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Ethan Salas

Ethan Salas

American-Venezuelan baseball player (born 2006)


Ethan Gabriel Salas (born June 1, 2006) is an American-born Venezuelan professional baseball catcher in the San Diego Padres organization.

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Salas played for the Águilas del Zulia of the Venezuelan Winter League in 2022/2023.[1]

Considered the top international free agent in the 2023 class and "one of the top catching prospects in recent history,"[2] Salas signed with the San Diego Padres in January for a record $5.6 million bonus.[3][4][5][1]

He was promoted to Class AA at age 17, a nearly unprecedented rise through the team's farm system.[6] A.J. Preller, the Padres president of baseball operations, said that the promotion was "aggressive" but that Salas was "up to the challenge."[7]

As of August 2023, Salas was ranked near the top of several top prospect lists.[8][9]

His brother, José Salas, plays in the Minnesota Twins organization.[10][11]


References

  1. "Int'l splash signee Salas a rare 'total-package catcher'". MLB.com.
  2. Sprung, Shlomo (2022-12-15). "Everything You Need to Know About Ethan Salas". Boardroom. Retrieved 2023-08-21.
  3. Togerson • •, Derek (2023-08-21). "Unprecedented: Padres Promote 17-Year-Old Prospect Ethan Salas to Double-A, Now Two Steps From the Major Leagues". NBC 7 San Diego. Retrieved 2023-08-21.
  4. Sanders, Jeff (2023-08-21). "Minors: Teenager Ethan Salas moves to Double-A San Antonio amid mass movement in Padres farm system". San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved 2023-08-21.
  5. "Top 100 Baseball Prospects". MLB.com. Retrieved 2023-08-21.
  6. Cooper, J. J. (2023-08-11). "Precocious Ethan Salas Could Set Top 100 Record". College Baseball, MLB Draft, Prospects – Baseball America. Retrieved 2023-08-21.

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