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César Salazar
César Salazar
Houston Astros • Catcher
Age 30 • 5' 8" • 198 lb
Bats: L • Throws: R
MLB Debut: 2023-04-02
Born: Hermosillo , SO • Mexico
Draft: 2018
2025 Stats
G
11
AB
13
H
3
HR
0
RBI
1
R
0
SB
0
AVG
.231
OBP
.375
SLG
.231
OPS
.606
Career Stats
G
36
AB
56
H
13
HR
0
RBI
9
R
6
SB
0
AVG
.232
OBP
.318
SLG
.268
OPS
.586
Year-by-Year Hitting
Year Team GPAABH HRRBISB AVGOBPSLGOPSAwards
2023 HOU 13 19 18 2 .111 .158 .111 .269
2024 HOU 12 32 25 8 8 .320 .387 .400 .787
2025 HOU 11 16 13 3 1 .231 .375 .231 .606
Spring Training
Hitting
YearTeamGPAABHHRRBISBAVGOBPSLGOPS
2020 HOU 1111 11 1.0001.0004.0005.000
2022 HOU 477 .000.000.000.000
2023 HOU 1327216 17 .286.407.571.978
2024 HOU 1423181 2 .056.217.056.273
2025 HOU 1023207 28 .350.435.7001.135
2026 HOU 1431224 11 .182.400.227.627
Game Logs
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Hitting
Date Opponent AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB SO
2025-09-02 vs NYY 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2025-08-28 vs COL 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
2025-08-27 vs COL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2025-07-04 @ LAD 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2025-06-28 vs CHC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2025-06-21 @ LAA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2025-06-17 @ ATH 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2025-06-13 vs MIN 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2025-05-31 vs TB 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2025-05-29 vs TB 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2025-05-27 vs ATH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Transactions
Entire history • newest first.
2026-03-25
Houston Astros designated C César Salazar for assignment.
2025-09-29
Houston Astros recalled C César Salazar from Sugar Land Space Cowboys.
2025-09-12
Houston Astros optioned C César Salazar to Sugar Land Space Cowboys.
2025-08-27
Houston Astros recalled C César Salazar from Sugar Land Space Cowboys.
2025-07-20
Houston Astros optioned C César Salazar to Sugar Land Space Cowboys.
2025-05-05
Houston Astros recalled C César Salazar from Sugar Land Space Cowboys.
2025-03-18
Houston Astros optioned C César Salazar to Sugar Land Space Cowboys.
2024-09-17
Houston Astros recalled C César Salazar from Sugar Land Space Cowboys.
2024-09-05
Houston Astros optioned C César Salazar to Sugar Land Space Cowboys.
2024-09-01
Houston Astros recalled C César Salazar from Sugar Land Space Cowboys.
2024-07-22
Houston Astros optioned C César Salazar to Sugar Land Space Cowboys.
2024-06-11
Houston Astros recalled C César Salazar from Sugar Land Space Cowboys.
2024-03-22
Houston Astros optioned C César Salazar to Sugar Land Space Cowboys.
2023-10-24
Houston Astros activated C César Salazar.
2023-10-02
C César Salazar roster status changed by Houston Astros.
2023-10-02
Houston Astros recalled C César Salazar from Sugar Land Space Cowboys.
2023-06-22
Houston Astros optioned C César Salazar to Sugar Land Space Cowboys.
2023-06-09
Houston Astros recalled C César Salazar from Sugar Land Space Cowboys.
2023-06-05
Houston Astros optioned C César Salazar to Sugar Land Space Cowboys.
2023-03-30
Houston Astros selected the contract of C César Salazar, and from Sugar Land Space Cowboys.
2023-01-19
Houston Astros invited non-roster C Cesar Salazar to spring training.
2023-01-19
C César Salazar roster status changed by Houston Astros.
2022-03-12
Houston Astros invited non-roster C Cesar Salazar and to spring training.
2020-02-26
C Cesar Salazar assigned to Houston Astros.
2019-03-15
C Cesar Salazar assigned to Houston Astros.
2018-06-13
Houston Astros signed C Cesar Salazar.
Scouting Report
Statcast-style percentiles • Basenerd theme
Season 2025
Batting
xwOBA
51
0.298
xBA
34
0.213
xSLG
12
0.253
Avg EV
3
82.1
Barrel%
0
0.0%
HardHit%
4
18.2%
SweetSpot%
73
36.4%
Chase%
64
26.1%
Whiff%
46
26.9%
K%
94
12.5%
BB%
89
12.5%
Percentiles are computed within season pool • colors: blue (low) → gray (avg) → red (high).
Spray Chart
Hits only • Stadium overlay
1B 2B 3B HR
MLBAM-style coords scaled into stadium viewBox. Home plate baseline ≈ (125, 199). Stadium SVG: astros.svg.
Results by Pitch Type
Pitch # Usage% Zone% Whiff% AVG HardHit%
4-Seam Fastball 20 42.6% 55.0% 22.2% .250 50.0%
Sweeper 6 12.8% 50.0% 20.0% .333 0.0%
Sinker 5 10.6% 80.0% 0.0% 1.000 0.0%
Cutter 4 8.5% 50.0% 50.0% .000 0.0%
Splitter 4 8.5% 75.0% 0.0% .000 0.0%
Changeup 2 4.3% 0.0% 0.0% .000 0.0%
Knuckle Curve 2 4.3% 0.0% 0.0% .000 0.0%
Slider 2 4.3% 50.0% 0.0% .000 0.0%
Curveball 1 2.1% 0.0% 100.0% .000 0.0%
Eephus 1 2.1% 0.0% 0.0% .000 0.0%
Total 47 100.0% 51.1% 20.0% .250 20.0%
Results by Pitch Category
Category # Usage% Zone% Whiff% AVG HardHit%
Fastball 29 61.7% 58.6% 20.0% .286 33.3%
Breaking 11 23.4% 36.4% 28.6% .333 0.0%
Offspeed 7 14.9% 42.9% 0.0% .000 0.0%
Total 47 100.0% 51.1% 20.0% .250 20.0%
MLB Avg - - 50.6% 25.3% .245 41.0%
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