Bryan Lavastida (born November 27, 1998) is an American professional baseball catcher for the Cleveland Guardians of Major League Baseball (MLB).
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![]() Lavastida with the Columbus Clippers in 2022 | |
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Catcher | |
Born: (1998-11-27) November 27, 1998 (age 23) Hialeah, Florida | |
Bats: Left Throws: Right | |
MLB debut | |
April 10, 2022, for the Cleveland Guardians | |
MLB statistics (through 2022 season) | |
Batting average | .083 |
Home runs | 0 |
Runs batted in | 0 |
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Lavastida attended Westland Hialeah Senior High School and played college baseball at Hillsborough Community College.[1] He was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 15th round of the 2018 Major League Baseball draft.[2]
Lavastida made his professional debut with the Arizona League Indians, batting .292 over 33 games. He played 2019 with the Mahoning Valley Scrappers and Lake County Captains, slashing .335/.410/.481 with two home runs and 38 runs batted in over 59 games. He did not play in 2020 because the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. He started 2021 with Lake County before being promoted to the Akron RubberDucks.[3] He was promoted to the Columbus Clippers in September.[4] Over 84 games between the two teams, he slashed .289/.380/.456 with nine home runs, 51 runs batted in, and 16 stolen bases.[5]
The newly named Cleveland Guardians selected Lavastida to their 40-man roster on November 19, 2021. On April 2, 2022, the Guardians announced that he had been named to the Opening Day roster.[6]
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