Jonathan Malo
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Jonathan Joseph Malo
- Bats Right, Throws Right
- Height 6' 2", Weight 180 lb.
- School Northeastern Oklahoma A&M, Miami Dade College
- High School Montmorency College
- Born September 29, 1983 in Joliette, QC Canada
[edit] Biographical Information
Jonathan Malo is a minor league infielder.
Jonathan played baseball as a youth in Quebec. He won a silver medal with his junior league team (les Ailes du Quebec) in the Canadian juniors championship in 2000. That year, he was also named to the Canadian U17 All-Star team. He studied at the Baseball Canada training academy from 2000-2002. Also, while playing with Les Associés de Laval from 2001-2003, his batting avg was .405, with 28 HR, 44 stolen bases, one save and an ERA of 2.900.
Malo was picked by the New York Mets in the 40th round of the 2002 amateur draft. He did not sign and they drafted him in the 48th round of the 2003 amateur draft. Again, he went unsigned. He won All-American honors at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M in 2004, then was signed by the Mets as an undrafted free agent. He spent over a month of 2004 on the restricted list and did not play in a game that year.
In 2005, Malo hit .231/.392/.369 in 46 games as a utility infielder for the Brooklyn Cyclones; he was 2 for 14 for the St. Lucie Mets. During 2006, Jonathan hit .179/.309/.224 for Brooklyn and .239/.333/.366 for St. Lucie.
Malo played for St. Lucie in 2007, sharing second base duties with Emmanuel Garcia, a fellow Canadian. He hit .255/.322/.377. In 2008, he hit .261/.333/.362 and stole 12 bases in 15 tries for the Binghamton Mets in his AA debut. He was used as a utility man, but primarily split time at 2B with Garcia.
In 2009, Malo hit .245/.322/.308 in 73 games for Binghamton and .186/.255/.225 in 36 for the Buffalo Bisons in his first taste of AAA. He joined Team Canada for the 2009 Baseball World Cup.
[edit] Recreational Activities
Jonathan also spends time coaching for a youth baseball camp in the province of Quebec. [1] He is passionate about music and sports in general, and wanted to study engineering in college.
