Cole Armstrong
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| Born: August 24, 1983 Surrey, British Columbia | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Melville Cole Armstrong (born August 24, 1983) is a Canadian former professional baseball catcher and current manager for the Kamloops NorthPaws, who has played in international competition with the Canada national baseball team.
Career
While attending high school at Delphi Academy in
Armstrong, who also played at Chipola (Fla.) Junior College, was drafted by the New York Mets in the 32nd Round of 2001 Draft but did not sign. He was drafted again by the
He split parts of the next two seasons between the
He re-signed with Chicago on Feb. 27, 2008 for a one-year deal and signed another one-year contract for $400,000 with the White Sox on Feb. 24, 2009. Halfway through the 2008 season, Armstrong was promoted to the Triple-A Charlotte Knights where he remained through the 2009 season.
Armstrong was designated for assignment on January 12, 2010.[1]
On January 19, 2010, Cole was out-righted to Triple-A Charlotte. He finished the 2010 season with the Birmingham Barons.
He joined the
Armstrong became a coach with the AZL White Sox in 2014.
See also
References
- ^ "White Sox designate Cole Armstrong for assignment". Archived from the original on 2011-07-14. Retrieved 2010-01-13.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball Reference (Minors)