1983
Born July 9, 1983
Caracas, Distrito Capital, Venezuela
Miguel Montero Notable
b. July 9, 1983 · Arizona Diamondbacks 2006–2014, Chicago Cubs 2015–2017, Toronto Blue Jays 2017, Washington Nationals 2018
Miguel Montero played for four clubs across 13 seasons as a catcher, opening with the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2006 and closing with the Washington Nationals in 2018.
Across 1,185 games he batted .256, with 973 hits and 458 runs. He finished with 126 home runs, 197 doubles and 5 stolen bases. He went 0 and 0 with a 3.86 earned run average, pitching 2 innings in 2 games.
He played 1,077 games behind the plate, with 7,516 putouts and 84 errors. He turned 54 double plays.
He was selected to two All-Star teams between 2011 and 2014.
He was born in Caracas, Distrito Capital, Venezuela on July 9, 1983. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 2 | 2011, 2014 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | ARI | 6 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .250 |
| 2007 | ARI | 84 | 214 | 30 | 48 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 37 | 20 | 35 | 0 | .224 |
| 2008 | ARI | 70 | 184 | 24 | 47 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 49 | 0 | .255 |
| 2009 | ARI | 128 | 425 | 61 | 125 | 30 | 0 | 16 | 59 | 38 | 78 | 1 | .294 |
| 2010 | ARI | 85 | 297 | 36 | 79 | 20 | 2 | 9 | 43 | 29 | 71 | 0 | .266 |
| 2011 | ARI | 140 | 493 | 65 | 139 | 36 | 1 | 18 | 86 | 47 | 97 | 1 | .282 |
| 2012 | ARI | 141 | 486 | 65 | 139 | 25 | 2 | 15 | 88 | 73 | 130 | 0 | .286 |
| 2013 | ARI | 116 | 413 | 44 | 95 | 14 | 0 | 11 | 42 | 51 | 110 | 0 | .230 |
| 2014 | ARI | 136 | 489 | 40 | 119 | 23 | 0 | 13 | 72 | 56 | 97 | 0 | .243 |
| 2015 | CHC | 113 | 347 | 36 | 86 | 11 | 0 | 15 | 53 | 49 | 103 | 1 | .248 |
| 2016 | CHC | 86 | 241 | 33 | 52 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 33 | 38 | 58 | 1 | .216 |
| 2017 | CHC/TOR | 76 | 185 | 24 | 40 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 23 | 47 | 1 | .216 |
| 2018 | WSN | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .000 |
| Career | — | 1185 | 3801 | 458 | 973 | 197 | 7 | 126 | 550 | 446 | 881 | 5 | .256 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | CHC | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.75 |
| 2017 | CHC | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Career | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3.86 |
On this day & linked events
2006
Major-league debut: Miguel Montero
Miguel Montero made a major-league debut on September 6, 2006.
2018
Final major-league game: Miguel Montero
Miguel Montero played a final major-league game on April 5, 2018.