Michael Barash promoted to Triple-A Salt Lake
MOBILE, Ala. (June 18, 2018) - The Los Angeles Angels announced Monday that catcher Michael Barash has been promoted from the Double-A Mobile BayBears to Triple-A Salt Lake. Barash, 23, led the BayBears with 33 walks in 46 games and posted a .213 batting average with three home runs. He had
MOBILE, Ala. (June 18, 2018) - The Los Angeles Angels announced Monday that catcher
Barash, 23, led the BayBears with 33 walks in 46 games and posted a .213 batting average with three home runs. He had a .995 fielding percentage, with just two errors in 389 innings behind the plate. Barash was the starting catcher in a combined no-hitter on April 28 at Montgomery, and he was also named a Southern League Mid-Season All-Star.
He had a strong second half of May at the plate. Sparked by a ninth-inning home run on May 17 at Jacksonville, Barash went 13-for-31 (.419) at the plate with eight RBIs to finish the month.
Barash made three starts with Mobile to finish the 2017 season, going 4-for-11 with a pair of RBIs. In 176 career Minor League games, he has a .242 batting average with 16 home runs and 83 RBIs.
The Boca Raton, Fla., native was selected by the Angels in the ninth round of the 2016 MLB Draft out of Texas A&M University. This is the first time Barash has been promoted to Triple-A.
The BayBears open the second half with a six-game home series against the Tennessee Smokies beginning Thursday at 6:35 p.m. CDT. Live coverage can be seen on MiLB.tv (subscription required, promo code: BAYBEARS) and heard on the BayBears Broadcast Network, the TuneIn Radio App, and the MiLB First Pitch App, with the Countdown to First Pitch starting at 6:15 p.m.
The BayBears host a total of 70 home dates through Labor Day, September 3. Single-game tickets and ticket packages are currently on sale. Group and hospitality offerings for the 2018 season can be reserved by calling (251) 479-BEAR (2327).
About the Mobile BayBears
The Mobile BayBears are the Double-A affiliate of the Los Angeles Angels and play their games at Hank Aaron Stadium in Mobile, Ala. The BayBears were founded in 1997 and have won four Southern League titles in 1998, 2004, 2011, and 2012. Additionally, the 1998 and 2011 championship squads were named Minor League Team of the Year by Baseball America. More than 160 former BayBears have reached the Major League level, including All-Stars Max Scherzer, Paul Goldschmidt, Jake Peavy,
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