Roldani Baldwin

Roldani Baldwin (born March 16, 1996) is a Dominican professional baseball catcher who is a free agent.[1] He signed with the Boston Red Sox as an international free agent in 2013. Baldwin is listed at 5 feet 11 inches (1.80 m) and 211 pounds (96 kg) and bats and throws right handed.

Roldani Baldwin
Free agent
Catcher
Born: (1996-03-16) March 16, 1996
Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Medals
Men's baseball
Representing  Dominican Republic
Olympic Games
2020 Tokyo Team

Career

On November 25, 2013, Baldwin signed with the Boston Red Sox organization as an international free agent.[2] He made his professional debut with the Dominican Summer League Red Sox in 2014, hitting .269 in 65 games.

In 2015, Baldwin split the season between the rookie-level GCL Red Sox and the Low-A Lowell Spinners, slashing .288/.359/.399 in 50 games between the two teams. The following season, Baldwin split the year between the Single-A Greenville Drive and Lowell, accumulating a .266/.305/.372 batting line with 4 home runs and 37 RBI. In 2017, Baldwin returned to Greenville, logging a .274/.310/.489 slash with career-highs in home runs (14) and RBI (66). For the 2018 season, Baldwin played for the High-A Salem Red Sox, slashing .233/.282/.371 with 7 home runs and 27 RBI.[3] Baldwin only appeared in 8 games between Lowell and the GCL Red Sox in 2019, missing much of the year with a broken ankle.[4]

Baldwin did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[5] He was assigned to the Double-A Portland Sea Dogs to begin the 2021 season.

International career

Baldwin was named to the Dominican Republic national baseball team for Baseball at the 2020 Summer Olympics, contested in Tokyo in 2021.[6][7]

References
  1. "Roldani Baldwin goes from broken ankle to Sox big league camp alongside catching idol, Jonathan Lucroy". masslive. February 21, 2020.
  2. "Roldani Baldwin Stats & Scouting Report - Baseball America".
  3. "Roldani Baldwin Minor Leagues Statistics & History".
  4. "Red Sox's Roldani Baldwin: Out with broken ankle". cbssports.com.
  5. "2020 Minor League Season Canceled". mlb traderumors.com.
  6. @probeisbolrd (8 July 2021). "Nuestro roster para @Tokyo2020 #ArribaRD #Tokyo2020" (Tweet). Retrieved 8 July 2021 – via Twitter.
  7. "Dominicana presenta roster oficial para Juegos Olímpicos". ESPNdeportes.com. July 8, 2021.
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