Bobby Estalella (catcher)
- Bobby Estalella (catcher)
Infobox MLB retired
name=Bobby Estalella
position=Catcher
bats=Right
throws=Right
birthdate=birth date and age|1974|8|23
debutdate=September 17
debutyear=by|1996
debutteam=Philadelphia Phillies
finaldate=June 6
finalyear=by|2004
finalteam=Toronto Blue Jays
stat1label=Batting average
stat1value=.216
stat2label=Home runs
stat2value=48
stat3label=Runs batted in
stat3value=147
teams=
*Philadelphia Phillies (by|1996-by|1999)
*San Francisco Giants (by|2000-by|2001)
*New York Yankees (by|2001)
*Colorado Rockies (by|2002-by|2003)
*Arizona Diamondbacks (by|2004)
*Toronto Blue Jays (by|2004)
highlights=
Robert M. Estalella [es-tah-LAY-yah] (born August 23, 1974 in Hialeah, Florida) is a former Major League Baseball catcher. He should not be confused with his grandfather, also named Bobby Estalella, an outfielder who played in the Majors between by|1935 and by|1949.
Baseball career
In nine seasons, Estalella played for the Philadelphia Phillies (by|1996-by|1999), San Francisco Giants (by|2000-by|2001), New York Yankees (2001), Colorado Rockies (by|2002-by|2003), Arizona Diamondbacks (by|2004) and Toronto Blue Jays (2004). Estalella was a career .216 hitter with 48 home runs and 147 RBI in 310 games.
He was signed by the Cincinnati Reds to a minor-league contract before the by|2005 season, but was released by the team during spring training. He was signed by the New York Mets to a minor league contract before the by|2006 season, but elected to retire before the season began.
BALCO scandal
Estallela was linked to the BALCO steroids scandal through leaked testimony. [ [http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2004/12/03/MNGGFA0UDU65.DTL What Bonds told BALCO grand jury ] ] On December 13, 2007, he was named in the Mitchell Report to the Commissioner of Baseball of an Independent Investigation Into the Illegal Use of Steroids and Other Performance Enhancing Substances by Players in Major League Baseball [http://files.mlb.com/mitchrpt.pdf]
ee also
* Major League Baseball hitters with three home runs in one game
References
External links
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