Seby Zavala#28

Toledo Mud Hens·BBRef

RSFree agentFLBFree agent

Pos: P, C, 1B

B/T: R / R

Born: Aug 28, 1993 (33)

Height: 5' 11"

Weight: 205 lbs

Owned: 0.0%

From: Fort Hood, TX

Drafted: 2015

Seby Zavala

#28

Toledo Mud Hens BBRef

RSFree agentFLBFree agent

Position: P, C, 1B

Bats/Throws: R / R

Born: Aug 28, 1993 (33)

Height: 5' 11"

Weight: 205 lbs

Owned: 0.01%

From: Fort Hood, TX

Drafted: 2015

The Tigers signed Zavala to a minor-league contract and assigned him to Triple-A Toledo, Emily Waldon of Baseball America Reports.

Aug 6Rotowire

Zavala had played in 16 games at the Triple-A level in 2026 for the Dodgers at Triple-A Oklahoma City prior to being let go in June. He slashed .196/.323/.353 with three extra-base hits (including two home runs) across 62 plate appearances with OKC. The 32-year-old made his last MLB appearances in 2024 for Seattle.

Zavala signed a minor-league contract with the Dodgers on Monday, which includes an invitation to spring training, Sonja Chen of MLB.com reports.

Feb 10Rotowire

Zavala is one of several signings that was kept under the radar until the Dodgers disclosed their list of non-roster invitees to spring training. The backstop was in contention to make the Opening Day roster a season ago with Boston, but he ultimately fell short and spent the entire 2025 campaign at Triple-A, where he hit .165 with eight home runs, 25 RBI, two stolen bases and 28 runs scored over 67 games.

Zavala (oblique) has gone 1-for-5 with an RBI in two games since being reinstated from Triple-A Worcester's 7-day injured list Tuesday.

5/27/25Rotowire

Zavala missed just over a month of action due to a left oblique strain, but he rejoined Worcester after finishing up a rehab assignment in the rookie-level Florida Complex League. Now that he's returned to health, he'll serve as organizational depth at catcher for the Red Sox.

Zavala, who is on Triple-A Worcester's 7-day injured list due to a left oblique strain, began a rehab assignment in the rookie-level Florida Complex League on Monday and went 1-for-3 with a double and a walk in his first game.

5/8/25Rotowire

After failing to win a backup catcher job with Boston after attending spring training as a non-roster invitee, Zavala reported to Triple-A Worcester and batted .129 over nine games before being shelved in mid-April. Just under a month later, Zavala looks to be nearing a return to action, but he'll likely stick around in Florida for a few more rehab games before linking back up with Worcester.

The Red Sox informed Zavala on Friday that he will not make the Opening Day roster, Chris Cotillo and Christopher Smith of MassLive.com report.

3/22/25Rotowire

Zavala has an opt-out clause in his contract and will huddle with his agent to figure out his next step. This means the Red Sox plan to install Carlos Narvaez as the backup catcher to starter Connor Wong.

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Year	G	PA	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
2019CWS	5	12	12	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	.083	.083	.083	.166
2021CWS	37	104	93	17	3	0	5	15	0	6	41	.183	.240	.376	.616
2022CWS	61	205	178	48	14	0	2	21	0	19	64	.270	.347	.382	.729
2023TOT ▼	73	193	175	30	4	0	7	18	1	12	70	.171	.230	.314	.544
2024SEA	18	43	39	6	2	0	1	2	0	3	16	.154	.214	.282	.496
Career	194	557	497	102	23	0	15	56	1	40	200	0.205	0.271	0.342	0.613
Year	G	PA	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS