César Salazar
Bats: LThrows: RAge: 29Season: 2025
2025 Season Stats
AVG
.231
OPS
0.564
HR
0
RBI
1
R
0
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HOU • Catcher • #18
2 months ago
The Astros had been rolling with three catchers on their active roster, but they’ll send Salazar out to make room for the promotion of Zach Cole from Triple-A on Friday night. The 29-year-old backstop has hit .231 (3-for-13) with one RBI in his limited action with the Astros this season.
HOU • Catcher • #18
3 months ago
Salazar gets the call to Houston to handle the catching duties on Wednesday against the Rockies with both Victor Caratini (concussion) and Yainer Diaz (wrist) dealing with injuries. He got into eight contests earlier this season for the Astros, batting .143 (1-for-7) in the process. The 29-year-old is the quintessential third catcher in the modern era in the sense that he’s perfectly capable of filling in as emergency depth without threatening an established starting backstop for playing time.
HOU • Catcher • #18
4 months ago
Salazar received exactly seven plate appearances with the Astros after being called up back on May 5. The 29-year-old backstop returns to the minors to make room for Jon Singleton to join Houston’s bench mix.