Maldonado originally signed with the Seattle Mariners organization in 1996 as a non-drafted free agent. He was traded to the Houston Astros for infielder Carlos Hernández on March 21, 2000, then spent time in the minor league systems of the Astros, Chicago White Sox, and Pittsburgh Pirates, before making his major league debut with the Pirates in 2006. Maldonado appeared in eight games that year, collecting two hits in nineteen at-bats, for a batting average of .105. He also stole one base. After the end of the season, the Pirates removed him from their 40-man roster, but called him back up in for September 2007, where he hit 2 home runs. He became a free agent at the end of the 2008 season. In January 2009, Maldonado signed a minor league contract with an invite to spring training with the Boston Red Sox. On August 10, 2009, Maldonado was released by the Boston Red Sox. He spent 2010 in the Washington Nationals organization, and appeared in four games for the Major League team. He spent 2011 with Triple-A Syracuse, hitting .234 in 38 games with 1 HR and 12 RBI. He started 2012 with Syracuse, hitting .211 in 21 games with 2 HR and 6 RBI. On May 15, 2012, Maldonado was called up to Washington when backup catcher Sandy León was placed on the 15-day DL. On June 25, he was optioned back to Syracuse. He was 0–9 with 2 BB and 1 RBI in 4 games. On August 3, Maldonado was designated for assignment to create roster space for recently acquired Kurt Suzuki.[1] He elected free agency on Oct. 16, 2012, but re-signed with the Nationals shortly thereafter on a Minor League deal.
Following the 2013 season, Maldonado returned to his native Venezuela to continue playing.
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carlos, maldonado, catcher, baseball, pitcher, carlos, maldonado, pitcher, carlos, luis, maldonado, born, january, 1979, venezuelan, former, professional, baseball, catcher, current, professional, baseball, coach, texas, rangers, organization, played, major, l. For the baseball pitcher see Carlos Maldonado pitcher Carlos Luis Maldonado born January 3 1979 is a Venezuelan former professional baseball catcher and current professional baseball coach in the Texas Rangers organization He played in Major League Baseball MLB for the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Washington Nationals Carlos MaldonadoCatcherBorn 1979 01 03 January 3 1979 age 44 Maracaibo Zulia VenezuelaBatted RightThrew RightMLB debutSeptember 8 2006 for the Pittsburgh PiratesLast MLB appearanceMay 29 2012 for the Washington NationalsMLB statisticsBatting average 159Home runs3Runs batted in8TeamsPittsburgh Pirates 2006 2007 Washington Nationals 2010 2012 Contents 1 Playing career 2 Coaching career 3 Personal life 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksPlaying career EditMaldonado originally signed with the Seattle Mariners organization in 1996 as a non drafted free agent He was traded to the Houston Astros for infielder Carlos Hernandez on March 21 2000 then spent time in the minor league systems of the Astros Chicago White Sox and Pittsburgh Pirates before making his major league debut with the Pirates in 2006 Maldonado appeared in eight games that year collecting two hits in nineteen at bats for a batting average of 105 He also stole one base After the end of the season the Pirates removed him from their 40 man roster but called him back up in for September 2007 where he hit 2 home runs He became a free agent at the end of the 2008 season In January 2009 Maldonado signed a minor league contract with an invite to spring training with the Boston Red Sox On August 10 2009 Maldonado was released by the Boston Red Sox He spent 2010 in the Washington Nationals organization and appeared in four games for the Major League team He spent 2011 with Triple A Syracuse hitting 234 in 38 games with 1 HR and 12 RBI He started 2012 with Syracuse hitting 211 in 21 games with 2 HR and 6 RBI On May 15 2012 Maldonado was called up to Washington when backup catcher Sandy Leon was placed on the 15 day DL On June 25 he was optioned back to Syracuse He was 0 9 with 2 BB and 1 RBI in 4 games On August 3 Maldonado was designated for assignment to create roster space for recently acquired Kurt Suzuki 1 He elected free agency on Oct 16 2012 but re signed with the Nationals shortly thereafter on a Minor League deal Following the 2013 season Maldonado returned to his native Venezuela to continue playing Coaching career EditOn December 18 2015 Maldonado was hired as a player coach for the AA Texas League Frisco RoughRiders one of the minor league affiliates of the Texas Rangers 2 Maldonado ended his playing career and became a full time coach for the Frisco RoughRiders in 2016 and 2017 citation needed In 2018 Maldonado spent the first half of the season as a coach for the Down East Wood Ducks and spent the second half of the season as a coach for the Spokane Indians citation needed In 2019 he is the manager of the Dominican Summer League Rangers 2 citation needed Personal life EditMaldonado is a graduate of Unidad Educativa Juan Antonio Perez Bonalde in Maracaibo Zulia 3 He has one daughter Kimberlee who was born in 2002 See also Edit Baseball portal Venezuela portalList of Major League Baseball players from VenezuelaReferences Edit Shah Ronit August 3 2012 Nationals Designate Carlos Maldonado For Assignment MLB Daily Dish Fraley Gerry December 18 2015 Rangers add experienced player coach for Frisco Dallas Morning News SportsDay Unidad Educativa Juan Antonio Perez Bonalde info page Archived from the original on 2013 12 24 Retrieved 2013 12 22 External links EditCareer statistics and player information from MLB or ESPN or Baseball Reference or Fangraphs or Baseball Reference Minors or Retrosheet Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Carlos Maldonado catcher amp oldid 1119304534, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
