Humberto Cota
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| Colorado Rockies — No. 37 | |
| Catcher | |
| Born: February 7, 1979 San Luis Río Colorado, Sonora |
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| Bats: Right | Throws: Right |
| Major League Baseball debut | |
| September 9, 2001 for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |
| Selected MLB statistics (through 2007) |
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| Batting average | .233 |
| Home runs | 12 |
| Runs batted in | 61 |
| Teams | |
Humberto Cota (born February 7, 1979 in San Luis Río Colorado, Mexico) is a Major League Baseball catcher for the Colorado Rockies organization. His Major League debut was on September 9, 2001 for the Pittsburgh Pirates.
After signing a minor league contract with the Washington Nationals during the 2007-2008 off-season, Cota refused an assignment to minor league camp during spring training and became a free agent. He then signed a minor league deal with the Colorado Rockies.
On May 28, 2008, Cota was suspended 50 games for failing a drug test.[1]
[edit] Trivia
- Humberto was born on the same day as fellow major leaguers Eliezer Alfonzo and Jon Leicester.
[edit] References
- ^ "Rox Minor Leaguer Cota suspended". May 28, 2008, mlb.com. Retrieved on May 29, 2008.
[edit] External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube
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