Juan Centeno

Juan Carlos Centeno (/sɛnˈteɪnoʊ/ sen-TAY-noh;[1] born November 16, 1989) is a Puerto Rican professional baseball catcher for the Boston Red Sox organization. He previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Mets, Milwaukee Brewers, Minnesota Twins, Houston Astros, Texas Rangers, and Red Sox.

Juan Centeno
Centeno with the Colorado Springs Sky Sox in 2015
Boston Red Sox – No. 13
Catcher
Born: (1989-11-16) November 16, 1989
Arecibo, Puerto Rico
Bats: Left Throws: Right
MLB debut
September 18, 2013, for the New York Mets
MLB statistics
(through 2019 season)
Batting average.223
Home runs6
Runs batted in37
Teams
Career highlights and awards

Career
Centeno with the New York Mets

New York Mets

Centeno was selected in round 32 with the 991st pick of the 2007 MLB draft by the New York Mets. He received a $5,000 signing bonus. He was selected primarily because of his defensive qualities, as his batting capabilities were not the best.[2] Centeno began his professional career in 2007 with the Gulf Coast League Mets at the Rookie League league level, and advanced to the Triple-A level in 2013 with the Las Vegas 51s.

Centeno was called up to the majors for the first time on September 9, 2013.[3] He made his major league debut on September 18 against the San Francisco Giants, going 2-for-4 with two singles, and his first major league RBI. For the 2013 season, Centeno appeared in four MLB games, batting .300 with one RBI. In 2014, he appeared in 10 MLB games, batting .200 with two RBIs. That season, Centeno also played in 74 minor league games, batting .289 with one home run and 25 RBIs.

Milwaukee Brewers

On October 31, 2014, Centeno was selected off waivers by the Milwaukee Brewers.[4] In 2015, after catcher Jonathan Lucroy was injured, Centeno was called up to Milwaukee. From late April to late May, he appeared in 10 MLB games, batting .048 (1-for-21).[5] He was optioned to the Triple-A Colorado Springs Sky Sox when Lucroy returned.[6] Centeno was granted free agency on November 6, 2015.[4]

Minnesota Twins

Centeno signed with the Minnesota Twins on November 30, 2015.[4] He served as the team's regular back-up catcher during the 2016 season, appearing in 55 games with 192 plate appearances while batting .261 (46-for-176) with three home runs and 25 RBIs.[7] He again became a free agent on November 23, 2016.[4]

Houston Astros

In December 2016, Centeno signed a minor league contract with the Houston Astros.[8] He appeared in his first game for the Astros on May 23, 2017, against the Detroit Tigers where he homered in his debut.[9] In 22 games with the Astros in 2017, Centeno finished with a .231 batting average, two home runs, and four RBI.[9] The Astros finished the season with a 101–61 record, and went on to win the World Series for the first time.[10] Centeno was on the Astros' roster through the postseason, but only appeared in one postseason game (Game 3 of the 2017 ALDS) and did not have a plate appearance.[11]

Texas Rangers

Centeno was claimed off waivers on November 27, 2017, by the Texas Rangers.[12] Early in the 2018 season, he appeared in 10 games with the Rangers, batting .162 (6-for-37) with one home run and three RBIs.[13] He was designated for assignment on May 3, and sent outright to the Triple-A Round Rock Express four days later.[14] He was granted free agency on October 1, 2018.[4][15]

Boston Red Sox

On November 13, 2018, Centeno signed a minor league deal with the Boston Red Sox;[16] he was assigned to the Triple-A Pawtucket Red Sox.[17] On September 1, 2019, the Red Sox selected Centeno's contract, adding him to their active MLB roster.[18] He played his first game with the Red Sox on September 11, appearing against the Toronto Blue Jays.[19] Centeno appeared in seven games with the 2019 Red Sox, batting .133 with two RBIs. Following the 2019 season, he was removed from Boston's 40-man roster and elected to become a free agent.[20][21] Centeno re-signed with the Red Sox on a minor league deal on January 23, 2020.[22] He was later announced as a non-roster invitee to Red Sox spring training.[23]

International career

Puerto Rican Winter League

Centeno has played in the Puerto Rican Winter League for several teams. Through the league's 2018–19 season, he has appeared in 154 games in parts of seven seasons, batting .228 with three home runs and 42 RBIs.[24]

World Baseball Classic

Centeno was considered for the Puerto Rico national baseball team for the 2017 World Baseball Classic; however, the team selected Roberto Pérez and René Rivera to backup catcher Yadier Molina.

See also: 2017 World Baseball Classic rosters § Puerto Rico

Personal life

Centeno is married.[25]

See also

References
  1. Las Vegas 51s 2014 roster. Archived 2014-05-17 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "Suena alto el nombre de Juan Centeno". November 13, 2016. Retrieved November 13, 2016.
  3. New York Mets [@Mets] (8 September 2013). "Outfielder Mike Baxter, RHP Aaron Harang and catcher Juan Centeno will join the team in New York tomorrow" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  4. "Juan Centeno". Retrosheet. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
  5. "Juan Centeno 2015 Batting Game Logs". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
  6. "Brewers Roster & Staff – Transactions". MLB.com. June 2015. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
  7. "Juan Centeno 2016 Batting Game Logs". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
  8. Eddy, Matt (December 24, 2016). "Minor League Transactions: Dec. 10-22". baseballamerica.com. Retrieved December 24, 2016.
  9. "Juan Centeno 2017 Batting Game Logs". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
  10. McTaggart, Brian; Gurnick, Ken. "Houston Astros win 2017 World Series". MLB. Retrieved November 2, 2017.
  11. "Juan Centeno Postseason Batting Game Log". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
  12. Adams, Steve (November 27, 2017). "Rangers Claim Juan Centeno From Astros". mlbtraderumors.com. Retrieved November 27, 2017.
  13. "Juan Centeno 2018 Batting Game Logs". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
  14. "Rangers Roster & Staff – Transactions". MLB.com. May 2018. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
  15. Todd, Jeff (October 8, 2018). "Players Electing Free Agency". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved October 9, 2018.
  16. "Red Sox Roster & Staff – Transactions". MLB.com. November 2018. Retrieved June 5, 2019.
  17. "Juan Centeno Stats, Highlights, Bio". MiLB.com. Retrieved June 5, 2019.
  18. "Red Sox Roster & Staff – Transactions". MLB.com. September 2019. Retrieved September 1, 2019.
  19. "Red Sox vs. Blue Jays - Box Score". ESPN. September 11, 2019. Retrieved September 11, 2019.
  20. Todd, Jeff (November 4, 2019). "Red Sox Outright Juan Centeno". mlbtraderumors.com. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
  21. @RedSox (November 4, 2019). "Catcher Juan Centeno was outrighted from the major league roster. He has elected free agency" (Tweet). Retrieved November 9, 2019 – via Twitter.
  22. Collins, Matt (January 23, 2020). "Red Sox sign Juan Centeno to minor-league deal". overthemonster.com. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
  23. @RedSox (February 11, 2020). "The #RedSox have added five non-roster invitees to the team's 2020 Spring Training roster:" (Tweet). Retrieved February 11, 2020 – via Twitter.
  24. "Juan Centeno Minor, Winter & Fall Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
  25. "Suena alto el nombre de Juan Centeno". November 13, 2016. Retrieved November 13, 2016.
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