| Vinny Rottino | |
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Rottino playing for Italy national team on March 3, 2009, before World Baseball Classic |
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| New York Mets – No. -- | |
| Catcher | |
| Born: April 7, 1980 | |
| Bats: Right | Throws: Right |
| MLB debut | |
| September 1, 2006 for the Milwaukee Brewers | |
| Career statistics (through 2011) |
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| Batting average | .194 |
| Home runs | 0 |
| Runs batted in | 4 |
| Teams | |
Vincent Antonio Rottino (born April 7, 1980) is an Italian–American professional baseball catcher for the New York Mets of Major League Baseball. He generally plays at catcher, first base, and outfield.[1]
He graduated from St. Catherine's High School in Racine, and then went to the University of Wisconsin–La Crosse in La Crosse, Wisconsin.[1]
Rottino originally signed with the Milwaukee Brewers as an undrafted free agent on February 3, 2003.[2] In his fourth year with the Brewers organization, he made his major league debut as a September call up in 2006.[2] He played in 9 games, batting .214.[2]
Rottino began the 2007 season in Triple-A with the Nashville Sounds.[3] He spent nearly the entire season there before being recalled by Milwaukee on September 1.[4] On September 29, 2007, Rottino hit a walk-off single in the bottom of the 11th inning to beat the San Diego Padres 4–3 and clinch the first winning season for the Milwaukee Brewers since 1992.[5]
He repeated most of his previous season's fashion in 2008, playing most of the season at Triple-A,[3] then receiving a call-up in September.[6]
Rottino was the starting catcher for Team Italy in the 2009 World Baseball Classic.[7]
In 2009, Rottino accepted an assignment to Double-A Huntsville.[3] On July 31, 2009, he was traded by the Brewers to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Claudio Vargas.[8]
On November 16, 2011, Rottino signed a minor league contract with the New York Mets.[9]
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