Saltalamacchia

Jarrod Saltalamacchia
Saltalamacchia playing for the Detroit Tigers in 2016
Toronto Blue Jays
Catcher / First baseman
Born: (1985-05-02) May 2, 1985 (age 32) West Palm Beach, Florida
Bats: Switch Throws: Right
MLB debut
May 2, 2007, for the Atlanta Braves
MLB statistics (through April 27, 2017)
Batting average	.233
Hits	662
Home runs	110
Runs batted in	381
Teams
Atlanta Braves (2007) Texas Rangers (2007–2010) Boston Red Sox (2010–2013) Miami Marlins (2014–2015) Arizona Diamondbacks (2015) Detroit Tigers (2016) Toronto Blue Jays (2017)
Career highlights and awards
World Series champion (2013)

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, Detroit Tigers, and Toronto Blue Jays.

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.