1984
Born October 21, 1984
Acarigua, Portuguesa, Venezuela
José Lobatón Notable
b. October 21, 1984 · San Diego Padres 2009, Tampa Bay Rays 2011–2013, Washington Nationals 2014–2017, New York Mets 2018, Chicago Cubs 2021
José Lobatón played for five clubs across 13 seasons as a catcher, opening with the San Diego Padres in 2009 and closing with the Chicago Cubs in 2021.
Across 419 games he batted .213, with 244 hits and 110 runs. He finished with 21 home runs and 47 doubles.
He played 399 games behind the plate, with 2,869 putouts and 21 errors. He turned 21 double plays.
He was born in Acarigua, Portuguesa, Venezuela on October 21, 1984. He batted both ways and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | SDP | 7 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .176 |
| 2011 | TBR | 15 | 34 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 0 | .118 |
| 2012 | TBR | 69 | 167 | 16 | 37 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 24 | 46 | 0 | .222 |
| 2013 | TBR | 100 | 277 | 38 | 69 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 32 | 30 | 65 | 0 | .249 |
| 2014 | WSN | 66 | 214 | 18 | 50 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 15 | 61 | 0 | .234 |
| 2015 | WSN | 44 | 136 | 11 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 40 | 0 | .199 |
| 2016 | WSN | 39 | 99 | 10 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 0 | .232 |
| 2017 | WSN | 51 | 141 | 11 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 35 | 0 | .170 |
| 2018 | NYM | 22 | 49 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 0 | .143 |
| 2021 | CHC | 6 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .000 |
| Career | — | 419 | 1145 | 110 | 244 | 47 | 4 | 21 | 107 | 123 | 298 | 0 | .213 |
On this day & linked events
2009
Major-league debut: José Lobatón
José Lobatón made a major-league debut on July 5, 2009.
2021
Final major-league game: José Lobatón
José Lobatón played a final major-league game on June 29, 2021.
Image: David on Flickr, CC BY 2.0