Mario Feliciano

Mario Javier Feliciano (born November 20, 1998) is a Puerto Rican professional baseball catcher in the Detroit Tigers organization. He previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Milwaukee Brewers in 2021.

Mario Feliciano
Feliciano with the Carolina Mudcats in 2019
Detroit Tigers
Catcher
Born: (1998-11-20) November 20, 1998
Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
MLB debut
May 1, 2021, for the Milwaukee Brewers
MLB statistics
(through 2022 season)
Batting average.250
Home runs0
Runs batted in0
Teams

Career

Milwaukee Brewers

The Milwaukee Brewers selected Feliciano in the second round of the 2016 Major League Baseball draft out of the Carlos Beltran Academy in Florida, Puerto Rico.[1][2] He made his professional debut with the Arizona League Brewers.

Feliciano spent the 2017 season with the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers, batting .265 with 16 RBIs over 29 games, and 2018 with the Arizona League Brewers and Carolina Mudcats, slashing .251/.320/.331 with four home runs and 36 RBIs in 104 games. He played in only 46 games during the 2018 season, hitting .213 with three home runs, and only two games in the Arizona Fall League due to a shoulder injury.[3] He started 2019 with Carolina.

He did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the Minor League Baseball season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[4] The Brewers added Feliciano to their 40-man roster after the 2020 season.[5]

On May 1, 2021, Feliciano was promoted to the major leagues for the first time.[6] He made his MLB debut that night as a pinch hitter, drawing a walk against Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Alex Vesia in the bottom of the 11th inning. Feliciano scored the game-winning run later that inning, his first MLB run scored.[7]

On August 17, 2022, Feliciano collected his first career hit, lacing a single off of Los Angeles Dodgers starter Tony Gonsolin.[8]

On December 14, 2022, Feliciano was designated for assignment following the acquisition of Owen Miller.[9]

Detroit Tigers

On December 21, 2022, Feliciano was claimed off waivers by the Detroit Tigers.[10] On January 6, 2023, Feliciano was removed from the 40-man roster and sent outright to the Triple-A Toledo Mud Hens.[11]

References
  1. "Crew selects Puerto Rican catching prospect". MLB.com.
  2. "Brewers add third baseman, catcher via draft". www.jsonline.com.
  3. "Carolina notes: Feliciano comes back strong". MiLB.com.
  4. "2020 Minor League Season Canceled". MLB Trade Rumors.
  5. Haudricourt, Tom. "Brewers add catching prospect Feliciano, pitchers Bettinger and File to 40-man roster". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
  6. "Brewers Place Omar Narvaez On Injured List". MLB Trade Rumors.
  7. https://www.milb.com/news/mario-feliciano-makes-mlb-debut
  8. https://www.mlb.com/video/feliciano-s-1st-hit-in-the-mlb
  9. "Brewers Acquire Owen Miller, Designate Mario Feliciano". MLB Trade Rumors.
  10. "Tigers Claim Mario Feliciano, Designate Bligh Madris". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved 2022-12-22.
  11. "Tigers Outright Four Players". yardbarker.com. Retrieved 2023-01-06.
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