| Carlos Corporan | |
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| Houston Astros – No. 22 | |
| Catcher | |
| Born: January 7, 1984 Hato Rey, Puerto Rico |
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| Bats: Switch | Throws: Right |
| MLB debut | |
| May 6, 2009 for the Milwaukee Brewers | |
| Career statistics (through 2011 Season) |
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| Batting average | .194 |
| Home Runs | 0 |
| Runs batted in | 11 |
| Teams | |
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Carlos Fernando Corporan (born January 7, 1984, in Hato Rey, Puerto Rico) is a Major League Baseball catcher for the Houston Astros.
Corporan was drafted by Milwaukee in the 12th round of the 2003 Major League Baseball Draft. In 2003, he played for their Rookie-League Helena Brewers and Arizona Brewers. He was promoted to the Class-A Beloit Snappers in 2004; he stayed in Class-A in 2005, but with the West Virginia Power. In 2006 and 2007, Corporan split his time between the Class-A Advanced Brevard County Manatees and the Double-A Huntsville Stars. He started the 2008 season in Huntsville, but was later promoted to the Triple-A Nashville Sounds. In early 2009, he served as a backup catcher in Nashville before being called up to Milwaukee when backup catcher Mike Rivera sprained his ankle. In his only plate appearance for Milwaukee, he got his first hit in the majors off of shortstop Paul Janish. Corporan returned to Nashville after Rivera returned to playing. After the 2009 season, he filed for free agency.
He was signed to a minor league contract by the Arizona Diamondbacks on December 4, 2009. He also received an invitation to spring training as part of the contract.
On June 10, 2011, Corporan was called up by the Houston Astros to replace back-up catcher Robinson Cancel.[1]
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