Baseball player
Joe DePastino | |
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Catcher | |
Born: (1973-09-04)September 4, 1973 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |
Batted: RightThrew: Right | |
MLB debut | |
August 5, 2003, for the New York Mets | |
Last MLB appearance | |
August 6, 2003, for the New York Mets | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .000 |
Games Played | 2 |
At Bats | 2 |
Teams | |
Joseph Bernard DePastino (born September 4, 1973) is an American professional baseball player. A catcher, DePastino made his Major League Baseball debut in 2003 for the New York Mets.
DePastino played baseball and attended Riverview High School.
After spending over 10 years in the minor leagues as a journeyman catcher, DePastino was called up to the Mets in early August 2003 due to injuries. He made his Major League debut on August 5, pinch-hitting and striking out against the Houston Astros. He only lasted one more at-bat the following day against Houston before being sent down. He retired in 2005.
DePastino served as manager for the Detroit Tigers' Class A affiliate, West Michigan Whitecaps of the Midwest League, from 2008-2010. He is currently serving as the Tigers minor league-wide roving catching coordinator. He also has 2 kids Gia and Rocco depastino who both play softball or baseball.
References
- "Short Time Italian / American Mets Catcher: Joe Depastino (2003)". Centerfield Maz. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
- ^ "BASEBALL: Joe DePastino catches Detroit's eyes". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. July 31, 2012. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
- McCosky, Chris. "Tigers finalize 2021 player-development admin, coaching staffs". The Detroit News. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
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