Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Michael Papierski was born February 26, 1996, in Palos Heights, Illinois. He is a catcher in the MLB.

Papierski played college baseball for the LSU Tigers and was selected in the ninth round in the 2017 MLB draft by the Houston Astros. He made his MLB debut in May 2022 with the Giants.

Papierski played college baseball for the LSU Tigers for three seasons. He spent the majority of his freshman season as the backup to starting catcher Kade Scivicque. In 2015, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Yarmouth–Dennis Red Sox of the Cape Cod Baseball League. Papierski started 40 games at catcher and hit .242/.358/.387 in his sophomore season. As a junior, Papierski hit .256/.401/.477 with 11 home runs and 39 RBIs in 65 games, and was named to the SEC All-Defensive team after throwing out 23 baserunners.

On May 14, 2022, the Astros traded Papierski to the San Francisco Giants in exchange for Mauricio Dubón. He was assigned to the Sacramento River Cats. Papierski was promoted to the Giants' major league roster on May 21, 2022. He made his debut later that day.