Joe Sclafani

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Joe Sclafani
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Sclafani at spring training in 2015
Infielder
Born: (1990-04-22) April 22, 1990 (age 34)
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Bats: Switch
Throws: Right
Men's baseball
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Joe Carlo Sclafani (born April 22, 1990) is an American former professional baseball infielder. He was drafted by the Houston Astros in the 14th round in 2012.

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Amateur career

Sclafani played college baseball at Dartmouth College from 2009 to 2012. He played in 172 games, hitting .326/.408/.490 with 11 home runs and an Ivy League record 19 triples. [1]

Professional career

Sclafani was drafted by the Houston Astros in the 14th round of the 2012 MLB draft. [2] He signed with the Astros and made his professional debut with the Tri-City ValleyCats. [3] In 2013, he started with the Quad Cities River Bandits and was promoted to the Lancaster JetHawks during the season. [4] In 2014, Sclafani started with the Double-A Corpus Christi Hooks and was promoted to the Triple-A Oklahoma City RedHawks. [5] In 2015, Sclafani spent time with the Hooks and Fresno Grizzlies. He was invited to major league spring training for the 2016 season but was released on March 31, 2016. [6]

Post-baseball career

In June 2016, Sclafani joined the Toronto Blue Jays player development department as an assistant. Sclafani was promoted to a coordinator for the 2018 season and became the assistant director of player development in January 2019. [7] On January 27, 2022, Sclafani was promoted to the title of Director of Player Development. [8]

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References

  1. "Spotlight on Joe Sclafani". DartmouthSports.com. 27 April 2012. Retrieved March 9, 2015.
  2. Laurel Pfahler. "Astros take Sclafani in 14th round of draft". TCP. Retrieved March 9, 2015.
  3. "Ivy Leaguer tops 'Cats class". Times Union. 9 July 2012. Retrieved March 9, 2015.
  4. "Astros' Ivy Leaguer Sclafani preps for Majors". Major League Baseball. Retrieved March 9, 2015.
  5. "Oklahoma City RedHawks: RedHawks' Joe Sclafani likes challenge of utility role". NewsOK.com. Retrieved March 9, 2015.
  6. "Joe Sclafani Stats, Fantasy & News | MLB.com". MLB.com .
  7. https://www.linkedin.com/in/joe-sclafani-94590428 [ self-published source ]
  8. "Blue Jays director of player development on his promotion, the state of the farm system and the club's top prospects".