Bryan Lavastida

Bryan Lavastida
Bryan Lavastida
	Lavastida with the Columbus Clippers in 2022
Free agent
	Catcher
	Born: November 27, 1998 (age 25); Hialeah, Florida, U.S.
	Bats: Left Throws: Right
MLB debut
	April 10, 2022, for the Cleveland Guardians
MLB statistics ; (through 2022 season)
Batting average	.083
Home runs	0
Runs batted in	0
	Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
	Cleveland Guardians (2022);

Bryan Lavastida (born November 27, 1998) is an American professional baseball catcher who is a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cleveland Guardians.

Career

Lavastida attended Westland Hialeah Senior High School and played college baseball at Hillsborough Community College.^[1] He was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 15th round of the 2018 Major League Baseball draft.^[2]

Lavastida made his professional debut with the Arizona League Indians, batting .292 over 33 games. He played 2019 with the Mahoning Valley Scrappers and Lake County Captains, slashing .335/.410/.481 with two home runs and 38 runs batted in over 59 games. He did not play in 2020 because the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. He started 2021 with Lake County before being promoted to the Akron RubberDucks.^[3] He was promoted to the Columbus Clippers in September.^[4] Over 84 games between the two teams, he slashed .289/.380/.456 with nine home runs, 51 runs batted in, and 16 stolen bases.^[5]

The newly named Cleveland Guardians selected Lavastida to their 40-man roster on November 19, 2021. On April 2, 2022, the Guardians announced that he had been named to the Opening Day roster.^[6] He appeared in only 6 games for Cleveland in his rookie campaign, going 1-for-12 with three walks. Lavastida spent the majority of the season with Akron and Columbus, hitting .209/.284/.349 with 9 home runs, 30 RBI, and 7 stolen bases in 84 games.

Lavastida was optioned to Triple-A Columbus to begin the 2023 season.^[7] He was designated for assignment on April 23, 2023.^[8] After clearing waivers, he was sent outright to Double-A Akron on April 28.^[9]

On November 6, 2024, he elected free agency.^[10]

References

^ "Better know a Guardians Prospect: Bryan Lavastida". November 27, 2021.
^ "Change of pace for Scrappers catcher".
^ "RubberDucks catcher Bryan Lavastida brings infield talents behind the plate".
^ "Indians' Bryan Lavastida: Reports to Triple-A".
^ "Can Bryan Lavastida's bat get him to the big leagues ahead of schedule? Podcast". December 15, 2021.
^ "Guardians' Opening Day Roster Beginning to Take Shape".
^ "Guardians' Bryan Lavastida: Sent to minors". cbssports.com. Retrieved March 22, 2023.
^ Deeds, Nick (April 23, 2023). "Guardians Select Logan Allen". MLB Trade Rumors.
^ "Guardians' Bryan Lavastida: Outrighted to Double-A". cbssports.com. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
^ https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/minor-league-free-agents-2024/

External links

Career statistics from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet

[1] "Better know a Guardians Prospect: Bryan Lavastida". November 27, 2021.

[2] "Change of pace for Scrappers catcher".

[3] "RubberDucks catcher Bryan Lavastida brings infield talents behind the plate".

[4] "Indians' Bryan Lavastida: Reports to Triple-A".

[5] "Can Bryan Lavastida's bat get him to the big leagues ahead of schedule? Podcast". December 15, 2021.

[6] "Guardians' Opening Day Roster Beginning to Take Shape".

[7] "Guardians' Bryan Lavastida: Sent to minors". cbssports.com. Retrieved March 22, 2023.

[8] Deeds, Nick (April 23, 2023). "Guardians Select Logan Allen". MLB Trade Rumors.

[9] "Guardians' Bryan Lavastida: Outrighted to Double-A". cbssports.com. Retrieved May 1, 2023.

[10] ttps://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/minor-league-free-agents-2024/

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