- Francisco Cervelli
Infobox MLB player
width = 150px
name=Francisco Cervelli
position=Catcher
team=New York Yankees
number=64
bats=Switch
throws=Right
birthdate=birth date and age|1986|3|6
birthplace=city-state|Valencia|Venezuela
debutdate=September 18
debutyear=2008
debutteam=New York Yankees
statyear=2008 season
stat1label=Batting average
stat1value=.000
stat2label=Home run s
stat2value=0
stat3label=Runs batted in|
stat3value=0
stat4label=On-base plus slugging
stat4value=.000
teams=
*New York Yankees (by|2008-present)Francisco Cervelli (born
March 6 ,1986 in Valencia,Venezuela ) is aMajor League Baseball catcher for theNew York Yankees . He was an international signee by the Yankees in by|2003.Minor Leagues
After struggling to adjust to professional baseball in by|2004 and by|2005, Cervelli batted .309 for the Short Season Single-A
Staten Island Yankees in by|2006. In by|2007, he played for theTampa Yankees , where he batted .279 with an OBP of .387 and twohome run s.Baseball America rated him the 23rd best prospect on the Yankees prior to the by|2008 season.Controversy
On
March 8 , 2008, he fractured his wrist on a controversial play during aspring training game against theTampa Bay Rays , when Raysinfielder Elliot Johnson collided with him athome plate in the ninth inning.Joe Girardi , the Yankees manager said, "I think it was uncalled for, it's spring training and you are going to get people hurt and we got Cervelli hurt." [ [http://www.nypost.com/seven/03092008/sports/yankees/harmful_rays_101078.htm HARMFUL RAYS - New York Post ] ] He didn't return to action until June 2008.Major Leagues
Following the completion of the 2008 minor league season, Cervelli was called up to the Yankees. He made his major league debut on
September 18 , mlby|2008, as a defensive replacement.References
External links
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* [http://www.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?n=Francisco%20Cervelli&pos=C&sid=milb&t=p_pbp&pid=465041 Minor League Stats]
* [http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/prospects/features/262804.html Baseball America]
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