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| Getting To Know Rey Saldana |
| General: Has worked hard to earn a spot on the active roster after serving as a student manager for each of the past two seasons (2006, '07) The third Stanford player this decade to become a player after first spending time as a student manager, following in the footsteps of Cameron Matthews and Matt Cano. |
| High School: A 2005 graduate of South San Antonio High School Selected a First Team All-State catcher in 2005 as a senior when he hit .383 with two home runs and 38 RBI Earned First Team All-District catcher honors three times (2003, '04, '05) Helped his team to three consecutive playoff appearances (2003, '04, '05), including the District-4A quarterfinals of the 2005 state tournament A National Merit finalist and 2005 Gates Millennium Scholarship Recipient Named his school's Student-Athlete of the Week four times Coached by Robert Zamora. |
| MLB First-Year Player Draft: Has never been drafted. |
Getting To Know Rey Saldana
| Parents: Reynold and Marisela Saldana Major: Political Science Stanford Campus Activities Outside of Athletics: Community service and Cardinal Life Hobbies: Swimming, chess and video games Big Family: Second in the line of five children in his family Favorite Pre-Game Ritual: Watching everyone's pre-game rituals The reasons I chose Stanford are: The amazing academics, athletics and weather My favorite thing to do on the Stanford campus is: To hang out in the clubhouse The best thing about Stanford is: The people I've met Last Summer: Rey worked as a legislative assistant to a State Representative in San Antonio Favorite Pro Sports Team: San Antonio Spurs Favorite Stanford Baseball Road Trip: Texas I am most thankful in my life for: My family In my off-time, I'm most likely to be found: In the library Funniest Teammate: David Stringer because of his amazing wit Earliest Baseball Memory: Playing catch in the backyard with his father |
Last Updated: May 21, 2008