Sean Ochinko

Sean Ochinko
Free agent
Catcher
Born: (1987-10-21) October 21, 1987
Parkland, Florida
Bats: Right Throws: Right

Sean Peter Ochinko (born October 21, 1987) is an American professional baseball catcher who is a free agent. He attended Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida and later Louisiana State University. The Toronto Blue Jays drafted him in the 11th round of the 2009 Major League Baseball Draft.[1]

In his first professional season, Ochinko played for the Auburn Doubledays and batted .324 with 6 home runs and 32 RBI in 52 games.[1] In 2010, he played 109 games with the Class-A Lansing Lugnuts, batting .311 with 8 home runs and 65 RBI.[1] He was promoted to the Dunedin Blue Jays for the 2011 season, and played in a career-high 121 games. Ochinko would also record career-highs in home runs and RBI that season, with 16 and 79 respectively.[1] He would begin the 2012 season in Dunedin and finish with the Double-A New Hampshire Fisher Cats, batting a combined .278 with 9 home runs and 42 RBI.[1] Ochinko would continue his progression through the minor league system in 2013, moving up to the Triple-A Buffalo Bisons for the first time. He batted .231 with 5 home runs and 31 RBI in 91 games split between Buffalo and New Hampshire.[1] On August 26, 2013, Ochinko was suspended 50 games for testing positive for a banned amphetamine.[2] Due to his late season suspension, Ochinko missed most of the 2014 season. He played in 24 games and batted .213 with 3 home runs and 13 RBI.[1] He was invited to 2015 spring training in January 2015.[3] Ochinko played in 62 games in 2015, mostly for the Bisons, and hit .254 with 2 home runs and 25 RBI.[1] He elected free agency on November 7.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Sean Ochinko Minor League Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved February 1, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Blue Jays minor leaguer Sean Ochinko suspended 50 games for amphetamine use". bluebirdbanter.com. August 26, 2013. Retrieved February 1, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Blue Jays invite 23 non-roster players to big league spring training". bluebirdbanter.com. January 28, 2015. Retrieved February 1, 2015.
  4. ↑ "International League Transactions". milb.com. p. November 2015. Retrieved November 8, 2015.

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