Sam Haggerty
Samuel Onofrio Haggerty is an American professional baseball infielder for the Seattle Mariners. He has previously played in Major League Baseball for the New York Mets.Career
Haggerty attended Mullen High School in Denver, Colorado. Haggerty attended the University of New Mexico, where he played college baseball for the Lobos. In his first year, Haggerty was awarded as the co-Freshman of the Year of the Mountain West Conference and named to the Louisville Slugger Freshmen All-American team. In 2014, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Hyannis Harbor Hawks of the Cape Cod Baseball League.Haggerty was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 24th round of the 2015 MLB Draft.
Haggerty played for the Mahoning Valley Scrappers in 2015, hitting.283/.361/.453/.814 with 1 home run and 7 RBI. He played for the Lake County Captains in 2016, hitting.230/.323/.320/.643 with 4 home runs and 39 RBI. In 2017, he spent the season with the Lynchburg Hillcats, hitting.253/.355/.398/.753 with 3 home runs and 32 RBI. In 2018, he split the year between the Akron RubberDucks and the Columbus Clippers, combining to hit.239/.369/.384/.753 with 4 home runs and 39 RBI.On January 6, 2019, Haggerty and Walker Lockett were traded to the New York Mets in exchange for Kevin Plawecki. He split the 2019 minor leagues season between the Brooklyn Cyclones, Binghamton Rumble Ponies, and the Syracuse Mets, hitting.271/.369/.387/.756 with 3 home runs and 26 RBI.
On September 1, 2019, the Mets selected Haggerty's contract and promoted him to the major leagues. He made his major league debut on September 4 as a pinch runner versus the Washington Nationals. On December 24, 2019, Haggerty was designated for assignment.Seattle Mariners
Haggerty was claimed off waivers by the Seattle Mariners on January 10, 2020.
