Shawn Joubert Zarraga (born January 21, 1989) is an Aruban former professional baseball

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. He played for the

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in the

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and

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Career

Milwaukee Brewers

Zarraga was drafted by the

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in the 44th round of the

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out of Trinity Christian Academy in

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. He began with the

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in 2008 and then split 2009 between the

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and

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. He was promoted to the Advanced-A

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in 2010 and spent the next three seasons there before a 2013 promotion to the AA

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. In late 2014 he was promoted to the AAA

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Los Angeles Dodgers

On December 18, 2014, he was traded to the

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in exchange for minor leaguers Jarret Martin and Matt Long. The Dodgers extended him an invitation to Major League spring training. Zarraga split 2015 between the AA

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and AAA

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, hitting .286 in 62 games. In November 2015, he played for the

in the

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. The Dodgers purchased his contract from the minors and called him up to the majors on August 25, 2016. He returned to the minors the following day, without having appeared in a game. He was outrighted to the minors and removed from the

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on August 28. Zarraga's time on an MLB active roster, without ever appearing in an MLB game (to date), makes him a "

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". He played in 46 games between Tulsa and Oklahoma City in 2016, hitting .256. On November 7, 2016, Zarraga elected free agency.

Cincinnati Reds

On November 25, 2016, Zarraga signed a minor league contract with the

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Cleburne Railroaders

On April 20, 2017, Zarraga signed with the

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of the American Association. Zarraga played in 41 games for Cleburne, slashing .272/.383/.397 with 3 home runs and 17 RBI.

Los Angeles Dodgers (second stint)

On July 14, 2017, Zarraga signed a minor league contract with the

organization. He finished the season with the Double-A

, appearing in 6 games and going 5–for–18 (.278) with 1 home run and 3 RBI. He elected free agency following the season on November 6. On January 17, 2018. Zarraga re-signed with the Dodgers organization on a minor league contract. He was released prior to the season on March 30.

Somerset Patriots

On August 31, 2018, Zarraga signed with the

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of the

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