{{short description|Colombian baseball player (born 1985)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox baseball biography |name=Jhonatan Solano |image=3RD 9803 Jhonatan Solano.jpg |team= |caption=Solano playing for the Washington Nationals |position=Catcher / manager |bats=Right |throws=Right |birth_date={{birth date and age|1985|8|12}} |birth_place=Barranquilla, Colombia |debutleague = MLB | debutdate = May 29 | debutyear = 2012 | debutteam = Washington Nationals | finaldate = May 31 | finalyear = 2015 | finalteam = Miami Marlins | statleague = MLB | stat1label = Batting average | stat1value = .184 | stat2label = Home runs | stat2value = 2 | stat3label = Runs batted in | stat3value = 10 | teams = * Washington Nationals ({{Baseball year|2012}}–{{Baseball year|2013}}) * Miami Marlins ({{Baseball year|2015}}) }} '''Jhonatan Solano''' (born August 12, 1985) is a Colombian former professional baseball catcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Washington Nationals and Miami Marlins, making his MLB debut in 2012.
== Professional career == === Washington Nationals ===
Solano signed with the Washington Nationals as an international free agent in 2006. He spent the next six seasons working his way up the Nationals' farm system. After spending the 2011 season with the Syracuse Chiefs, the Nationals added Solano to their 40-man roster after the season to protect him from the Rule 5 draft.
On May 29, 2012, Solano was called up to the majors by the Nationals after Wilson Ramos tore his ACL and could miss the rest of the 2012 season. On that same day, Solano got his first major league hit, a double, on his first at bat, against his brother Donovan's team, the Miami Marlins. About two weeks later, on June 12, he hit the first home run of his major league career against the Toronto Blue Jays<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/nationals-journal/post/jhonatan-solano-greets-his-brother-donovan-solano-in-the-majors-with-their-parents-watching/2012/05/29/gJQAPfLvzU_blog.html |title=Jhonatan Solano greets his brother Donovan Solano in the majors with their parents watching |newspaper=Washington Post |last=Kilgore |first=Adam |date=May 29, 2012 |accessdate=February 18, 2014}}</ref> On July 19, the Nationals placed Solano on the 15-day disabled list with an oblique injury.
The Nationals recalled Solano from the Triple-A Syracuse Chiefs on May 16, 2013, when Ramos went on the disabled list.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.washingtontimes.com/blog/nationals-watch/2013/may/16/nationals-place-wilson-ramos-disabled-list-recall-/ |title=Nationals place Wilson Ramos on the disabled list, recall Jhonatan Solano |work=Washihngton Times |first=Amanda |last=Comak |date=May 16, 2013 |accessdate=May 16, 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130517170736/http://www.washingtontimes.com/blog/nationals-watch/2013/may/16/nationals-place-wilson-ramos-disabled-list-recall-/ |archivedate=May 17, 2013 }}</ref>
Solano was released by the Washington Nationals on November 18, 2014.
=== Miami Marlins === thumb|Solano with the New Orleans Zephyrs On December 9, 2014, Solano signed a minor league contract with the Miami Marlins.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Minor Moves: Solano, McCoy, Lombardozzi|url=https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2014/12/minor-moves-mccoy-lombardozzi.html|access-date=October 3, 2024|website=mlbtraderumors.com|language=en}}</ref> He was designated for assignment on June 5, 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://fantasynews.cbssports.com/fantasybaseball/update/25206329/marlins-activate-c-jeff-mathis-dfa-jhonatan-solano|title=Marlins activate C Jeff Mathis, DFA Jhonatan Solano|last=Gitlin|first=Marty|work=fantasynews.cbssports.com|date=June 5, 2015|accessdate=June 5, 2015}}</ref> He was called back up by the Marlins on June 18 and designated for assignment again two days later.
=== Washington Nationals (second stint) === On December 22, 2015, Solano signed a minor league contract with the Nationals. Catching for the Triple–A Syracuse Chiefs, Solano set a new club record for number of games caught for the Syracuse team.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.syracuse.com/chiefs/index.ssf/2018/04/long-time_syracuse_chiefs_catcher_to_miss_a_big_chunk_of_the_season.html|agency=Syracuse.com|title=Long-time Syracuse Chiefs catcher to miss a big chunk of the season|first=Lindsay|last=Kramer|date=April 16, 2018|accessdate=April 16, 2018}}</ref>
Solano had his contract purchased on April 7, 2018, but was assigned to the disabled list with bone chips in his elbow days later without appearing in a game.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-04-16 |title=Nationals add right-hander Hellickson to start against Mets |url=https://apnews.com/article/f27e932547b1471880e0b582b7da0557 |access-date=2024-09-18 |website=AP News |language=en-US}}</ref> He became a free agent after the 2018 season.
=== St. Paul Saints === On July 3, 2019, Solano signed with the St. Paul Saints of the American Association of Independent Professional Baseball.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=2019-07-03 |title=Saints Sign Former Major League Catcher Jhonatan Solono, Infielder Matt Morales |url=https://www.independentbaseball.net/news/american-association-news/saints-sign-former-major-league-catcher-jhonatan-solono-infielder-matt-morales/ |access-date=2024-09-18 |website=IndependentBaseball.net |language=en-US}} </ref> He was released on August 10. In 13 games he hit .213/.245/.255 with 0 home runs and 3 RBIs.
