Josh Satin

Who is Josh Satin?

Joshua Blake "Josh" Satin is an American baseball player for the New York Mets of Major League Baseball. Satin plays first base, second base, and third base.

He was a first-team college All-American at the University of California, Berkeley. The Mets drafted him in the 6th round of the 2008 Major League Baseball draft. Satin batted .303 in 2008 in the minor leagues, and .288 in 2009 while being voted a South Atlantic League All-Star. He hit .311 and was a Florida State League All-Star in 2010. In 2011, he batted .325 for Binghamton while leading the league in on-base percentage and OPS, as he was voted an Eastern League All-Star. He also played in AAA, batting .347 with a .410 on-base percentage with the Buffalo Bisons.

He made his MLB debut for the Mets on September 4, 2011, and played in 15 games. In June 2012 Satin rejoined the Mets, but he was designated for assignment three days later. In September 2012, he played for Team Israel in the World Baseball Classic qualifying round. In June 2013, he was again called up to the Mets, after batting .305 in AAA. He tied a Mets rookie record set by Steve Henderson in 1977, by reaching base in 29 consecutive games that he started, and for the season he batted .279.