Anthony Bemboom | |
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Free agent | |
Catcher | |
Born: St. Cloud, Minnesota, U.S. | January 18, 1990|
Bats: Left Throws: Right | |
MLB debut | |
May 12, 2019, for the Tampa Bay Rays | |
MLB statistics (through 2023 season) | |
Batting average | .161 |
Home runs | 5 |
Runs batted in | 12 |
Teams | |
Anthony John Bemboom (born January 18,1990) is an American professional baseball catcher who is a free agent. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Tampa Bay Rays,Los Angeles Angels and Baltimore Orioles.
Bemboom graduated from Sauk Rapids-Rice High School in Sauk Rapids,Minnesota. [1] He attended Iowa Western Community College in Council Bluffs,Iowa,from 2009 through 2010. [2] [3] He attended Creighton University in Omaha,Nebraska,from 2011 through 2012. [3]
The Los Angeles Angels selected Bemboom in the 22nd round,with the 687th overall selection,of the 2012 MLB draft. [4] He signed with the Angels and played in Minor League Baseball for their organization from 2012 through 2016. [5] During his time with them,he played for the AZL Angels,Orem Owlz,Burlington Bees,Inland Empire 66ers,Arkansas Travelers,and the Salt Lake Bees. [5]
Bemboom was selected by the Colorado Rockies in the minor league portion of the 2016 Rule 5 draft. [6] He played for the Albuquerque Isotopes in 2017 and 2018. [5]
Bemboom signed a minor league contract with the Tampa Bay Rays on November 26,2018. [7] He began the 2019 season playing for the Charlotte Stone Crabs and the Durham Bulls. [5] The Rays promoted Bemboom to the major leagues on May 10,2019. [8] He made his major league debut on May 12 versus the New York Yankees. [9] Bemboom got his first career hit on May 14,2019,an RBI double versus the Miami Marlins. He later exited the game with a knee injury. [10] He was placed on the injured list on May 16. [11] On July 15,he was reinstated from the injured list and designated for assignment. [12]
On July 15,2019,Bemboom was traded to the Los Angeles Angels in exchange for cash considerations. [13] On August 24,2020,Bemboom made his first career pitching appearance against the Houston Astros,pitching a scoreless inning after getting Carlos Correa,Taylor Jones and Michael Brantley to fly out following the walk of Kyle Tucker. In 2020,Bemboom batted .208/.328/.417 with 3 home runs and led all Angels catchers with a 41% caught stealing rate. [14] On August 7,2021,Bemboom was designated for assignment by the Angels. [15]
On August 9,2021,the Los Angeles Dodgers claimed Bemboom off waivers from the Angels. [16] On August 14,Bemboom was outrighted off of the 40-man roster without having appeared in a game for the Dodgers. [17] He played in 25 games for the Triple-A Oklahoma City Dodgers,with a .189 batting average. [5] Bemboom became a free agent following the season.
On December 16,2021,Bemboom signed a minor league contract with the Baltimore Orioles organization. [18] He made the Orioles' Opening Day roster for the 2022 season. [19] Playing in 22 games for Baltimore,Bemboom hit just .115/.207/.212 with one home run and one RBI. He was designated for assignment on May 21,2022. He cleared waivers and was sent outright to Triple-A Norfolk Tides on May 27. Spending the rest of the season in Norfolk,Bemboom appeared in 34 contests,batting .228/.292/.350 with 3 home runs and 15 RBI.
Following the 2022 season on October 6,the Orioles added Bemboom to the 40-man roster to prevent him from reaching minor–league free agency. [20] However,on November 4,Bemboom was removed from the roster and sent outright to Triple–A Norfolk. [21]
On March 30,2023,Bemboom had his contract selected after making the Opening Day roster. James McCann had suffered an injury and a backup catcher was needed,necessitating his promotion. [22] After going 0–for–2 in just 2 games,he was designated for assignment on April 13. [23] He cleared waivers and was sent outright to Triple–A Norfolk the same day. [24] On June 20,Bemboom was selected back to the major league roster to replace JoséGodoy as the backup to Adley Rutschman. [25] He went 2–for–9 in 4 more games,and was again designated for assignment on July 5,following the promotion of Colton Cowser. [26] [27] He again cleared waivers and was sent outright to Norfolk on July 12. [28] On October 13,Bemboom elected free agency.
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