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Michael Anthony Napoli (born October 31, 1981 in Hollywood, Florida) is a Major League Baseball catcher / first baseman with the Toronto Blue Jays. Early career

Napoli Attended Charles Flanagan High School in Pembroke Pines, Florida. He Was Drafted out of high school by the Anaheim Angels in the 17th round (500th overall) of the 2000 Major League Baseball Draft.

Minor league career

Napoli historical Began professional career with the rookie-level Butte Copper Kings, pero sat out MOST of the year after Suffering a lower back strain. He returned to the diamond in 2001 with the High-A Rancho Cucamonga Quakes Before transferrring to Single-A Cedar Rapids. In 2002, I returned to Cedar Rapids, hitting .251 with 10 home runs and 50 RBI as the Kernels' primary Designated hitter. Also I started at catcher for 37 games. After Being transferred is to Rancho Cucamonga in 2003, Napoli only played 47 games after injuring His right shoulder. 2004 WAS

Napoli's breakout year with the Quakes. Exploded His offensive production, as I hit .282 with 29 home runs and 118 RBI, ranking seventh in RBI and ninth in walks in all of the minor leagues. In 2005, Napoli WAS Promoted to Double-A Arkansas, finishing second in the league in extra-base hits and fifth in runs score.

Napoli played for the Santiago "Las Aguilas" in the Dominican Republic During The winters of 2004 and 2005.

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Professional career 2006 \n

Napoli was behind his best friend, Angels prospect Jeff Mathis on the organizational depth chart to start the 2006 season. However, Mathis struggled during his 23-game stint at the major league level to begin the season, allowing Napoli to make the active roster for the Angels. Napoli made his Major League Baseball debut on May 5, 2006 against the Detroit Tigers in Comerica Park, and proceeded to hit a home-run in his first Major League at-bat off starting pitcher Justin Verlander. With solid offensive and defensive numbers, Napoli worked his way to become the Angels’ regular starting catcher. In 2006, Napoli hit .228 with 16 home runs in only 268 at-bats.

\n CHTM catcher spot in 2009. He also started 18 games at designated hitter as teammate Vladimir Guerrero couldn’t fulfill that role because of an injury. Still, despite his platooning of playing time with Mathis, Napoli continued to thrive at the plate. In his first injury-free season since his rookie year, Napoli set or matched career highs in virtually every offensive category, including games played (114), at-bats (382), runs scored (60), hits (104), doubles (22), and Runs Batted In (56). He also finished the season with a .272 Batting Average and again hit 20 home runs for the second season in a row.

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In 2010, Napoli’s role at DH seemed to be reduced as the Angels signed Japanese slugger Hideki Matsui.

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He Went Into spring training with a bigger glove and Work on fundamentals in Hopes of getting more playing time as a catcher.

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However, Napoli wound up playing the Majority of the 2010 season at first base. He made His first major league start at first base on May 30, 2010, after regular first baseman Kendry Morales His lower leg broke in a walk-off celebration. With the loss of Morales for the season, and the return of fellow catcher Jeff Mathis from the disabled list, Napoli started 70 games at first base, posting a very respectable .989 Fielding Percentage. Again, for the third year in a row, Napoli show off historical offensive skills with a career season at the plate. Many followers of Angels baseand at-bat

References External links

Career statistics and player information from MLB, or? ESPN, or? Baseball-Reference, or? Fangraphs, or? The Baseball Cube, or? Baseball-Reference ( Minors)

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