Anthony John Bemboom (born January 18, 1990) is an American

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catcher Catcher is a Baseball positions, position in baseball and softball. When a Batter (baseball), batter takes their at bat, turn to hit, the catcher crouches behind home plate, in front of the (home plate, home) Umpire (baseball), umpire, and recei ...

who is a free agent. He has previously played in

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(MLB) for the

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and

Baltimore Orioles The Baltimore Orioles are an American professional baseball team based in Baltimore. The Orioles compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) American League East, East division. As one of the American L ...

Career

Early career

Bemboom graduated from Sauk Rapids-Rice High School in

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. He attended

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, from 2009 through 2010. He attended

Creighton University Creighton University is a private Jesuit research university in Omaha, Nebraska. Founded by the Society of Jesus in 1878, the university is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. In 2015 the university enrolled 8,393 graduate and undergra ...

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, from 2011 through 2012. The

selected Bemboom in the 22nd round, with the 687th overall selection, of the

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. He signed with the Angels and played in Minor League Baseball for their organization from 2012 through 2016. During his time with them, he played for the

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Orem Owlz The Orem Owlz were a Minor League Baseball team located in Orem, Utah, United States, from 2001 to 2020. The team competed in the Pioneer League as a Rookie League affiliate of the Los Angeles Angels. The Owlz played their home games at Home o ...

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Inland Empire 66ers The Inland Empire 66ers of San Bernardino are a Minor League Baseball team of the California League and the Single-A affiliate of the Los Angeles Angels. The 66ers are based in San Bernardino, California, and play at San Manuel Stadium. Franchise ...

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, and the

Salt Lake Bees The Salt Lake Bees are a Minor League Baseball team of the Pacific Coast League (PCL) and the Triple-A affiliate of the Los Angeles Angels. They are located in Salt Lake City, Utah, and play their home games at Smith's Ballpark. The ballpark op ...

. Bemboom was selected by the

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in the minor league portion of the 2016 Rule 5 draft. He played for the

Albuquerque Isotopes The Albuquerque Isotopes are a Minor League Baseball team of the Pacific Coast League and the Triple-A affiliate of the Colorado Rockies. They play home games at Rio Grande Credit Union Field at Isotopes Park in Albuquerque, New Mexico, at an el ...

in 2017 and 2018.

Tampa Bay Rays

Bemboom signed a minor league contract with the

on November 26, 2018. He began the 2019 season playing for the

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and the

Durham Bulls The Durham Bulls are a Minor League Baseball team of the International League and the Triple-A affiliate of the Tampa Bay Rays. They are located in Durham, North Carolina, and play their home games at Durham Bulls Athletic Park, which opened in ...

. The Rays promoted Bemboom to the major leagues on May 10, 2019. He made his major league debut on May 12 versus the

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. Bemboom got his first career hit on May 14, 2019, an RBI double versus the Miami Marlins. He later exited the game with a knee injury. He was placed on the injured list on May 16. On July 15, he was reinstated from the injured list and

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Los Angeles Angels

On July 15, 2019, Bemboom was traded to the

in exchange for cash considerations. On August 24, 2020, Bemboom made his first career pitching appearance against the

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, pitching a scoreless inning after getting

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and

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to fly out following the walk of

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. In 2020, Bemboom batted .208/.328/.417 with 3 home runs and led all Angels catchers with a 41% caught stealing rate. On August 7, 2021, Bemboom was designated for assignment by the Angels.

Los Angeles Dodgers

On August 9, 2021, the

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claimed Bemboom off waivers from the Angels. On August 14, Bemboom was outrighted off of the 40-man roster without having appeared in a game for the Dodgers. He played in 25 games for the Triple-A

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, with a .189 batting average. Bemboom became a free agent following the season.

Baltimore Orioles

On December 16, 2021, Bemboom signed a minor league contract with the

organization. He made the Orioles'

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roster for the 2022 season. Playing in 22 games for Baltimore, Bemboom hit just .115/.207/.212 with one home run and one RBI. He was designated for assignment on May 21, 2022. He cleared waivers and was sent outright to Triple-A

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on May 27. Spending the rest of the season in Norfolk, Bemboom appeared in 34 contests, batting .228/.292/.350 with 3 home runs and 15 RBI. Following the 2022 season on October 6, the Orioles added Bemboom to the

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to prevent him from reaching minor–league free agency. However, on November 4, Bemboom was removed from the roster and sent outright to Triple–A Norfolk. On March 30, 2023, Bemboom had his contract selected after making the Opening Day roster. James McCann had suffered an injury and a backup catcher was needed, necessitating his promotion. After going 0–for–2 in just 2 games, he was designated for assignment on April 13. He cleared waivers and was sent outright to Triple–A Norfolk the same day. On June 20, Bemboom was selected back to the major league roster to replace

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as the backup to

Adley Rutschman Adley Stan Rutschman (born February 6, 1998) is an American professional baseball catcher for the Baltimore Orioles of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played college baseball for the Oregon State Beavers. He was named the Pac-12 Conference Playe ...

. He went 2–for–9 in 4 more games, and was again designated for assignment on July 5, following the promotion of Colton Cowser. He again cleared waivers and was sent outright to Norfolk on July 12. On October 13, Bemboom elected free agency.

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