Johnny Monell
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Monell with the Mets in 2015
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| KT Wiz | |||
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Born: March 4, 1986 Bronx, New York |
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| MLB debut | |||
| September 5, 2013, for the San Francisco Giants | |||
| MLB statistics (through 2015 season) |
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| Batting average | .161 | ||
| Home runs | 0 | ||
| Runs batted in | 5 | ||
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Johnny Monell (born March 4, 1986) is an American professional baseball catcher who plays for KT Wiz of the KBO League. He previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Francisco Giants in 2013 and the New York Mets in 2015.
Born and raised in the Pelham Park section of the Bronx, New York, Monell attended Christopher Columbus High School. Monell's father, Johnny Sr., spent 17 years in professional baseball but never made it to the major league level. Monell was originally drafted out of high school by the San Francisco Giants but decided to attend Seminole Community College. Monell was then drafted by the New York Mets in the 49th round in 2006, but turned it down. In 2007, Monell was drafted again by the Giants, this time in the 30th round, and he finally signed.
Monell was originally drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 27th round of the 2005 MLB Draft out of Christopher Columbus High School in Bronx, New York. He did not sign, and instead played at Seminole Community College. The New York Mets then drafted him in the 49th round of the 2006 MLB Draft but he returned to college. Finally he was drafted by the Giants in the 30th round of the 2007 MLB Draft and signed.
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