Alí Solís


Román Alí Solís López is a Mexican professional baseball catcher for the Sultanes de Monterrey of the Mexican League. He has played in Major League Baseball for the San Diego Padres in 2012 and Tampa Bay Rays in 2014.

Professional career

San Diego Padres

The San Diego Padres signed Solís as an international free agent in February 2005. Solís spent eight professional seasons in the Padres minor league organization, as well as playing 21 games in the Mexican League in 2010.
In 2012, Solís played for the Double-A San Antonio Missions, hitting.283 with 6 home runs in 87 games. He appeared in the All-Star Futures Game as a replacement for Yasmani Grandal. He was voted the top catcher, along with Lars Davis, in the Texas League.
The Padres promoted Solís to the major leagues on September 4, 2012. He appeared in 5 games and had 4 at-bats, staying on the roster through the end of the season.

Pittsburgh Pirates

On October 25, 2012, the Pittsburgh Pirates claimed Solís off waivers and then outrighted him to the minors.

Tampa Bay Rays

Solis signed a minor league deal with the Tampa Bay Rays on November 21, 2013. His contract was selected from the Triple-A Durham Bulls on May 27, 2014, and for the season he was hitless in six at bats.

Los Angeles Dodgers

On December 19, 2014, Solís signed a minor league contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers that included an invitation to Major League spring training. Solís left the team on February 21, 2015, due to a "contractual issue." On March 16, he rejoined the Dodgers but was assigned to minor league camp. He was assigned to the AA Tulsa Drillers to start the season. He played in 69 games for Tulsa and hit.145/.175/.195 in 220 at bats before a late season recall to the AAA Oklahoma City Dodgers, where he hit.143 in 14 at bats in seven games.

Chicago Cubs

In December 2016, Solís signed a minor league contract with the Chicago Cubs. He became a free agent following the 2017 season.

Sultanes de Monterrey

On August 7, 2018, Solís was loaned to the Sultanes de Monterrey of the Mexican League. With them in 2018 he batted.366/.400/.521 in 71 at bats.

International career

He was selected Mexico national baseball team at 2013 World Baseball Classic and 2019 exhibition games against Japan.