Padres catcher Ethan Salas makes playoff history as youngest catcher
Ethan Salas became the youngest player to catch in a major league postseason game when he started for the San Diego Padres in Game 2 of their Wild Card Series with the Chicago Cubs. The 20-year-old Salas was catching and batting seventh at Petco Park on Wednesday night. The Padres called up their top prospect on Sept. 1, and he became the youngest player to catch a major league game since Iván “Pudge” Rodríguez in 1991.
Salas went 10 for 24 to finish the regular season after going hitless in his first 15 big league at-bats.
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