Jonathan Lucroy was injured, Juan was called up to Milwaukee. He would be sent down to AAA Colorado Springs when Lucroy returned. On November 30, 2013, Centeno signed a minor league deal with the Twins.
Juan Centeno was selected in the round 32 as the 991 pick in the 2007 Major League Baseball draft by the New York Mets. He received a $5,000 sign bonus. He was selected primarily because of his defensive qualities, as his batting capabilities were not the best.
In 2016, he had a breakthrough year in MLB as he was brought by the Minnesota Twins to be their regular back-up catcher. He played 55 games and had 155 plate appearances where he batted .265 with 3 home runs and 25 runs batted in. He currently appears as part of the Twins 40 men roster for next season.
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