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Victor Caratini

Catcher

Position:	Catcher
Ht./Wt.:	6-1, 215 lbs
From:	Coamo, Puerto Rico

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Victor enjoyed a breakout 2016 campaign with Double-A Tennessee in which he was named a Southern League mid-season and post-season All-Star ... was added to the Cubs 40-man roster, November 18, 2016 ... The switch-hitting catcher owns a .277 average (383-for-1,381) with 101 doubles, nine triples, 16 homers and 180 RBI in 386 minor league games ... owns a .364 career on-base percentage ... Named the 2015 Mills Cup Championship Series MVP, hitting .474 in the series to help Myrtle Beach to the title ... Was acquired from Atlanta, July 31, 2014, for infielder Emilio Bonifacio and lefty James Russell ... Originally selected by the Braves in the second round of the 2013 Draft ... Attended Miami Dade Junior College.

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