César Salazar

Positions: Catcher, First Baseman and Leftfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

5-8, 198lb (173cm, 89kg)

Born: March 15, 1996 in Hermosillo, Mexico mx

Draft: Drafted by the Houston Astros in the 7th round of the 2018 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ).

High School: Sahuaro HS (Tucson, AZ)

School: University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ)

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2023 season

2024 Contract Status: Signed thru 2024, 1 yr/$740k (24)

Service Time (01/2024): 0.080 • Arb Eligible: 2027 • Free Agent: 2030

Full Name: César Salazar

Pronunciation: \seh-zar\

Twitter: @cesarsalazar34

Instagram: @cesarsalazar29

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SUMMARY

2024

Career

WAR

0.2

0.0

.320

.233

RBI

OBP

.387

.300

SLG

.400

.279

OPS

.787

.579

OPS+

128

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
2016	20	-0.6	Arizona	P12	NCAA		62	225	196	30	54	9	2	0	28	1	0	16	24	.276	.329	.342	.671	67		2	6	5	0
2016	20	0.0	La Crosse	NWDS	Smr		23	99	87	12	24	0	0	2	15	2	0	8	14	.276	.347	.345	.692	30		2	1	1	0
2017	21	0.7	Arizona	P12	NCAA		55	206	176	25	50	10	2	2	34	2	2	17	21	.284	.373	.398	.771	70		8	5	0	0
2017	21	1.0	Orleans	CCBL	Smr		33	112	96	9	22	2	0	4	13	2	0	9	16	.229	.318	.375	.693	36		4	2	1	0
2018	22	1.6	Arizona	P12	NCAA		53	232	189	25	64	11	1	4	42	2	5	21	26	.339	.432	.471	.903	89		14	3	5	1
2018	22		2 Teams	2 Lgs	A--A	HOU	36	131	117	10	23	6	0	3	17	1	1	8	28	.197	.282	.325	.607	38	2	6	0	0	0
2018	22	0.6	Quad Cities	MIDW	A	HOU	14	50	44	5	8	0	0	3	7	0	0	4	13	.182	.280	.386	.666	17	1	2	0	0	0
2018	22	1.0	Tri-City	NYPL	A-	HOU	22	81	73	5	15	6	0	0	10	1	1	4	15	.206	.284	.288	.572	21	1	4	0	0	0
2018-19	22	-6.7	Hermosillo	MXPW	FgW		18	52	47	3	12	4	0	1	7	0	0	1	11	.255	.265	.404	.670	19	1	0	3	1	0
2019	23	1.7	Quad Cities	MIDW	A	HOU	71	279	248	28	65	16	1	3	39	5	3	17	41	.262	.323	.371	.694	92	3	8	0	6	0
2019-20	23	-5.7	Hermosillo	MXPW	FgW		15	29	27	3	6	4	0	0	3	0	0	1	8	.222	.276	.370	.646	10	0	1	0	0	0
2020-21	24	-4.3	Hermosillo	MXPW	FgW		27	97	83	10	23	5	1	1	9	2	1	10	23	.277	.371	.398	.769	33	2	3	0	1	1
2021	25		3 Teams	3 Lgs	AA-A+-AAA	HOU	56	222	191	23	48	11	1	11	32	4	1	18	47	.251	.338	.492	.830	94	3	9	0	4	1
2021	25	-1.7	Sugar Land	AAAW	AAA	HOU	1	4	4	1	3	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.750	.750	1.250	2.000	5	0	0	0	0	0
2021	25	0.9	Corpus Christi	AACN	AA	HOU	32	122	107	12	26	5	1	8	19	2	1	9	24	.243	.320	.533	.852	57	3	4	0	2	1
2021	25	2.1	Asheville	HAE	A+	HOU	23	96	80	10	19	4	0	3	12	2	0	9	23	.238	.344	.400	.744	32	0	5	0	2	0
2021-22	25	-3.7	Hermosillo	MXPW	FgW		54	203	179	16	42	14	1	1	20	2	0	10	51	.235	.305	.341	.646	61	6	9	3	2	1
2022	26		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AA-AAA	HOU	102	417	366	58	97	18	0	16	60	8	3	29	71	.265	.338	.445	.784	163	7	15	0	7	0
2022	26	-0.7	Sugar Land	PCL	AAA	HOU	17	66	59	2	12	1	0	0	6	0	0	5	13	.203	.273	.220	.493	13	1	1	0	1	0
2022	26	1.7	Corpus Christi	TL	AA	HOU	85	351	307	56	85	17	0	16	54	8	3	24	58	.277	.350	.489	.839	150	6	14	0	6	0
2022-23	26	-3.4	Hermosillo	MXPW	FgW		41	164	142	11	33	4	0	1	17	0	0	14	25	.232	.309	.282	.590	40	4	3	2	3	0
2023	27	0.3	Sugar Land	PCL	AAA	HOU	57	222	173	21	33	8	0	2	16	3	0	31	33	.191	.362	.272	.634	47	5	16	1	1	0
2023	27	-0.9	HOU	AL	Maj	HOU	13	19	18	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	.111	.158	.111	.269	2	1	0	0	0	0
2023-24	27	-2.2	Hermosillo	MXPW	FgW		25	96	74	8	19	2	0	0	7	0	0	10	15	.257	.368	.284	.652	21	2	3	9	0	0
2024	28	1.3	Sugar Land	PCL	AAA	HOU	78	321	261	37	66	13	2	8	50	1	2	45	45	.253	.378	.410	.788	107	9	10	1	4	1
2024	28	0.3	HOU	AL	Maj	HOU	12	32	25	5	8	2	0	0	8	0	0	2	6	.320	.387	.400	.787	10	0	2	1	2	0
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Majors (2 seasons)					Majors		25	51	43	6	10	2	0	0	8	0	0	3	12	.233	.300	.279	.579	12	1	2	1	2	0
Minors (6 seasons)					Minors		400	1592	1356	177	332	72	4	43	214	22	10	148	265	.245	.342	.399	.741	541	29	64	2	22	2
Foreign (6 seasons)					Foreign		180	641	552	51	135	33	2	4	63	4	1	46	133	.245	.321	.333	.654	184	15	19	17	7	2
College (3 seasons)					College		170	663	561	80	168	30	5	6	104	5	7	54	71	.300	.379	.403	.782	226		24	14	10	1
Other (2 seasons)					Other		56	211	183	21	46	2	0	6	28	4	0	17	30	.251	.332	.361	.692	66		6	3	2	0
All Levels (9 Seasons)							831	3158	2695	335	691	139	11	59	417	35	18	268	511	.256	.344	.382	.726	1029	45	115	37	43	5

AAA (4 seasons)					Minors		153	613	497	61	114	24	2	10	73	4	2	81	91	.229	.363	.346	.709	172	15	27	2	6	1
AA (2 seasons)					Minors		117	473	414	68	111	22	1	24	73	10	4	33	82	.268	.343	.500	.843	207	9	18	0	8	1
A+ (1 season)					Minors		23	96	80	10	19	4	0	3	12	2	0	9	23	.238	.344	.400	.744	32	0	5	0	2	0
A (2 seasons)					Minors		85	329	292	33	73	16	1	6	46	5	3	21	54	.250	.316	.373	.689	109	4	10	0	6	0
A- (1 season)					Minors		22	81	73	5	15	6	0	0	10	1	1	4	15	.206	.284	.288	.572	21	1	4	0	0	0