Eric María

Eric María

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 3", Weight 205 lb.

• Born June 30, 1994 in San Pedro de Macoris D.R.

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Biographical Information

Eric María has caught in the minors and for the Dominican national team.

He was signed by Tampa Bay Rays scouts Daniel Santana and Eddy Toledo in June 2012. A third-string catcher for the 2012 DSL Rays, he hit .217/.288/.250 and fielded .928 there. In 2014, he batted .211/.274/.246 with the same team and fielded .940 at catcher with 18 passed balls but caught 41% of would-be base-stealers. He fell under the Mendoza Line with the '15 DSL Rays at .198/.289/.233 but cut his passed balls to 4 and again showed a good arm (39% CS). His offense picked up in his 4th go-around (.356/.430/.500) while his fielding improved to .964 but the Rays cut him loose after 4 years in the DSL. He signed with the independent Santa Fe Fuego. In the high-scoring Pecos League in 2016, he hit .448/.490/.655 with 52 runs and 49 RBI in 55 games. He led the league in average, .019 ahead of Cody Bishop. Back with Santa Fe in 2017, he batted .359/.406/.502.

He made the Dominican squad for the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games.