Amado Samuel
Encyclopedia
Amado Samuel is a former Major League Baseball
shortstop
, second baseman
, and third baseman
. Samuel signed with the Milwaukee Braves as a free agent
in 1958. He would play at the Major League level with the team in 1962 and in 1963 before being purchased by the New York Mets
that year. He would play at the Major League level with the Mets in 1964.
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...
shortstop
Shortstop
Shortstop, abbreviated SS, is the baseball fielding position between second and third base. Shortstop is often regarded as the most dynamic defensive position in baseball, because there are more right-handed hitters in baseball than left-handed hitters, and most hitters have a tendency to pull the...
, second baseman
Second baseman
Second base, or 2B, is the second of four stations on a baseball diamond which must be touched in succession by a base runner in order to score a run for that player's team. A second baseman is the baseball player guarding second base...
, and third baseman
Third baseman
A third baseman, abbreviated 3B, is the player in baseball whose responsibility is to defend the area nearest to third base — the third of four bases a baserunner must touch in succession to score a run...
. Samuel signed with the Milwaukee Braves as a free agent
Free agent
In professional sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has expired and who is thus eligible to sign with another club or franchise....
in 1958. He would play at the Major League level with the team in 1962 and in 1963 before being purchased by the New York Mets
New York Mets
The New York Mets are a professional baseball team based in the borough of Queens in New York City, New York. They belong to Major League Baseball's National League East Division. One of baseball's first expansion teams, the Mets were founded in 1962 to replace New York's departed National League...
that year. He would play at the Major League level with the Mets in 1964.