Seby Zavala

Bernardo Sebastian Zavala (born August 28, 1993) is an American professional baseball catcher for the Arizona Diamondbacks of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Chicago White Sox.

Seby Zavala
Zavala with the Charlotte Knights in 2019
Arizona Diamondbacks – No. 59
Catcher
Born: (1993-08-28) August 28, 1993
Fort Hood, Texas, U.S.
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
MLB debut
May 25, 2019, for the Chicago White Sox
MLB statistics
(through 2023 season)
Batting average.210
Home runs14
Runs batted in54
Teams

Amateur career

Zavala attended Bishop Amat High School in La Puente, California and played college baseball at San Diego State University. He missed the 2013 season due to Tommy John Surgery.[1] He was selected by the Chicago White Sox in the 12th round of the 2015 Major League Baseball draft.[2]

Professional career

Chicago White Sox

Zavala made his professional debut in 2015 with the Arizona League White Sox and he spent the whole season there, batting .326/.401/.628 with four home runs and 35 RBIs in 35 games. He spent 2016 with the Kannapolis Intimidators where he batted .253 with seven home runs and 49 RBIs in 93 games and 2017 with Kannapolis and the Winston-Salem Dash where he posted a combined .282 batting average with 21 home runs, 72 RBIs and an .851 OPS in 107 games between the two teams.[3] After the 2017 season, he played in the Arizona Fall League.[4] Zavala was invited to spring training by the White Sox in 2018 and started the season with the Birmingham Barons.[5]

On November 20, 2018, the White Sox added Zavala to their 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft.[6] He returned to the Charlotte Knights to begin 2019. On May 25, 2019, he was called up from Charlotte following an injury to Welington Castillo. He made his major league debut that day versus the Minnesota Twins.[7] Zavala did not make an appearance for the White Sox in 2020.

Zavala was assigned to Triple-A Charlotte to begin the 2021 season.[8] On July 6, 2021, Zavala was recalled by the White Sox after Yasmani Grandal was placed on the 10-Day IL.[9]

On July 31, 2021, in his 18th major league game, Zavala became the first player to hit his first three home runs in the same game, doing so in a 12–11 loss against the Cleveland Indians. He hit his first two off of Triston McKenzie with one of them being a Grand Slam then hit his third off of Bryan Shaw.[10] On April 7, 2022, Zavala was sent outright to Triple-A Charlotte Knights.[11] On June 12, 2022, Zavala's contract was selected and he was called up to the major leagues following another injury to Yasmani Grandal.[12]

In 66 games for Chicago in 2023, Zavala batted .155/.207/.304 with a career–high 7 home runs and 16 RBI. On September 4, 2023, Zavala was designated for assignment by the White Sox.[13]

Arizona Diamondbacks

On September 6, 2023, Zavala was claimed off waivers by the Arizona Diamondbacks.[14] Zavala appeared in 7 games for Arizona down the stretch, but was ineligible to be included on the team's postseason roster due to being acquired after September 1.[15]

References
  1. Kenney, Kirk (23 February 2015). "SDSU's Spencer Thornton, Seby Zavala are better for experience after enduring Tommy John surgery". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
  2. Contreras, Kim (March 21, 2016). "Seby Zavala – Year One | FutureSox". Chicago Now. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
  3. "Seby Zavala Stats, Highlights, Bio - MiLB.com Stats - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com. Retrieved May 4, 2018.
  4. Mayo, Jonathan (May 24, 2018). "White Sox Seby Zavala, Tito Polo thrive in AFL". MLB.com. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
  5. Van Schouwen, Daryl (February 15, 2018). "Catcher Seby Zavala 'excited' about first White Sox camp". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
  6. Van Schouwen, Daryl (20 November 2018). "White Sox add Dylan Cease to 40-man roster ahead of Rule 5 Draft". suntimes.com. Retrieved December 14, 2018.
  7. Van Schouwen, Daryl (May 25, 2019). "Welington Castillo on concussion list; White Sox recall catcher Seby Zavala". Chicago Sun Times. Retrieved May 29, 2019.
  8. "White Sox's Seby Zavala: Optioned to Triple-A". CBSSports.com. September 14, 2021. Retrieved 2022-06-03.
  9. Franco, Anthony (July 6, 2021). "Yasmani Grandal Out Four To Six Weeks With Knee Injury". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
  10. "White Sox's Seby Zavala becomes first to hit first 3 home runs in same game". The Athletic. July 31, 2021. Retrieved 2022-06-03.
  11. "White Sox's Seby Zavala: Outrighted to Triple-A". CBSSports.com. April 7, 2022. Retrieved 2022-06-03.
  12. "White Sox Roster & Staff – Transactions". MLB.com. June 2022. Retrieved June 12, 2022.
  13. "White Sox's Seby Zavala: Loses 40-man spot". cbssports.com. 4 September 2023. Retrieved September 6, 2023.
  14. "Diamondbacks' Seby Zavala: Claimed by Diamondbacks". cbssports.com. 6 September 2023. Retrieved September 6, 2023.
  15. Gilbert, Steve (October 3, 2023). "D-backs postseason FAQ: What's next?". MLB.com. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
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