David Bañuelos
baseball player
David Clemente Bañuelos (born October 1, 1996) is an American professional baseball catcher in the Minnesota Twins organization. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Baltimore Orioles.
Amateur career
Bañuelos attended Damien High School in La Verne, California, graduating in 2014. As a senior, he batted .395 with four home runs and 24 runs batted in (RBIs) for the baseball team. Undrafted out of high school in the 2014 MLB draft, he enrolled at California State University, Long Beach, and played college baseball for the Long Beach State Dirtbags. He became the Dirtbags' starting catcher as a sophomore in 2016. During the summer of 2016, he played collegiate summer baseball for the Bellingham Bells of the West Coast League. In 2017, he batted .289 with seven home runs and 29 RBIs and was named a First-Team All-American by Baseball America and one of three finalists for the Johnny Bench Award.
Professional career
Seattle Mariners
The Seattle Mariners drafted Bañuelos in the fifth round, with the 153rd overall selection, of the 2017 Major League Baseball draft. He signed with the Mariners, receiving a $300,000 signing bonus, and made his professional debut with the Low–A Everett AquaSox, where he spent his first professional season, posting a .236 batting average with four home runs and 26 RBI in 36 games.
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