Brandon Bantz

Brandon Bantz (born January 7, 1987) is an American former professional baseball catcher who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Seattle Mariners.

Brandon Bantz
Bantz with the Seattle Mariners
Catcher
Born: (1987-01-07) January 7, 1987
Mansfield, Texas
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
June 8, 2013, for the Seattle Mariners
Last MLB appearance
June 8, 2013, for the Seattle Mariners
MLB statistics
(through 2013 season)
Games played1
On-base percentage.000
Runs batted in0
Teams

A native of Arlington, Texas, Bantz attended Mansfield High School where he was teammates with Jordan Walden.[1][2] He played college baseball at Dallas Baptist University. In 2008, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Bourne Braves of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[3] He was selected by the Mariners in the 30th round of the 2009 MLB Draft.

Bantz was called up to the majors for the first time on June 5, 2013.[4] Bantz appeared in one game for the Mariners, starting at catcher in his only appearance. At the plate, he faced Andy Pettitte twice, grounding out once and striking out once before Endy Chávez replaced him as a pinch hitter in the eighth inning. Behind the plate, he caught Joe Saunders, Danny Farquhar and Óliver Pérez. He allowed stolen bases to Robinson Canó and Jayson Nix.[5]

Bantz was released by the Mariners on March 27, 2014 and signed as a minor league free agent with the Washington Nationals on April 1, 2014. Washington released Bantz on May 23, 2014 and he was with the Miami Marlins organization in 2015.

References
  1. Passmore, Lee (23 May 2004). "MHS survives to win series over Mansfield". Midland Reporter-Telegram. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  2. Elliott, Bob (21 August 2012). "Jays prospect a real knockout". Toronto Sun. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  3. "Major League Baseball Players From the Cape Cod League" (PDF). capecodbaseball.org. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
  4. http://blog.seattlepi.com/baseball/2013/06/05/mariners-call-up-new-catcher-brandon-bantz-as-injuries-force-more-roster-moves/
  5. "New York Yankees at Seattle Mariners Box Score, June 8, 2013". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved 5 July 2020.


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