René Pinto

René Rafael Pinto (born November 2, 1996) is a Venezuelan professional baseball catcher for the Tampa Bay Rays of Major League Baseball (MLB).

René Pinto
Tampa Bay Rays – No. 50
Catcher
Born: (1996-11-02) November 2, 1996
Maracay, Venezuela
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
MLB debut
April 26, 2022, for the Tampa Bay Rays
MLB statistics
(through April 29,2022)
Batting average.333
Home runs1
Runs batted in2
Teams

Career

Pinto signed with the Tampa Bay Rays as an international free agent on October 1, 2013.[1] Pinto spent the 2014 and 2015 seasons with the Venezuelan Summer League Rays; hitting .264/.318/.347/.666 with 1 home run and 11 RBI in 14' and .323/.379/.552/.931 with 6 home runs and 38 RBI in 2015.[2] He split the 2016 season between the GCL Rays and the Princeton Rays, hitting a combined .262/.304/.483/.788 with 8 home runs and 28 RBI.[2] Pinto split the 2017 season between the GCL and the Bowling Green Hot Rods, hitting a combined .290/.339/.396/.734 with 3 home runs and 39 RBI.[2] He spent the 2018 season with the Charlotte Stone Crabs, hitting .301/.353/.407/.759 with 1 home run and 38 RBI.[2] Pinto spent the 2019 season with the Montgomery Biscuits, hitting .235/.303/.354/.657 with 5 home runs and 30 RBI.[3] He did not play in 2020 due to the cancellation of the Minor League Baseball season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Pinto split the 2021 season between Montgomery and the Durham Bulls, hitting a combined .274/.325/.500/.825 with 20 home runs and 60 RBI.[4][5]

On November 7, 2021, Tampa Bay selected Pinto's contract to the 40-man roster.[6]

On April 22, 2022, Pinto was added to the Rays roster as a covid-replacement for Francisco Mejía.[7]

References
  1. "René Pinto Stats, Fantasy & News". MLB.com. Retrieved 2021-11-07.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. "Rene Pinto Minor, Amateur & Winter Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2021-11-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. Tolentino, Josh (February 19, 2020). "Thoughts on all 32 position players reporting to Rays spring training". The Athletic. Retrieved 2021-11-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. Staff Reports (November 7, 2021). "Rays' Rene Pinto: Added to 40-man roster". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2021-11-07.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. RaysRadio (2021-11-07). "Rays Pick Up Zunino Option, Add Catcher to Roster". Medium. Retrieved 2021-11-07.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. Topkin, Marc (November 7, 2021). "Following All-Star season, Rays pick up Mike Zunino's option for 2022". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved 2021-11-07.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. McDonald, Darragh (April 22, 2022). "Francisco Mejia Test Positive For Covid-19". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved April 22, 2022.
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