Mark Salas

Mark Salas
Chicago White Sox — No. 59
Catcher/Bullpen catcher
Born: March 8, 1961 (1961-03-08) (age 50) Montebello, California
Batted: Left	Threw: Right
MLB debut
June 19, 1984 for the St. Louis Cardinals
Last MLB appearance
October 5, 1991 for the Detroit Tigers
Career statistics
Batting average	.247
Home runs	38
Runs batted in	143
Teams
St. Louis Cardinals (1984) Minnesota Twins (1985-1987) New York Yankees (1987) Chicago White Sox (1988) Cleveland Indians (1989) Detroit Tigers (1990-1991)

Mark Bruce Salas (born March 8, 1961 in Montebello, California) is a former professional catcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1984-1991. Salas, who is of Mexican descent, currently works for the Chicago White Sox as a bullpen catcher.^[1]

Despite playing for the Minnesota Twins before being traded to the New York Yankees during the 1987 season, Salas never received a World Series ring. Instead, he was given a watch.^{[citation needed]}

Salas is one of a few major leaguers whose surname is a palindrome; the others being catcher Truck Hannah (1918-1920), third baseman Eddie Kazak (1948-1952), infielder Toby Harrah (1969-1986), pitcher Dave Otto (1987-1994), first baseman Dick Nen (1963-1970), his son, reliever Robb Nen (1993-2002), pitcher Juan Salas (2006-present), and pitcher Marino Salas (2008-present). Mark, Juan and Marino Salas are not related.

References

1. ^ Orlando Sentinel, "TUESDAY'S NOTEBOOK"(Jun 5, 1985, Sports Section, Page D3); "..and rookie catcher Mark Salas, who is of Mexican descent, the Twins' minority percentage is 12 percent."

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube
• Baseball Almanac

Persondata
Name	Salas, Mark
Alternative names
Short description	American baseball player
Date of birth	March 8, 1961
Place of birth	Montebello, California
Date of death
Place of death