Jesus Montero

C/DH Seattle Mariners

Acquired: Signed by the New York Yankees as an Amateur Free Agent on October 17th, 2006.

Born: 11/28/1989
Height: 6'4"
Weight: 225
Bats: Right
Throws: Right

Montero @:
- Milb.com
- Rotoworld
- Baseball Reference
- Fan Graphs

Career Major League Statistics

Career Minor League Statistics

Videos:

Hitting his first home run of the 2011 season with Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre:

Batting against the Washington Nationals during a 2011 Spring Training Game:

2009 Interview with Double-A Trenton (thanks to YouTube user YESNetwork):

Doubling the opposite way (thanks to YouTube user missarod13):

Here's another clip courtesy of missarod13 showing Montero working on a catching drill with Jorge Posada during 2009 Spring Training:

Mashing the ball in BP prior to the Double-A All-Star Game in 2009 (thanks to YouTube user mashmore98):

Articles:

• Feb 13/2010: Yankees prospect Jesus Montero's a big hit with the bat, but 20-year-old working hard on his defence, by Anthony McCarron @ NYDailyNews.com.
• July 9/2010: Yankees-Mariners talks about Lee may be breaking down, by Jon Heyman @ SI.com.
• Mar 29/2011: Can't miss Montero can't catch on, by Wallace Matthews @ ESPNNewYork.com
• Mar 29/2011: Yankees send top prospect Jesus Montero to Triple-A, by Aaron Gleeman @ Hardball Talk (NBC.com).
• Apr 7/2011: Yanks still believe in Jesus, by Paul Sokoloski @ TimesLeader.com
• Apr 13/2011: Yankees prospect Jesus Montero starts hot in Triple-A as Brian Cashman keeps eye on MLB arms, by John Harper @ NYDailyNews.com