Paul Hoover gets call to Marlins
Published on August 3, 2006 under Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
Albuquerque Isotopes News Release
Albuquerque Isotopes catcher Paul Hoover has been promoted to the Florida Marlins to fill in for former Isotope Matt Treanor, who went on the 15-day Disabled List with a left shoulder injury. Hoover will join the Marlins today in Miami when the team takes on the New York Mets.
This will be Hoover's third stint in the Major Leagues, the first two coming with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. On August 8, 2001, Hoover made his big league debut with a pinch-hit single off of Oakland's Luis Vizcaino, his only hit in four Major League at-bats that season. Hoover returned to the Devil Rays for five games the next season, hitting .176 (3x17) with two RBI. The Marlins have transferred relief pitcher Carlos Martinez to the 60-day DL to make room for Hoover on the 40-man roster.
Hoover has been a stalwart behind the plate for the Isotopes all season, hitting .281 (75x267) with 32 runs, 20 doubles, a triple, five runs and 34 RBI. He's also been excellent behind the plate, ranking among PCL leaders by throwing out 22 of 63 would-be base stealers for a percentage of 34.9%. The catcher also played for Albuquerque in 2003, racking up a .270 batting average with 35 runs scored, 22 doubles, two triples, five homers, and 40 RBI.
Filling Hoover's slot on the Isotopes will be catcher Jonathan Aceves, who arrives from Double-A Carolina, where he hit .229 with the Mudcats but ranked 10th in the Double-A Southern League by throwing out 36% of those who tried to steal bases against him.
The Isotopes return home on Friday, August 11 for a short, but action-packed four-game homestand against the Nashville Sounds (Triple-A affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers) that includes a Birdzerk! appearance and back-to-back fireworks nights.
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