Riversharks Designated Hitter Signed by New York Mets Organization
May 13, 2010 - Atlantic League (AtL)
Camden Riversharks News Release
CAMDEN, NJ - The Camden Riversharks announced today that designated hitter, Valentino Pascucci has signed a contract with the New York Mets organization. He will join New York's AAA team, the Buffalo Bisens, of the International League.
"Valentino was a team leader for us. He came in as a former major league player and worked hard to re-prove himself," Team Manager, Von Hayes said.
In the 1999 draft, Valentino was originally selected by the Montreal Expos in the 15th round. In 2004, he made his major league debut, appearing in 32 games for the Expos. He had 6 runs, 6 RBI's and compiled a .177 batting average in his major league debut.
Since 2003, Valentino has consistently been playing at the AAA level, primarily in the Pacific Coast League. He spilt his time during the 2009 season between two clubs, the Albuquerque Isotopes and the Portland Beavers. Collectively, he amassed 62 runs, 77 RBI's, 104 hits and registered a .244 batting average as a first baseman and designated hitter.
This year, Valentino Pascucci made his first appearance with the Camden Riversharks. He appeared in 14 games with 51 at bats. During one of Pascucci's breakout games, he went 2 for 6, hit a home run, a double, and had 3 RBI's. Collectively to date with Camden, Pascucci registered a .275 batting average, amassed 9 RBI's and 3 home runs.
The Riversharks will be on the road for a three game series against the Lancaster Barnstormers starting tomorrow. They will return to Campbell's Field next Friday, May 21, to take on the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs at 7:05pm. Tickets can be purchased at http://www.riversharks.com/index.cfm www.riversharks.com, or by calling 1-866-SHARKS-9.
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