New Met - C-OF - Vinnie Rottino

1B

Bats: R, Throws: R

• Birth Date - April 7, 1980 (Age: 31)
• Birth Place - Racine, WI
• Experience - 3 years
• College - None
• Ht/Wt - 6-1, 220 lbs.

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Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
2003	23	MIL-min	Rk	64	261	222	42	69	10	0	1	20	5	2	28	25	.311	.404	.369	.773		82	4	8	1	2	1	HEL · PION
2004	24	MIL-min	A	140	584	529	78	161	25	9	17	124	5	1	40	71	.304	.352	.482	.834		255	12	4	1	10	3	BEL · MIDW
2005	25	MIL-min	AA,AAA	129	548	498	67	149	21	6	7	54	2	2	43	74	.299	.354	.408	.762		203	15	2	0	5	1	HVL,NVL · SOUL,PCL
2006	26	MIL-min	AAA	117	452	398	55	125	25	2	7	42	12	7	40	74	.314	.379	.440	.819		175	9	5	4	5	2	NVL · PCL
2006	26	MIL	NL	9	15	14	1	3	1	0	0	1	1	0	1	2	.214	.267	.286	.552	42	4	0	0	0	0	0	/572
2007	27	MIL-min	AAA	107	430	377	59	109	17	3	12	53	15	9	37	58	.289	.363	.446	.809		168	4	9	3	4	0	NVL · PCL
2007	27	MIL	NL	8	9	9	0	2	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	.222	.222	.333	.556	41	3	0	0	0	0	0	/37
2008	28	MIL-min	AAA	118	477	431	59	112	30	3	7	55	9	4	31	72	.260	.313	.392	.705		169	16	6	1	8	0	NVL · PCL
2008	28	MIL	NL	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0
2011	31	FLA-min	AAA	119	524	467	81	142	31	2	10	59	17	9	50	62	.304	.374	.443	.818		207	14	3	3	1	2	NOR · PCL
2011	31	FLA	NL	8	14	12	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	.167	.286	.167	.452	28	2	0	0	0	0	0	/97
4 Seasons				26	39	36	2	7	2	0	0	4	1	0	3	7	.194	.256	.250	.506	34	9	0	0	0	0	0
162 Game Avg.				162	243	224	12	44	12	0	0	25	6	0	19	44	.194	.256	.250	.506	34	56	0	0	0	0	0
MIL (3 yrs)				18	25	24	1	5	2	0	0	4	1	0	1	3	.208	.240	.292	.532	36	7	0	0	0	0	0
FLA (1 yr)				8	14	12	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	.167	.286	.167	.452	28	2	0	0	0	0	0

Rottino originally signed with the Milwaukee Brewers as an undrafted free agent on February 3, 2003. In his fourth year with the Brewers organization, he made his major league debut as a September call up in 2006.^[ He played in 9 games, batting .214.

Rottino began the 2007 season in Triple-A with the Nashville Sounds.He spent nearly the entire season there before being recalled by Milwaukee on September 1.On September 29, 2007, Rottino hit a walk-off single in the bottom of the 11th inning to beat the San Diego Padres 4–3 and clinch the first winning season for the Milwaukee Brewers since 1992.

He repeated most of his previous season's fashion in 2008, playing most of the season at Triple-A,^[3] then receiving a call-up in September.

Rottino was the starting catcher for Team Italy in the 2009 World Baseball Classic.

In 2009, Rottino accepted an assignment to Double-A Huntsville. On July 31, 2009, he was traded by the Brewers to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Claudio Vargas.

On November 16, 2011, Rottino signed a minor league contract with the New York Mets.

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