Description 
César Salazar (born March 15, 1996) is a Mexican professional baseball catcher for the Houston Astros of Major League Baseball (MLB).
From Hermosillo, Mexico, Salazar moved to Tucson, Arizona, when he was 16 and later attended the University of Arizona, where he played college baseball for the Wildcats. The Astros selected him in the seventh round of the 2018 MLB draft and he made his MLB debut in 2023.
Early life
César Salazar moved to Arizona from Hermosillo, Sonora, in Mexico when he was 16, and attended Sahuaro High School in Tucson. As a youth, Salazar played soccer and tennis in addition to baseball. As a senior in 2015, he earned the Hal Eustice Award for baseball player of the year after hitting .612 in 62 at bats with 16 runs batted (RBI) and 4 home runs. He played college baseball for the Wildcats at the University of Arizona. While at Arizona, he played collegiate summer baseball for the La Crosse Loggers of the Northwoods League, and in 2017 for the Orleans Firebirds of the Cape Cod Baseball League.
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Statistics
| SO9 | MLB | 2025 | 0.0 |
| BB9 | MLB | 2025 | 0.0 |
| HR9 | MLB | 2025 | 0.0 |
| H9 | MLB | 2025 | 0.0 |
| WHIP | MLB | 2025 | 0.000 |
| Fielding Independent Pitching | MLB | 2025 | 6.14 |
| Batters Faced | MLB | 2025 | 4 |
| Wild Pitches | MLB | 2025 | 0 |
| Balks | MLB | 2025 | 0 |
| Home Runs Allowed | MLB | 2025 | 0 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | MLB | 2025 | 0 |
| Runs Allowed | MLB | 2025 | 0 |
| Hits Allowed | MLB | 2025 | 0 |
| Innings Pitched | MLB | 2025 | 1.0 |
| Saves | MLB | 2025 | 0 |
| Shutouts | MLB | 2025 | 0 |
| Complete Games | MLB | 2025 | 0 |
| Games Finished | MLB | 2025 | 1 |
| Games Started | MLB | 2025 | 0 |
| Games Pitched | MLB | 2025 | 1 |
| ERA | MLB | 2025 | 0.00 |
| Loss | MLB | 2025 | 0 |
| Wins | MLB | 2025 | 0 |
| Wins Above Replacement for Pitchers | MLB | 2025 | 0.0 |
| Positions Played | MLB | 2025 | /2HD1 |
| Intentional Bases on Balls | MLB | 2025 | 0 |
| Sacrifice Flies | MLB | 2025 | 0 |
| Sacrifice Hits | MLB | 2025 | 0 |
| Times Hit by a Pitch | MLB | 2025 | 1 |
| GIDP | MLB | 2025 | 1 |
| Total Bases | MLB | 2025 | 3 |
| Rbat+ | MLB | 2025 | 81 |
| rOBA | MLB | 2025 | .291 |
| OPS+ | MLB | 2025 | 75 |
| OPS | MLB | 2025 | .606 |
| SLG | MLB | 2025 | .231 |
| OBP | MLB | 2025 | .375 |
| Hits/At Bats | MLB | 2025 | .231 |
| Strikeouts | MLB | 2025 | 2 |
| Bases on Balls/Walks | MLB | 2025 | 2 |
| Caught Stealing | MLB | 2025 | 0 |
| Stolen Bases | MLB | 2025 | 0 |
| Runs Batted In | MLB | 2025 | 1 |
| Home Runs | MLB | 2025 | 0 |
| Triples | MLB | 2025 | 0 |
| Doubles | MLB | 2025 | 0 |
| Hits | MLB | 2025 | 3 |
| Runs Scored | MLB | 2025 | 0 |
| At Bats | MLB | 2025 | 13 |
| Plate Appearances | MLB | 2025 | 16 |
| Games Played | MLB | 2025 | 11 |
| Wins Above Replacement for position players | MLB | 2025 | -0.1 |
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| Positions Played | MLB | 2024 | 2/DH |
| Intentional Bases on Balls | MLB | 2024 | 0 |
| Sacrifice Flies | MLB | 2024 | 2 |
| Sacrifice Hits | MLB | 2024 | 1 |
| Times Hit by a Pitch | MLB | 2024 | 2 |
| GIDP | MLB | 2024 | 0 |
| Total Bases | MLB | 2024 | 10 |
| Rbat+ | MLB | 2024 | 125 |
| rOBA | MLB | 2024 | .344 |
| OPS+ | MLB | 2024 | 126 |
| OPS | MLB | 2024 | .787 |
| SLG | MLB | 2024 | .400 |
| OBP | MLB | 2024 | .387 |
| Hits/At Bats | MLB | 2024 | .320 |
| Strikeouts | MLB | 2024 | 6 |
| Bases on Balls/Walks | MLB | 2024 | 2 |
| Caught Stealing | MLB | 2024 | 0 |
| Stolen Bases | MLB | 2024 | 0 |
| Runs Batted In | MLB | 2024 | 8 |
| Home Runs | MLB | 2024 | 0 |
| Triples | MLB | 2024 | 0 |
| Doubles | MLB | 2024 | 2 |
| Hits | MLB | 2024 | 8 |
| Runs Scored | MLB | 2024 | 5 |
| At Bats | MLB | 2024 | 25 |
| Plate Appearances | MLB | 2024 | 32 |
| Games Played | MLB | 2024 | 12 |
| Wins Above Replacement for position players | MLB | 2024 | 0.2 |
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| Positions Played | MLB | 2023 | /2H |
| Intentional Bases on Balls | MLB | 2023 | 0 |
| Sacrifice Flies | MLB | 2023 | 0 |
| Sacrifice Hits | MLB | 2023 | 0 |
| Times Hit by a Pitch | MLB | 2023 | 0 |
| GIDP | MLB | 2023 | 1 |
| Total Bases | MLB | 2023 | 2 |
| Rbat+ | MLB | 2023 | -35 |
| rOBA | MLB | 2023 | .130 |
| OPS+ | MLB | 2023 | -23 |
| OPS | MLB | 2023 | .269 |
| SLG | MLB | 2023 | .111 |
| OBP | MLB | 2023 | .158 |
| Hits/At Bats | MLB | 2023 | .111 |
| Strikeouts | MLB | 2023 | 6 |
| Bases on Balls/Walks | MLB | 2023 | 1 |
| Caught Stealing | MLB | 2023 | 0 |
| Stolen Bases | MLB | 2023 | 0 |
| Runs Batted In | MLB | 2023 | 0 |
| Home Runs | MLB | 2023 | 0 |
| Triples | MLB | 2023 | 0 |
| Doubles | MLB | 2023 | 0 |
| Hits | MLB | 2023 | 2 |
| Runs Scored | MLB | 2023 | 1 |
| At Bats | MLB | 2023 | 18 |
| Plate Appearances | MLB | 2023 | 19 |
| Games Played | MLB | 2023 | 13 |
| Wins Above Replacement for position players | MLB | 2023 | -0.2 |
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