Yamid Haad
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| Cleveland Indians — No. 59 | |
| Catcher | |
| Born: September 2, 1977 Cartagena, Colombia |
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| Bats: Right | Throws: Right |
| Major League Baseball debut | |
| July 5, 1999 for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |
| Selected MLB statistics (through 2007) |
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| Batting average | .069 |
| Home runs | 0 |
| Runs batted in | 1 |
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Yamid Salcedo Haad (born September 2, 1977 in Cartagena, Colombia) is a catcher for the Cleveland Indians.
In a brief stint with the Pirates in 1999, Haad went 0-for-1 in one game played. In 2005, 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 ended his season. For the year, he had only two hits in 28 at-bats, for 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. On April 9, 2007, Haad signed a minor league contract with the Cleveland Indians.
On June 12, 2008, Haad was called up by the Indians.
[edit] Steroids
On May 31, 2006, Haad received a 50-game suspension for testing positive for performance enhancing drugs.
[edit] External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube
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