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| Born: (1983-09-29)September 29, 1983 (age 42) Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan,Quebec, Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jonathan Joseph Malo (born September 29, 1983) is a Canadian former professionalbaseballshortstop. Malo has competed for theCanada national baseball team.
Malo went toCollège Montmorency. He enrolled atMiami-Dade College, before transferring toNortheastern Oklahoma A&M College. He also played for theAssociés de Laval of theLigue de Baseball Élite du Québec, acollegiate summer baseball league, from 2001 through 2003.[1]
The Mets drafted Malo in the 40th round (1,197th overall) of the2002 Major League Baseball draft,[2] but he did not sign, opting to college. They drafted him again in the 48th round (1,413rd overall) of the2003 Major League Baseball draft, and again did not sign. He signed with the Mets as an undrafted free agent in 2004. He made his professional debut with theBrooklyn Cyclones of the Low–ANew York–Penn League in 2005. He played for theSt. Lucie Mets of the High–AFlorida State League in 2006, winning the league championship.[3] He was promoted to theBinghamton Mets of the Double–AEastern League for the first time in 2008. He split the 2009, 2010, and 2011 seasons between the Binghamton Mets and theBuffalo Bisons of theTriple–AInternational League.[4][5][6] In 2012, he played for theQuébec Capitales of theCanadian-American Association. Malo was a member of the Capitales through the 2019 season, hitting .281/.360/.402 with 39 home runs and 247 RBI in 8 seasons with the club.[7]
Malo was selected for theCanada national baseball team at the2009 Baseball World Cup,2011 Pan American Games,2011 Baseball World Cup,2013 World Baseball Classic,2017 World Baseball Classic,2019 Pan American Games[8] and2019 WBSC Premier12.[9]
In the 2009 Baseball World Cup, winning the bronze medal.
In 2011, he participated in the 2011 Pan American Games, winning the gold medal,[10] and the 2011 Baseball World Cup, in which he was named to the All-Tournament Team.[11]
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