José Palacios (Bundesliga)

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José Maria Palacios Carral

  • Bats Right, Throws Right
  • Height 5' 8", Weight 181 lb.

Biographical Information[edit]

José Palacios has played for the Argentinian national team and in Spain and Germany.

Palacios hit .156/.243/.164 for El Llano in the Spanish Division de Honor in 2009. [1] While from Argentina, he had a Spanish passport as well. [2] He was with Argentina when they won the 2012 South American Championship; at the time, he played for Popeye in Argentina. [3]

José returned to Europe in 2015 to play for the Haar Disciples. He was their regular catcher, hitting .343/.381/.384 and fielding .985 but only catching 13.9% of base-stealers. His 10.1% K rate was 9th-lowest in the southern Bundesliga-1, between Aaron Dunsmore and Kai Gronauer. He was not the only Argentinian catching in the Bundesliga as Juan Martín was also active. [4] In '16, he slipped to .276/.351/.299 while splitting time between C and RF. [5]

In '17, he was a backup corner outfielder for Haar, hitting .325/.400/.375. [6] The next year, he was a backup left fielder for Buchbinder Legionäre, hitting .261/.379/.391. [7] 2019 stats are presently unavailable (as of 11/26/2020). In 2020, he saw limited action, hitting .200/.478/.533 with 8 runs in 23 plate appearances. [8]

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