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La Stella with the Atlanta Braves
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| Second baseman | |||
| Born: January 31, 1989 Closter, New Jersey |
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MLB debut
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| May 28, 2014 for the Atlanta Braves | |||
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Career statistics
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| Batting average | .252 | ||
| Home runs | 1 | ||
| Runs batted in | 31 | ||
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Thomas F. La Stella (born January 31, 1989) is an American professional baseball second baseman for the Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut with the Atlanta Braves in 2014.
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Baseball career[edit]
Amateur, college and minor leagues[edit]
La Stella attended Saint Joseph Regional High School in Montvale, New Jersey, St. John's University and Coastal Carolina University. He played college baseball for both the St. John's Red Storm and Coastal Carolina Chanticleers.[1] The Braves selected La Stella in the eighth round of the 2011 MLB Draft, and he spent the rest of the season with the Rome Braves. In 2012, he played for the Lynchburg Hillcats, and in 2013 he played for the Mississippi Braves of the Class AA Southern League.[2] With the Mississippi Braves, La Stella had a .343 batting average in 81 games.[3]
Major leagues[edit]
Atlanta Braves[edit]
On January 13, 2014, he was invited to spring training.[4][5] He began the 2014 season with the Gwinnett Braves of the Class AAA International League, and debuted at the major league level on May 28, hitting two singles.[6]
La Stella hit his first major league home run on August 8, 2014, against Stephen Strasburg of the Washington Nationals. The home run put the Atlanta Braves up 7-0 in a game eventually won 7-6.[7] He finished the year with a .251 batting average in 93 games.
Chicago Cubs[edit]
On November 16, 2014, the Braves traded La Stella, along with an international signing bonus slot, to the Chicago Cubs for Arodys Vizcaíno and three international signing bonus slots.[8][9]
References[edit]
- ^ Bowman, Mark (March 18, 2014). "Perseverance paying off for prospect La Stella". MLB.com. Retrieved March 19, 2014.
- ^ "Southern League Notebook: Tommy La Stella keeping Mississippi Braves in title race | members.jacksonville.com". Jacksonville.com. August 10, 2013. Retrieved November 22, 2013.
- ^ "Could La Stella Help Braves In September? - 07/30/2013". Chattanoogan.com. July 30, 2013. Retrieved November 22, 2013.
- ^ "Braves announce Non-Roster Invitees". braves.com. January 13, 2014. Retrieved March 12, 2014.
- ^ Bowman, Mark (February 23, 2014). "La Stella looking to show Braves he's ready". braves.com. Retrieved March 12, 2014.
- ^ Petrella, Steven (May 28, 2014). "Making big league debut, La Stella notches two hits". MLB.com. Retrieved May 29, 2014.
- ^ Bowman, Mark (August 9, 2014). "La Stella belts first MLB homer, gets silent treatment". MLB.com. Retrieved August 9, 2014.
- ^ Bowman, Mark (November 16, 2014). "Braves reacquire Vizcaino, add to international budget". MLB.com. Retrieved November 17, 2014.
- ^ "Cubs acquire INF La Stella from Braves". ESPN.com. Associated Press. November 16, 2014. Retrieved November 17, 2014.
External links[edit]
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)