Drew Butera
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Andrew Edward Butera
- Bats Right, Throws Right
- Height 6' 1", Weight 211 lb.
- School University of Central Florida
- Born August 9, 1983 in Evansville, IN USA
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The son of big leaguer Sal Butera, catcher Drew Butera was selected by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 48th round of the 2002 amateur draft but did not sign. He was then chosen by the New York Mets in the fifth round of the 2005 amateur draft and made his pro debut that summer with the Brooklyn Cyclones, hitting .217 in 55 games. He spent 2006 with the Hagerstown Suns, batting .186 with 55 hits in 95 games (with 5 of those hits coming in a single game against the Delmarva Shorebirds on June 10th).
Butera began the 2007 season with the St. Lucie Mets and hit .258 with 5 homers and 22 RBIs in 52 games there before being promoted to the Binghamton Mets in late June. On July 30th, he was traded to the Minnesota Twins along with Dustin Martin for Luis Castillo and went on to hit .260 in 17 games with the New Britain Rock Cats. He returned to New Britain to start the next year.
