Jarrod Saltalamacchia 39 | Catcher
Boston Red Sox
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| Tue. May 29, 2012 |
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| News: Saltalamacchia was removed from Tuesday's game against the Tigers after feeling a bit under the weather, according to the ESPN broadcast. | Impact: Salty's hitting has been anything but under the weather in May, as he had a .943 OPS entering Tuesday's contest with five home runs and 13 RBI. He was 1-for-3 against Justin Verlander before leaving, and the word was the move was initially more of a precaution with him not feeling well.(RotoWire, ) |
| Tue. May 29, 2012 | |
| News: Saltalamacchia belted his ninth homer of the season Monday in Boston's win over Detroit. | Impact: Saltalamacchia has been flashing some power of late, hitting four homers and driving in seven runs in his last eight games. He's on pace to easily surpass his career high in home runs (16) set last season.(RotoWire, ) |
| Sun. May 27, 2012 | |
| News: Saltalamacchia had a pinch-hit, two-run homer off Fernando Rodney with one out in the ninth inning to lift the Red Sox to a 3-2 win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday night. | Impact: Saltalamacchia is 6 for 18 with three homers and six RBIs in his last six games.(STATS, 2:50pm) |
| May 27, 2012 | |
| News: Saltalamacchia is in Sunday's lineup against the Rays, the Boston Globe reports. | Impact: Kelly Shoppach started behind the plate Saturday, but Saltalamacchia wound up entering the game as a pinch hitter, tagging a walk-off, two-run homer.(RotoWire, ) |
| Sat. May 26, 2012 | |
| News: Saltalamacchia served as a pinch hitter and delivered with a walkoff home run in Saturday's win over the Rays. | Impact: Saltalamacchia served as the pinch hitter for Marlon Byrd, who was 0-for-3 in the game with a pair of strikeouts, and delivered with a big home run to right center. His batting average on the season now stands at .274 to go along with eight home runs and 21 RBI.(RotoWire, ) |
| Wed. May 23, 2012 | |
| News: Saltalamacchia is not in the lineup Wednesday against Baltimore, Alex Speier of WEEI.com reports. | Impact: Kelly Shoppach will catch Daniel Bard on Wednesday with Salty on the bench following a stretch of five consecutive starts behind the plate.(RotoWire, ) |
| Mon. May 21, 2012 | |
| News: Saltalamacchia homered for the second consecutive game Sunday in Boston's win over Philadelphia. | Impact: Saltalamacchia's three-run bomb in the third inning was his third homer in the past six games. With seven homers and 10 doubles this season, his slugging percentage is at a career-best .583.(RotoWire, ) |
| Sun. May 20, 2012 | |
| News: Saltalamacchia went 3 for 4 with an RBI in Saturday's 7-5 win over Philadelphia. | Impact: Saltalamacchia is 10 for 19 with two homers and six RBIs in the last six games.(STATS, 10:21pm) |
| Sat. May 19, 2012 | |
| News: Saltalamacchia, who needed 12 stitches to close a cut on his left ear suffered Friday night, was back in the lineup Saturday and homered in Boston's win over Philadelphia. | Impact: Saltalamacchia had three hits, including his sixth homer of the season, and raised his season average to .283.(RotoWire, ) |
| Sat. May 19, 2012 | |
| News: Saltalamacchia is back in the lineup Saturday against the Phillies, the Boston Herald reports. | Impact: Saltalamacchia exited Friday's game with a gruesome cut on his ear. He received 12 stitches to seal up the cut and concussion tests were negative. All patched up now, Saltalamacchia should be fine going forward.(RotoWire, ) |
| Fri. May 18, 2012 | |
| News: Saltalamacchia left Friday's game in the fifth inning with a laceration of his left ear, ESPN Boston reports. | Impact: Saltalamacchia suffered the cut after being hit on the side of his head by a pitched ball after it ricocheted off batter Ty Wigginton. Saltalamacchia remained on the ground for a several minutes before leaving the game under his own power.(RotoWire, ) |
| Thu. May 17, 2012 | |
| News: Saltalamacchia had two hits as the Red Sox fell to the Rays 2-1 on Wednesday. | Impact: Saltalamacchia is 8 for 15 in his last four games.(STATS, 3:30pm) |
| Thu. May 17, 2012 | |
| News: Saltalamacchia is not in the lineup on Thursday against Tampa Bay, the Boston Herald's Scott Lauber reports. | Impact: Kelly Shoppach will catch, as is usually the case when the Red Sox face a lefty. The Red Sox are scheduled to face left-handed starters on Friday, Sunday and Tuesday, so Saltalamacchia may find himself on the bench a few more times in the next five days.(RotoWire, ) |
| Wed. May 16, 2012 | |
| News: Saltalamacchia had two hits as the Red Sox shut out the Seattle Mariners 5-0 on Tuesday. | Impact: Saltalamacchia went 5 for 8 in the two-game set.(STATS, 12:04pm) |
| Tue. May 15, 2012 | |
| News: Saltalamacchia will return to the lineup Tuesday against the Mariners, Michael Silverman of the Boston Herald reports. | Impact: Saltalamacchia was given the day off Monday, but he continues to be on the right side of Boston's timeshare behind the plate and is the catcher to own out of Beantown. He's hitting .250 with five homers and 15 RBI in 84 at-bats.(RotoWire, ) |
| Mon. May 14, 2012 | |
| News: Saltalamacchia homered among his three hits and had five RBIs in Sunday's win over Cleveland. | Impact: Saltalamacchia had gone 4 for 21 with one RBI over his previous six games.(STATS, 5:57pm) |
2012 Season
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AVG
.274 |
HR
9 |
RBI
22 |
RUNS
18 |
Bio
Ht: 6' 4" Wt: 235 Age: 27
Bats: S Throws: R
Born: 5/2/1985, West Palm Beach, FL
College: None
Debut: 2007
Salary: $2,500,000
Bats: S Throws: R
Born: 5/2/1985, West Palm Beach, FL
College: None
Debut: 2007
Salary: $2,500,000