Solano retired before the 2020 season.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Armenteros de la Hoz |first=Ernesto |date=2020-03-18 |title=Jhonatan Solano hace swing para enseñar a jugar pelota |trans-title=Jhonatan Solano swings to teach how to play ball |url=https://www.eluniversal.com.co/deportes/2020/03/18/jhonatan-solano-hace-swing-para-ensenar-a-jugar-pelota/ |access-date=2025-03-04 |website=El Universal |language=es}}</ref>
==International career== He was a member of Team Colombia in the 2017 World Baseball Classic (WBC), along with his brother Donovan Solano.<ref name="brothers">{{cite web |last=Davis |first=Craig |date=March 12, 2017 |title=Solano Brothers Playing for Team Columbia in WBC |url=https://www.sun-sentinel.com/2017/03/11/solano-brothers-lead-colombia-to-first-wbc-win-over-canada/ |access-date=2024-09-18 |website=Sun Sentinel}} </ref> Solano went 2 for 8, but Colombia was eliminated in the first round.<ref>{{cite web |last=Fernandez |first=Andre C. |date=March 12, 2017 |title=Dominican Republic holds off Colombia in 11 innings to advance |url=https://www.miamiherald.com/sports/mlb/miami-marlins/article138110153.html |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240918193404/https://www.miamiherald.com/sports/mlb/miami-marlins/article138110153.html |archive-date=2024-09-18 |access-date=2024-09-18 |website=Miami Herald}} </ref>
Solano was the bench coach for the Colombian national team at the 2023 WBC and 2026 WBC qualification tournament.<ref>{{Cite web |title=World Baseball Classic Roster {{!}} Colombia 2023 |url=https://www.mlb.com/world-baseball-classic/roster/colombia?season=2023 |access-date=2025-03-04 |website=www.mlb.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=World Baseball Classic Roster {{!}} Colombia 2025 |url=https://www.mlb.com/world-baseball-classic/roster/colombia?season=2025 |access-date=2025-03-04 |website=MLB.com}}</ref>
== Post-playing career == Solano is a bullpen catcher for the Arizona Diamondbacks.<ref>{{Cite web |title=D-backs Staff Directory {{!}} Arizona Diamondbacks |url=https://www.mlb.com/dbacks/team/front-office |access-date=2025-03-04 |website=MLB.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date= |title=Arizona Diamondbacks Media Guide (2022) |url=https://www.retroseasons.com/library/arizona-diamondbacks-media-guide/2022-01-01/ |access-date=2025-03-04 |website= |page=13 |language= |via=RetroSeasons}}</ref>
In 2024, Solano became the manager the Tigres de Cartagena club of the Colombian Professional Baseball League.<ref>{{cite news |last=Caballero V |first=Carlos |date=21 September 2024 |title=Los Tigres de Cartagena quieren brillar en el béisbol profesional |trans-title=The Cartagena Tigers want to shine in professional baseball |url=https://www.eluniversal.com.co/deportes/2024/09/20/los-tigres-de-cartagena-quieren-brillar-en-el-beisbol-profesional/ |access-date=21 September 2024 |language=es |agency=El Universal}}</ref>
== Personal == Solano's brother, Donovan Solano, won a Silver Slugger Award in 2020 and plays for the Texas Rangers.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Donovan Solano Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/solando01.shtml |access-date=2025-03-04 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> The Solanos were the first brothers to make their MLB debut in the same month since Vladimir Guerrero and Wilton Guerrero in September 1996, and the first brothers to have their first MLB hit in the same month since Pete Stanicek and Steve Stanicek in September 1987.<ref name="autogenerated2">{{cite web |title=Donovan Solano Stats, Fantasy & News |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/donovan-solano-456781 |access-date=December 17, 2019 |work=MLB.com}}</ref> The brothers played together for the Marlins in 2015 and for Colombia in the 2017 World Baseball Classic.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Davis |first=Craig |date=2017-03-11 |title=Solano brothers lead Colombia to first WBC win over Canada |url=https://www.sun-sentinel.com/2017/03/11/solano-brothers-lead-colombia-to-first-wbc-win-over-canada/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240918194423/https://www.sun-sentinel.com/2017/03/11/solano-brothers-lead-colombia-to-first-wbc-win-over-canada/ |archive-date=2024-09-18 |access-date=2025-01-16 |website=Sun Sentinel |language=en-US}}</ref>
Solano's parents are Luis Solano and Myriam Preciado. Luis pitched and played infield in Colombian baseball leagues.<ref name="autogenerated2" /><ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Baggarly |first=Andrew |date=2020-06-05 |title=Sweet spot: The Giants' Donovan Solano is baseball's surprise hitting wonder |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/1988463/2020/08/11/sweet-spot-the-giants-donovan-solano-is-baseballs-surprise-hitting-wonder/ |access-date=2025-01-16 |work=The Athletic |language= |issn=}}</ref><ref name=":5">{{cite news |last=Kilgore |first=Adam |date=May 29, 2012 |title=Jhonatan Solano greets his brother Donovan Solano in the majors with their parents watching |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/nationals-journal/post/jhonatan-solano-greets-his-brother-donovan-solano-in-the-majors-with-their-parents-watching/2012/05/29/gJQAPfLvzU_blog.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20121208211556/http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/nationals-journal/post/jhonatan-solano-greets-his-brother-donovan-solano-in-the-majors-with-their-parents-watching/2012/05/29/gJQAPfLvzU_blog.html |archive-date=8 December 2012 |access-date=October 23, 2012 |newspaper=Washington Post}}</ref>
Solano attended high school at {{Interlanguage link|Colegio Americano de Barranquilla|es}} in Barranquilla, Colombia.<ref name="brothers" />
== References == {{Reflist}}
== External links == {{baseballstats|mlb=500207|espn=30334|br=s/solanjh01|fangraphs=7515|brm=solano001jho}} * {{Twitter}}
{{Colombia roster 2017 World Baseball Classic}} {{Colombia roster 2023 World Baseball Classic}} {{Colombia roster 2026 World Baseball Classic}} {{Tigres de Cartagena managers}}
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