Born September 2, 1991
Panama City, Panamá, Panama
Christian Bethancourt played for six clubs across 12 seasons as a catcher, opening with the Atlanta Braves in 2013 and closing with the Chicago Cubs in 2024.
Across 428 games he batted .229, with 284 hits and 149 runs. He finished with 35 home runs, 60 doubles and 12 stolen bases. He went 0 and 0 with a 9.31 earned run average, pitching 9.7 innings in 11 games. He struck out 4.
He played 325 games behind the plate, with 2,316 putouts and 21 errors. He turned 13 double plays.
He was born in Panama City, Panamá, Panama on September 2, 1991. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed. He has not retired; our record has no final game for him.
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | ATL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 2014 | ATL | 31 | 113 | 7 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 26 | 1 | .248 |
| 2015 | ATL | 48 | 155 | 16 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 33 | 1 | .200 |
| 2016 | SDP | 73 | 193 | 20 | 44 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 25 | 10 | 56 | 1 | .228 |
| 2017 | SDP | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .143 |
| 2022 | OAK/TBR | 101 | 318 | 39 | 80 | 17 | 0 | 11 | 34 | 12 | 80 | 5 | .252 |
| 2023 | TBR | 104 | 315 | 49 | 71 | 16 | 0 | 11 | 33 | 13 | 91 | 1 | .225 |
| 2024 | CHC/MIA | 62 | 139 | 18 | 29 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 22 | 5 | 36 | 3 | .209 |
| Career | — | 428 | 1241 | 149 | 284 | 60 | 0 | 35 | 135 | 48 | 326 | 12 | .229 |
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | SDP | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0.00 |
| 2017 | SDP | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3.2 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 14.73 |
| 2022 | OAK/TBR | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2.25 |
| 2023 | TBR | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 81.00 |
| Career | — | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 9.2 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 9.31 |
Panama City, Panamá, Panama
Christian Bethancourt made a major-league debut on September 29, 2013.
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