Max Robert Stassi (born March 15, 1991) is an American professional baseball catcher in the San Francisco Giants organization.

[1] Heading into the 2009 Major League Baseball (MLB) Draft, Sporting News called Stassi the best available high school catcher.

[6] In 2010, he was assigned to the Kane County Cougars of the Single–A Midwest League, where he batted .229/.310/.380 with 13 home runs and 51 RBI over 110 appearances.

[7][8][9] In 2011, Stassi played for the Stockton Ports of the High–A California League, batting .231/.331/.331 with two home runs and 19 RBI,[7][10] but missed the end of the season with shoulder surgery.

[12] On February 4, 2013, the Athletics traded Stassi to the Houston Astros with Brad Peacock and Chris Carter for Jed Lowrie and Fernando Rodriguez.

[12] Playing for the Corpus Christi Hooks of the Double–A Texas League in 2013, Stassi hit home runs in five consecutive games in July.

[15] In his second MLB game, Stassi was hit in the face by a 96 miles per hour (154 km/h) fastball,[16] which resulted in his being placed on the disabled list.

Stassi played for the Fresno Grizzlies of the PCL in 2015, batting .211/.279/.384, before being promoted to the major leagues in August due to an injury to Castro.

Following the offseason trade of Hank Conger, Stassi entered spring training in 2016 expected to become the backup to Castro.

In 2019, Stassi had a limited role with the Astros as a backup catcher to Robinson Chirinos and only appeared in 31 games where he had just 15 hits in 90 at-bats with one homerun and three RBIs.

[35] In 2023, Stassi suffered a hip strain during a spring training game, and was placed on the injured list to begin the season.

[38] On December 8, 2023, the Angels traded Stassi and David Fletcher to the Atlanta Braves in exchange for Evan White and Tyler Thomas.

Max and Brock Stassi have raised more than $100,000 with an annual charity event held in Yuba City, called "Homers for the Hungry."