Miguel Montero
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Miguel Angel Montero is a Major League Baseball
catcher
for the Arizona Diamondbacks
.
He made his major league debut on September 6, , against the Florida Marlins
. Montero would play in a total of 6 games that year batting a .250 batting average.
In and , Montero platooned with Chris Snyder
at the catching position for the D-Backs and batted a .224 batting average with 10 home runs in 2007 and batting .255 with 5 home runs in 2008.
Montero began the 2009 season slowly, hitting just three home runs and having just a .200 batting average through the first two months. However, when Snyder was put on the disabled list in June, Montero's playing time increased markedly and finished the season with a career high .294 batting average.
Montero caught Edwin Jackson
's no-hitter
on June 25, . He would finish the season with a .266 batting average and 9 home runs.
In 2011, After hitting a .272 batting average with 10 home runs and 45 RBI Montero was selected to his first All-Star Game.
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...
catcher
Catcher
Catcher is a position for a baseball or softball player. When a batter takes his turn to hit, the catcher crouches behind home plate, in front of the umpire, and receives the ball from the pitcher. This is a catcher's primary duty, but he is also called upon to master many other skills in order to...
for the Arizona Diamondbacks
Arizona Diamondbacks
The Arizona Diamondbacks are a professional baseball team based in Phoenix. They play in the West Division of Major League Baseball's National League. From 1998 to the present, they have played in Chase Field...
.
Arizona Diamondbacks
Signed as an undrafted free agent in 2001, Montero showed an ability to hit for average and power in the minors, hitting .307 with 43 home runs in 2005 and 2006.He made his major league debut on September 6, , against the Florida Marlins
Florida Marlins
The Miami Marlins are a professional baseball team based in Miami, Florida, United States. Established in 1993 as an expansion franchise called the Florida Marlins, the Marlins are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's National League. The Marlins played their home games at...
. Montero would play in a total of 6 games that year batting a .250 batting average.
In and , Montero platooned with Chris Snyder
Chris Snyder
Christopher Cornelius Snyder is a catcher in Major League Baseball who is a Free Agent. He has played for the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Arizona Diamondbacks. He bats and throws right-handed.-High school and college:...
at the catching position for the D-Backs and batted a .224 batting average with 10 home runs in 2007 and batting .255 with 5 home runs in 2008.
Montero began the 2009 season slowly, hitting just three home runs and having just a .200 batting average through the first two months. However, when Snyder was put on the disabled list in June, Montero's playing time increased markedly and finished the season with a career high .294 batting average.
Montero caught Edwin Jackson
Edwin Jackson
Edwin Jackson is an American professional baseball pitcher.-Early life:Jackson's father, Edwin Jackson, Sr., a military cook, was stationed in Germany at the time of his birth. Jackson is one of 27 major league players who were born in Germany...
's no-hitter
No-hitter
A no-hitter is a baseball game in which one team has no hits. In Major League Baseball, the team must be without hits during the entire game, and the game must be at least nine innings. A pitcher who prevents the opposing team from achieving a hit is said to have "thrown a no-hitter"...
on June 25, . He would finish the season with a .266 batting average and 9 home runs.
In 2011, After hitting a .272 batting average with 10 home runs and 45 RBI Montero was selected to his first All-Star Game.