Melvin Dorta | |
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Infielder | |
Born: Valencia, Venezuela | January 15, 1982|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
Sept 1, 2006, for the Washington Nationals | |
Last MLB appearance | |
October 1, 2006, for the Washington Nationals | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .211 |
Hits | 4 |
Runs batted in | 0 |
Teams | |
Melvin A. Dorta (born January 15,1982) is a retired professional baseball infielder. Dorta bats and throws right-handed. He made his Major League Baseball debut with the Washington Nationals on September 1,2006.
Dorta began his career by joining the Boston Red Sox organization in 2001 after signing as a free agent in 1998. [1] He was assigned to the GCL Red Sox and also appeared for the Augusta GreenJackets. [2] In 2002,he played for the advanced A-ball Sarasota Red Sox,with whom he spent the entire 2002 and 2003 seasons. [2]
Dorta was acquired by the Montreal Expos from the Boston Red Sox on January 5,2004. [1] In 2004 he played for the AA Harrisburg Senators and remained in Harrisburg in 2005 when the Montreal Expos became the Washington Nationals. [2] In 2005,Dorta established career highs with 11 home runs,50 RBI and 121 games played for Double-A Harrisburg Senators. [2] In 2006,he was selected for the Eastern League All-Star Game and was promoted to Washington in July for two games,then was brought back up at the start of September. [3] In 2007,Dorta did not appear in the major leagues,and played for Harrisburg and the AAA Columbus Clippers. [2] He became a free agent after the season. [1]
On January 22,2008,Dorta signed a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training with the Pittsburgh Pirates. [4] He spent the season with the Altoona Curve,the Double-A affiliate of Pittsburgh. [2] He became a free agent at the end of the season. [1]
Dorta signed a minor league contract with the Baltimore Orioles in December 2008. [1] Dorta was assigned to the Double-A Bowie Baysox to begin the season. [5] On May 16,he was promoted to the Triple-A Norfolk Tides. [5] He would play in 94 games for Norfolk,hitting .252/.301/.321. [2] On November 9,2009,he elected free agency. [1]
On December 11,2009,Dorta signed a minor league deal with the Philadelphia Phillies organization. [1] He was assigned to the Double-A Reading Phillies to begin the season. [6] On April 15,he was promoted to the Triple-A Lehigh Valley IronPigs. [6] Dorta played in 103 games for the Phillies organization before he elected free agency on November 6,2010. [2]
Dorta signed with the Camden Riversharks of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball for the 2011 season and played in 8 games for Camden,hitting .097/.125/.129 before he was released. [2]
Shortly after his release,Dorta signed with the Road Warriors of the Atlantic League and played in 39 games for the club,batting .353/.373/.433 for the team. [2] He became a free agent at the conclusion of the season. [1]
On March 4,2013,Dorta signed a minor league deal with the Washington Nationals organization. [1] Instead of playing with the team,he became an assistant coach for the Harrisburg Senators that season,ending his playing career. [7] He was released by the team before the start of the 2014 season. [1]
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