Reynaldo Zuniga

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Reynaldo David Zuñiga (zoon-YEE-ga) (born September 24, 1985) is a Panamanian professional baseball catcher currently playing for the Syracuse Griffins of the United States Baseball League (USBL). He stands at 6 foot 4 inches tall and weighs 225 pounds. He bats and throws right-handed.
He is one of only two active Panamanians in the league, the other one being Salt Lake City Bears shortstop Antonio Pinzon. His middle name, David, coincides with the city he was born in, which was named after King David of the Bible.
==Life and career==
Zuñiga was born on September 24, 1985. He moved to the Miami-Dade area of Florida at a young age, and he lives there during the offseason. He and fellow Panamanian Antonio Pinzon have become good friends over the years, and they continue to message each other while on the road.
Zuñiga started out in the minor league system of the Tallahassee Pirates in 2008. While in Pensacola with the minor league club, USBL scouts were impressed by Zuñiga’s defensive ability and throwing arm behind the plate. He played there for a few seasons, but was not re-signed in 2012, making him a free agent. 
In 2013, at the age of 28, Zuñiga signed a 2-year contract with the Albany Buffalos, the minor league affiliate of Syracuse. The team had been struggling the past few seasons, but really needed a catcher as their only catcher in the system at the time was rookie Matt Krueger. Later that year, he was called up to Syracuse.
Known as more of a defensive catcher, Zuñiga struggled at the plate in Season 12, hitting .207 with only 8 home runs and 34 RBIs in 116 games.
==Personal life==
In 2012, Zuñiga married actress Sofia Saldaña. They have one son, Mateo (born 2016). He is the brother-in-law of Rolando Saldaña, an outfielder currently playing with the Rocky Mount Mountaineers, the High-A affiliate of the Worcester Dirt Dogs.
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