Jarrod Saltalamacchia
Jarrod Saltalamacchia
Jarrod Scott Saltalamacchia, is an American professional baseball catcher for the Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball. He has previously played in MLB for the Atlanta Braves, Texas Rangers, Boston Red Sox, Miami Marlins, and Arizona Diamondbacks...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth2 May 1985
CityWest Palm Beach, FL
spot threw
He threw great. Everything he threw, he spotted well. If you can spot it like that, you can be dominant.
atlanta expecting last situation year
He was in the same situation as me last year, first year in Double-A. He wasn't expecting to get called up. But fortunately for him, he got to go to Atlanta and make a career.
boost gives guy guys manager nice saying seeing team trying watch
A guy like him, the manager of the team you're trying to play for, is saying nice things about you, it always makes you feel good. Just seeing the guys that you watch on TV, and you can play with those guys, it gives you a boost of confidence.
crushing everybody hit rest second seemed
I hit .400 or something the rest of the way. I was crushing the ball. Everybody seemed to think it had something to do with getting married. I don't know. I'm usually better the second half. I was just having fun.