Louis Richard Palmisano is a Major League Baseball catcher for the Independent Pensacola Pelicans. Palmisano graduated from St. Thomas Aquinas High School in 2001, after winning a state championship in baseball. In the Major League Baseball draft that year, Palmisano was taken by the Chicago White Sox in the 21st round . He did not sign with the White Sox and instead attended Broward Community College, in which he graduated in 2003 with a business degree. That same year, he entered the draft again, and this time was taken by the Milwaukee Brewers in the third round as the 69th overall pick... of the 2003 Major League Baseball Draft. After signing with the Brewers, he played for the Rookie-League Helena Brewers in 2003. Playing in 47 games, he hit 6 home runs and hit close to .400 with a .391 clip. After the season, he was named by Topps as a short season rookie All-Star. He led the Pioneer League in batting average and was Baseball America's Short-Season All-Star, Most Valuable Player and an All-Star at catcher. He gained the nickname "Capitan Lou" from his teammates in Helena.
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| Birthdate: | September 16, 1982 |
| Birthplace: | Utica, New York |
| Age: | 29 |
| All Positions Played: | Catcher |