With backup catcher Connor Wong battling a hand injury for most of the season—an injury that required surgery in October—the Boston Red Sox signed veteran backstop Chadwick Tromp to a minor league deal in July and assigned him to Triple-A Worcester.
Tromp, one of only two natives of the Caribbean island of Aruba currently in professional baseball, never got the chance to see Fenway Park. As a result, on November 6, the 30-year-old elected to become a free agent for the third time this year.
Just three days later, the Atlanta Braves signed Tromp to a minor league contract. Tromp originally signed with the Cincinnati Reds in 2013 as an international amateur free agent at the age of 18. The Braves immediately assigned him to the Triple-A Gwinnett Stripers.
Then, on Monday, the Braves sent their new catching acquisition to Leones del Escogido of the Dominican Winter League. In three games and seven plate appearances so far for Escogido entering Saturday, Tromp collected one hit—a double—and a walk while striking out twice.
This marks Tromp’s second tenure with the Braves. He was claimed off waivers by Atlanta after being released by the San Francisco Giants in September 2021. Tromp has seen big league action with the Braves, appearing in 28 games over four seasons, recording 18 hits in 77 at-bats with a .601 OPS.
For the Worcester Red Sox this year, Tromp struggled at the plate, managing a .349 OPS with 13 hits in 96 at-bats over 28 games.
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