Russ Canzler

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Russ Canzler
Canzler with the Cleveland Indians
Third baseman
Born: (1986-04-11) April 11, 1986 (age 38)
Berwick, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 15, 2011, for the Tampa Bay Rays
Last appearance
October 3, 2012, for the Cleveland Indians
MLB statistics
Batting average.271
Home runs3
Runs batted in12
Teams
Career highlights and awards

Russell Michael Canzler (born April 11, 1986) is an American former

Cleveland Indians
.

Professional career

Chicago Cubs

Canzler playing for the Peoria Chiefs, single-A affiliates of the Chicago Cubs, in 2007

Canzler was drafted by the

2004 MLB Draft out of Hazleton Area School District
. He played in the Cubs organization from 2004 to 2010.

Tampa Bay Rays

Before the 2011 season, in his first year of free agency, he signed a minor league deal with the

runs batted in (RBIs) in 131 games.[3]

Canzler fulfilled his goal in signing with the Rays when was called up to the majors for the first time on September 11, 2011.[4]

Cleveland Indians

Canzler was traded to the

Cleveland Indians on January 31, 2012 in exchange for cash considerations.[5] Canzler was designated for assignment on December 19, 2012 to make room on the 40-man roster for Mark Reynolds
.

Baltimore Orioles

The

Cleveland Indians on December 21, 2012.[6] Cleveland reacquired Canzler off waivers from Toronto on January 2, 2013,[7][8] then the New York Yankees claimed him off waivers from the Indians a day later on January 4, 2013.[9] The Yankees designated Canzler for assignment on February 1, when they signed Travis Hafner. He was claimed off waivers by the Baltimore Orioles on February 5, 2013.[10]

Pittsburgh Pirates

On July 12, 2013, Canzler was traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Tim Alderson.[11] He was designated for assignment on August 27, 2013.

New York Yankees

Canzler signed a minor league deal with the New York Yankees in October 2013.[12] On June 21, 2014, he was released by the Yankees.

Philadelphia Phillies

Canzler signed a minor league contract with the Philadelphia Phillies on June 26, 2014, and was assigned to the Phillies' Triple-A affiliate, the Lehigh Valley IronPigs.[13] On November 13, 2014, Canzler was re-signed by the Phillies.[14] He elected free agency on November 6, 2015.[15]

References

  1. Standard-Speaker
    . Hazleton, PA. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
  2. ^ Laws, Will (9 June 2011). "Canzler sparking Bulls". The News & Observer. Raleigh, NC. Archived from the original on 8 July 2013. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  3. Mlb.com
    . Major League Baseball Advanced Media. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
  4. ^ Topkin, Marc (11 September 2011). "Triple-A stars Russ Canzler, Dane De La Rosa to join Tampa Bay Rays today". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
  5. ^ Hoynes, Paul (31 January 2012). "Cleveland Indians acquire INF/OF Russ Canzler from Rays for cash". The Plain Dealer. Cleveland, OH. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
  6. ^ "Jays claim Russ Canzler, acquire contract of Can-Am pitcher | CBC Sports".
  7. ^ @MLBastian (January 2, 2013). "Indians have claimed INF Russ Canzler off waivers from the Blue Jays. RHP Jeanmar Gomez designated for assignment to clear a roster spot" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  8. ^ "Jays lose Canzler on waivers to Indians - sportsnet.ca". www.sportsnet.ca. Archived from the original on 2013-01-05.
  9. ^ "Yankees claim Russ Canzler off waivers from Indians". 4 January 2013.
  10. ^ "Canzler ready to settle in after offseason's twists | indians.com: News". Archived from the original on 2013-12-06.
  11. ^ "Pirates Acquire Russ Canzler for Tim Alderson". 12 July 2013.
  12. ^ Cohen, Jason (December 2, 2013). "Yankees sign Russ Canzler to a minor league deal". pinstripealley.com. Retrieved December 6, 2013.
  13. ^ "Minor Moves: Komatsu, Santos, Snyder, Bernadina, McCutchen, Diaz, Camp, Canzler, Hanson".
  14. ^ Calcaterra, Craig (November 13, 2014). "The Phillies sign Jeff Francoeur, seven others to minor league deals". hardballtalk.nbcsports.com. Retrieved November 13, 2014.
  15. ^ "International League Transactions". milb.com. p. November 2015. Retrieved November 6, 2015.

External links

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