Yamid Haad

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Yamid Salcedo Haad (born September 2, 1977 in Cartagena, Colombia) is a catcher and right-handed batter who as of December 1, 2006 has signed a minor league contract with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.

In a brief stint with the Pirates in 1999, Haad went 0-for-1 in one game played. In 2006, he served as the Giant's backup catcher behind Mike Matheny since previous backup Yorvit Torrealba was traded to the Seattle Mariners. Haad's playing time with the Giants was limited to only 10 starts, with Matheny starting the large majority of games, until a steroids suspension likely ended his season. For the year, he has only two hits in 28 at-bats, with a batting average of .071.

On December 1, 2006, the Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed catcher Yamid Haad to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training for the 2007 season.

[edit] Steroids

On May 31, 2006 Haad received a 50-game suspension for testing positive for performance enhancing drugs.

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