Maxim Joseph St. Pierre (born April 17, 1980) is a Canadian former professional baseball catcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Detroit Tigers.
| Max St. Pierre | |
|---|---|
_(cropped).jpg) St. Pierre with the Toledo Mud Hens in 2008 | |
| Catcher | |
| Born: April 17, 1980 Quebec City, Quebec, Canada | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| September 4, 2010, for the Detroit Tigers | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| October 2, 2010, for the Detroit Tigers | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .222 |
| Home runs | 0 |
| Runs batted in | 0 |
| Teams | |
Career
editMinor Leagues
editPrior to being called up to the Tigers, St. Pierre spent 14 seasons in the minor leagues. He played in the Tigers minor league system from 1997 to 2010, with the exception of 2007, which was spent in the Milwaukee Brewers system. He signed with the Kansas City Royals before the season, but was traded to the Brewers on March 27 for Ben Hendrickson.
Detroit Tigers
editHe received his first promotion to the major leagues on September 1, 2010.[1] He got his first hit on September 4th in a 6-4 win for the Tigers over the Royals.[2] He would finish the season appearing in 6 games and getting two hits in nine at-bats. [3]
The Tigers re-signed St. Pierre to a minor league contract on November 8, 2010.[4] He elected free agency on November 2, 2011.[5]
Boston Red Sox
editOn January 2, 2012, St. Pierre signed a minor league deal with the Boston Red Sox organization. He was released by the club in Spring Training.[5]
Quebec Capitales
editSt. Pierre converted to pitcher and played in 11 contests for the Quebec Capitales of the Canadian American Association of Professional Baseball and became a free agent after the season.[6]
Retirement
editSt. Pierre is currently the bullpen coach for the Quebec Capitales of the Can-Am League.[7]
References
edit- ^ 'Duk. "Max St. Pierre Joins the Tigers After 14 Years in the Minors". Yahoo! Sports. September 2, 2010.
- ^ "Detroit Tigers vs Kansas City Royals Box Score: September 4, 2010". Baseball-Reference.com.
- ^ https://www.msn.com/en-ca/sports/nhl/they-were-warned-baseball-doesn-t-fly-in-quebec-now-the-capitales-are-celebrating-25-years/ar-BB1mTMBL [bare URL]
- ^ "Tigers Re-sign Minor Leaguer St. Pierre". MLBBuzz. November 8, 2010.
- ^ a b "Max St. Pierre Trades and Transactions by Baseball Almanac". www.baseball-almanac.com.
- ^ "Maxime St-Pierre quitte les Capitales". RDS.ca. July 21, 2012.
- ^ "But What Do I Know? . . . Brett Lawrie, Brett Cecil, Bill Stoneman". Cooperstowners in Canada. April 17, 2016.
External links
edit- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
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