Joey Curletta

Curletta attended Mountain Pointe High School in Ahwatukee, Phoenix, Arizona.^[1] The Los Angeles Dodgers selected Curletta in the sixth round of the 2012 MLB draft,^[2] and he signed with the Dodgers rather than attend the University of Arizona.^[3]

Curletta began his professional career with the Arizona League Dodgers.^[3] He played for the Ogden Raptors in the Rookie-level Pioneer League in 2013 and the Great Lakes Loons of the Class A Midwest League in 2014.^[4]

In September 2016, the Dodgers sent Curletta to the Philadelphia Phillies as the player to be named later in their earlier trade for Carlos Ruiz.^[5] After the 2016 season, the Phillies traded Curletta to the Mariners for Pat Venditte.^[6] He played for the Modesto Nuts of the Class A-Advanced California League in 2017.^[7] In 2018, he played for the Arkansas Travelers of the Class AA Texas League, and he won the Texas League Player of the Year Award.^[8] Curletta was awarded the Ken Griffey Jr. Minor League Hitter of the Year by the Seattle Mariners for his 2018 season.^[9]

The Mariners added him to their 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft after the 2018 season.^[10][11] He began the 2019 season with the Tacoma Rainiers of the Class AAA Pacific Coast League.^[12]

The Boston Red Sox claimed Curletta off of waivers on May 4, and assigned him to the Portland Sea Dogs of the Class AA Eastern League.^[13] On September 1, the Red Sox assigned Curletta outright to Portland, removing him from their 40-man roster.^[14]

In December 2019, Curletta signed a minor-league deal with the Los Angeles Angels.^[15] He was released in late May 2020.^[16]

• Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball Reference (Minors)