Former San Diego Padres catcher Christian Bethancourt has joined the Chicago Cubs on a minor league deal.
Former San Diego Padres catcher Christian Bethancourt and the Chicago Cubs agreed to a minor league deal on Friday, per the Major League BaseballChicago marks Bethancourt's ninth MLB organization since marking his big league debut with the Atlanta Braves in 2013. He spent his first five years appearing in 161 games between the Braves and the Padres slashing .222/.252/.316.
Bethancourt didn't play in the majors from 2018-21, bouncing between the Milwaukee Brewers, the Philadelphia Phillies, and the Pittsburgh Pirates organizations, with a brief stopover in Korea during the 2019 season. He finally returned to the big leagues in 2022, appearing in 56 games for the Oakland Athletics, and was dealt to the Tampa Bay Rays ahead of the trade deadline.The Rays had him on their 2023 Opening Day roster and he played 102 games as the primary backstop.
Chicago's catchers are second-to-last in terms of production with Miami being the only team worse than the Cubs. Perhaps, the Cubs are hoping Bethancourt can find his footing on the farm and become the next chapter behind the dish this season.Maren Angus-Coombs was born in Los Angeles and raised in Nashville, Tenn. She is a graduate of Middle Tennessee State University and has been a sports writer since 2008.
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