Victor Caratini is a Puerto Rican professional baseball catcher for the Milwaukee Brewers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played for the Chicago Cubs and San Diego Padres.
For the 2017 season, Caratini was assigned to the Class AAA Iowa Cubs of the Pacific Coast League. On June 28, 2017, the Cubs called up Caratini to the major leagues.
With the 2017 Cubs, he batted.254 with one home run and two RBIs in 31 games played. Two home runs and 21 runs batted in were Caratini’s stat lines in 2018’s 76 MLB games, in which he appeared.
He appeared in two games this season, both in late July, pitching two innings and giving two runs for a 9.00 earned run average.
As a pinch hitter, he helped the Cubs lose the 2018 National League Wild Card Game 2–1 in 13 innings against the Colorado Rockies.
He and Willson Contreras were the Cubs’ starting catchers in 2019. A scoreless ninth inning from Caratini was all that the Cubs could muster in a loss to the New York Mets on June 22.
Caratini hit.266/.348/.447 with 11 home runs and 34 runs batted in in 95 games for the Cubs this season.
Victor Caratini Contract
Victor Caratini signed a 1 year / $2,000,000 contract with the San Diego Padres, including $2,000,000 guaranteed, and an annual average salary of $2,000,000. In 2022, Caratini will earn a base salary of $2,000,000, while carrying a total salary of $2,000,000.
Victor Caratini Net Worth
Victor Caratini has a net worth of $1 million.
Victor Caratini Salary
Victor Caratini takes home an annual average salary of $2,000,000 as a professional baseball player.