Tim Federowicz
| Tim Federowicz | |
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| Los Angeles Dodgers – No. 26 | |
| Catcher | |
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Born: August 5, 1987 Erie, Pennsylvania | |
| Bats: Right | Throws: Right |
| MLB debut | |
| September 11, 2011 for the Los Angeles Dodgers | |
| Career statistics (through 2013 season) | |
| Batting average | .227 |
| Home runs | 4 |
| Runs batted in | 17 |
| Teams | |
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Timothy Joseph "FedEx"[1] Federowicz (born August 5, 1987) is a catcher in the Los Angeles Dodgers organization.
Federowicz was drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 7th round of the 2008 MLB Draft out of the University of North Carolina. At North Carolina, he was a first team Freshman All-American in 2006 and as a junior in 2008, he hit .303 in 68 games.
Professional career
Boston Red Sox
He began his professional career with the Lowell Spinners in the New York–Penn League in 2008. He broke out in 2009 with the Greenville Drive, hitting .345 with 10 homers in 55 games and being named to the South Atlantic League mid-season all-star team. He was promoted to the Salem Red Sox in the Carolina League, where he played through 2010. In 2011, he began the year with the Double-A Portland Sea Dogs.
Los Angeles Dodgers
On July 31, 2011 he was traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers as part of a three-team trade that sent Érik Bédard to the Red Sox and Trayvon Robinson to the Seattle Mariners.
The Dodgers assigned him to the Triple-A Albuquerque Isotopes. He was in 25 games for the Isotopes, hitting .325 with 6 home runs.
He was called up to the Dodgers on September 6, 2011 and made his major league debut on September 11, 2011 against the San Francisco Giants as a defensive replacement in the 8th inning. He struck out in his first major league plate appearance in the ninth inning, against Waldis Joaquín. On September 15, 2011, he had his first major-league start against the Pittsburgh Pirates, and singled in the fifth against Ross Ohlendorf for his first major-league hit. He appeared in 7 games for the Dodgers, with 2 hits in 13 at-bats.
In 2012 with Albuquerque he hit .294 with 11 homers and 76 RBI in 115 games and was selected to the Pacific Coast League mid-season All-Star team[2] and the post-season All-PCL Team.[3] He returned to the Majors when the Dodgers called him up on September 1 and he had 1 hit in 4 at-bats for them at the end of the season. After the season, he played for the Tigres del Licey in the Dominican Winter League.
Federowicz made the Dodges opening day roster in 2013 as the backup catcher to A. J. Ellis.[4] However, he was optioned back to AAA after Ramón Hernández was acquired from the Rockies. He rejoined the Dodgers in June and became the full-time backup catcher after Hernández was released on June 14.
Federowicz hit his first major league home run on June 1, 2013 at Colorado, in the top of the 3rd inning against pitcher Jhoulys Chacín. In 56 games with the Dodgers in 2013, he hit .231 with 4 homers and 16 RBI.
References
- ↑ Tim's nickname is mentioned by a number of sources, including 2012 Dodgers Player Profile: Tim Federowicz, by By Phil Gurnee, retrieved 2013-06-01.
- ↑ "Four 'Topes Named to PCL All-Star Team". Milb.com. 2012-06-28. Retrieved 2013-08-27.
- ↑ Higgins, Dylan. (2011-08-27)2012 All-PCL Team Announced. minorleaguebaseball.com. Retrieved on 2012-08-27.
- ↑ Dylan Hernandez (2013-03-19). "Tim Federowicz will start season as A.J. Ellis' backup at catcher". Latimes.com. Retrieved 2013-08-27.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball-Reference, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)