Avila hit. While Avila never again quite reached those heights, he has often provided good offensive production from the catcher position throughout his career, offering on-base skills and a bit of power while also struggling to avoid strikeouts. Over his career PA, Avila has a. He has also been a solid pitch-framer for much of his career, and he been widely praised as a game manager and handler of pitchers. This reputation has helped Avila catch on with six different teams the Tigers, White Sox, Cubs, Diamondbacks, Twins, and Nationals over the course of his career, mostly recently his one-year free agent deal with Washington.
Avila has made only 99 PA over 29 games, as calf injuries kept him on the injured list for almost two months, and he also missed time at the start of the year on the COVID list. Avila spent eight seasons with the Tigers as part of a year MLB career.
Avila, 34, is currently playing out his final season in a part-time role with the Washington Nationals. He spent eight seasons in Detroit, playing in games. In 2, plate appearances, he hit. He backed that up with an All-Star appearance in , hitting. However, as we have seen all too often with catchers, injuries and the wear-and-tear of the position took their toll.
Compiled a game hitting streak August , batting. Established a career high with a game hitting streak August -- batted. Tabbed the Tigers Player of the Month for August after hitting.
Established a career high with four hits on September 4 versus the Chicago White Sox Belted two home runs on May 5 at Minnesota to establish a career high. Established a career high with three hits on June 11 versus Pittsburgh -- equaled the high with three hits on September 20 versus Kansas City and September 25 versus Minnesota.
Compiled a career-best five-game hitting streak June , batting. Connected for a two-run home run in the ninth inning on August 14 at Chicago's U. Cellular Field to lead the Tigers to a win over the White Sox -- according to the Elias Sports Bureau, he was the first Tigers rookie catcher with a game-winning home run in the ninth inning-or-later since Lance Parrish belted a walk-off home run in the 16th inning off Seattle's Shane Rawley on May 16, Selected to the Eastern League's mid-season all-star squad Tied for fifth in the Eastern League with six home runs during July Made his major league debut with the Tigers on August 6 versus Baltimore -- doubled and drove in a run in the third inning off David Hernandez for his first major league hit Connected for his first major league home run on August 7 versus Minnesota, a two-run shot in the first inning off Anthony Swarzak -- collected a career-high four RBI in the game Added two hits in his third career game on August 11 at Boston to become the first Tigers player since at least to begin his major league career with at least two hits in each of his first three games Named the sixth-best prospect and best defensive catcher in the Tigers organization following the season by Baseball America Saw action in 15 games for Escogido in the Dominican Winter League following the season, batting.
Collected a season-high three hits on July 4 versus Fort Wayne -- matched the high with three hits on July 19 at Burlington and August 19 at South Bend Tied for 10th in the Midwest League with a. Drove in a season-high four runs on August 19 at South Bend Played in all three of West Michigan's games during the Midwest League playoffs, hitting. View More Charts. View More Videos. Bilateral calf strains. October 28, C Alex Avila elected free agency. Low back tightness. October 31, C Alex Avila elected free agency.
Strained left calf. Strained left quadriceps. Although he never repeated that offensive production, he has always been considered a very solid hitter for a catcher, with a high walk rate and on-base percentage. Avila will have plenty of options to stay in the game after his playing career is done, whether in an on-field coaching role or in the front office. Note to readers: if you purchase something through one of our affiliate links we may earn a commission.
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