Michael Cantu
Michael Everett Cantu
Born: August 28, 1995
Corpus Christi, TX US
Primary Position: Catcher
All Position(s) Played: 1B, P
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 225
Draft: Round 30 (2014 June Amateur Draft, Chicago Cubs)
School: Foy H Moody (TX) HS
Career: 2017-2023
Michael Cantu compiled a career batting average of .206 with 14 home runs and 86 RBI in his 205-game career with the Padres 1, Fort Wayne TinCaps, Lake Elsinore Storm, El Paso Chihuahuas, Padres 2 and San Antonio Missions. He began playing during the 2017 season and last took the field during the 2023 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | AAA | PCL | El Paso Chihuahuas | 0 | 0 | 27.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| 2023 | AAA | PCL | El Paso Chihuahuas | 0 | 0 | 15.43 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 18.90 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.3 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | R | ARIZ | Padres 1 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .333 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | Advanced A | CALL | Lake Elsinore Storm | 11 | 39 | 36 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | .194 | .256 | .361 | .618 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | A | MIDW | Fort Wayne TinCaps | 10 | 35 | 29 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | .207 | .343 | .552 | .895 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | R | ARIZ | Padres 1 | 12 | 50 | 45 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | .244 | .300 | .333 | .633 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | AAA | PCL | El Paso Chihuahuas | 6 | 21 | 21 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .286 | .286 | .714 | 1.000 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | Advanced A | CALL | Lake Elsinore Storm | 6 | 20 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | .056 | .150 | .056 | .206 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | R | ARIZ | Padres 2 | 13 | 55 | 46 | 6 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | .326 | .418 | .413 | .831 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | AAA | AAAW | El Paso Chihuahuas | 58 | 164 | 145 | 15 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 56 | .186 | .274 | .262 | .536 | 38 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | AAA | PCL | El Paso Chihuahuas | 44 | 103 | 92 | 10 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 37 | .196 | .282 | .261 | .542 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | AA | TL | San Antonio Missions | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .167 | .286 | .167 | .452 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | AAA | PCL | El Paso Chihuahuas | 40 | 143 | 124 | 16 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 51 | .185 | .294 | .274 | .568 | 34 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 205 | 645 | 568 | 67 | 117 | 20 | 0 | 14 | 86 | 1 | 0 | 71 | 211 | .206 | .296 | .315 | .611 | 179 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G | PB | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | R | ARIZ | Padres 1 | C | 2 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 8.500 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 25.0 |
| 2018 | A | MIDW | Fort Wayne TinCaps | C | 9 | 77 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 9.667 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 27.3 |
| 2018 | Advanced A | CALL | Lake Elsinore Storm | C | 6 | 61 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .985 | 1.667 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 12.5 |
| 2018 | R | ARIZ | Padres 1 | 1B | 4 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 4.250 | ||||
| 2018 | R | ARIZ | Padres 1 | C | 11 | 94 | 8 | 1 | 1 | .990 | 9.273 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 25.0 |
| 2018 | Advanced A | CALL | Lake Elsinore Storm | 1B | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 8.000 | ||||
| 2019 | Advanced A | CALL | Lake Elsinore Storm | C | 5 | 41 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .978 | 9.000 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 66.7 |
| 2019 | AAA | PCL | El Paso Chihuahuas | C | 5 | 41 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .976 | 8.200 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 | R | ARIZ | Padres 2 | 1B | 3 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .938 | 5.000 | ||||
| 2019 | R | ARIZ | Padres 2 | C | 11 | 86 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 8.364 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 21.1 |
| 2021 | AAA | AAAW | El Paso Chihuahuas | 1B | 7 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 4.143 | ||||
| 2021 | AAA | AAAW | El Paso Chihuahuas | C | 38 | 306 | 14 | 4 | 2 | .988 | 8.421 | 7 | 35 | 11 | 23.9 |
| 2022 | AAA | PCL | El Paso Chihuahuas | C | 18 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 5.278 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 | AAA | PCL | El Paso Chihuahuas | 1B | 14 | 57 | 2 | 1 | 8 | .983 | 4.214 | ||||
| 2022 | AA | TL | San Antonio Missions | 1B | 1 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .917 | 11.000 | ||||
| 2022 | AA | TL | San Antonio Missions | C | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .909 | 1.000 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 | AAA | PCL | El Paso Chihuahuas | P | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | ||||
| 2023 | AAA | PCL | El Paso Chihuahuas | C | 32 | 281 | 11 | 1 | 0 | .997 | 9.125 | 4 | 43 | 11 | 20.4 |
| 2023 | AAA | PCL | El Paso Chihuahuas | 1B | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 7.000 | ||||
| 2023 | AAA | PCL | El Paso Chihuahuas | P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |||||
| Totals | 138 | 1086 | 57 | 10 | 17 | .991 | 8.283 | 13 | 126 | 37 | 22.7 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | R | Arizona League | Padres 1 | SDN | August 21, 2017 | September 1, 2017 |
| 2018 | Advanced A | California League | Lake Elsinore Storm | SDN | May 28, 2018 | August 19, 2018 |
| 2018 | R | Arizona League | Padres 1 | SDN | June 21, 2018 | August 7, 2018 |
| 2018 | A | Midwest League | Fort Wayne TinCaps | SDN | August 23, 2018 | September 3, 2018 |
| 2019 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | El Paso Chihuahuas | SDN | May 14, 2019 | September 2, 2019 |
| 2019 | R | Arizona League | Padres 2 | SDN | June 19, 2019 | July 25, 2019 |
| 2019 | Advanced A | California League | Lake Elsinore Storm | SDN | July 30, 2019 | August 17, 2019 |
| 2021 | AAA | AAA West | El Paso Chihuahuas | SDN | May 11, 2021 | October 3, 2021 |
| 2022 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | El Paso Chihuahuas | SDN | April 5, 2022 | September 28, 2022 |
| 2022 | AA | Texas League | San Antonio Missions | SDN | April 24, 2022 | June 29, 2022 |
| 2023 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | El Paso Chihuahuas | SDN | April 9, 2023 | September 24, 2023 |
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