Francisco Cervelli is a Major League Baseball catcher for the New York Yankees organization who currently plays at the AAA level with the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees. He was an international signee by the Yankees in 2003 and played in the 2009 World Baseball Classic for the Italian team. He is Venezuelan and of Italian descent. In Venezuela, Cervelli played shortstop, second base, and sometimes pitched. The Yankees signed him as an international free agent with the understanding that he would try catching. Cervelli played in the Dominican Summer League in 2003. He arrived as a switch... hitter, but was told to stick to batting right-handed. After struggling to adjust to professional baseball in 2004 and 2005, Cervelli batted .309 for the Short Season Single-A Staten Island Yankees in 2006. In 2007, he played for the Tampa Yankees, where he batted .279 with an OBP of .387 and two home runs. Baseball America rated him the 23rd-best prospect on the Yankees prior to the 2008 season. He began the 2009 season with the Double-A Trenton Thunder.
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| Birthdate: | March 6, 1986 |
| Birthplace: | Valencia |
| Age: | 26 |
| Height: | 6' 1" |
| Weight: | 210 lbs. |
| All Positions Played: | Catcher, Second baseman, Third baseman |