Andrés Giménez
Andrés Giménez | |
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![]() Giménez with the New York Mets in 2020 | |
Cleveland Guardians – No. 0 | |
Shortstop / Second baseman | |
Born: Barquisimeto, Venezuela | September 4, 1998|
Bats: Left Throws: Right | |
MLB debut | |
July 24, 2020, for the New York Mets | |
MLB statistics (through 2021 season) | |
Batting average | .235 |
Home runs | 8 |
Runs batted in | 28 |
Teams | |
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Andrés Alfonso Giménez Osorio (born September 4, 1998) is a Venezuelan professional baseball shortstop for the Cleveland Guardians of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut with the New York Mets in 2020.
Career[]
New York Mets[]
Giménez signed with the New York Mets as an international free agent in July 2015.[1][2] He made his professional debut in 2016 with the Dominican Summer League Mets and spent the whole season there, batting a combined .350 with three home runs, 38 RBIs, and a .992 OPS. In 2017, he played for the Columbia Fireflies where he slashed .265/.346/.349 with four home runs and 31 RBIs in 92 games.[3][4]
Giménez was rated as the best Mets prospect after the 2017 season by Baseball America.[5] He spent the 2018 season with both the St. Lucie Mets and the Binghamton Rumble Ponies, batting .281/.347/.409 with six home runs, 46 RBIs, and 38 stolen bases in 122 total games between the two clubs.[6] That summer, he played in the 2018 All-Star Futures Game.[7] He returned to Binghamton for the 2019 season,[8] hitting .250/.309/.387 with nine home runs, 37 RBIs, and 28 stolen bases over 117 games.
Giménez was added to the Mets 40–man roster following the 2019 season.[9]
Giménez made the Mets Opening Day roster in 2020,[10] and made his Major League debut on July 24, 2020 at Citi Field as an eighth inning defensive replacement for Robinson Canó at second base.[11] On July 29, Giménez made his first start, and recorded his first career hit off of Boston Red Sox pitcher Nathan Eovaldi, a single, in the second inning. In the sixth inning of the same game, Giménez tripled off Marcus Walden to record his first career RBI.[12]
Giménez received a single vote in National League Rookie of the Year voting, tying him for seventh place with Ian Anderson and Sixto Sánchez.[13] According to Statcast, his sprint speed was tied for fourth-fastest among Major League shortstops on the season.[14]
Cleveland Indians / Guardians[]
On January 7, 2021, the Mets traded Giménez, Amed Rosario, Josh Wolf, and Isaiah Greene to the Cleveland Indians for Francisco Lindor and Carlos Carrasco.[15][16] Giménez was the team's Opening Day starter at shortstop.[17] Giménez struggled at the start of the season and was demoted to Triple-A on May 18.[18]
References[]
- ^ "Mets sign Andres Gimenez and Gregory Guerrero". MLB.com. Retrieved December 14, 2018.
- ^ Lehman, Jonathan (July 2, 2015). "Mets open wallets … for two 16-year-old shortstops". nypost.com. Retrieved December 14, 2018.
- ^ "Mets Gimenez and Guerrero provide future depth". MLB.com. Retrieved December 14, 2018.
- ^ "Andres Gimenez Stats, Highlights, Bio - MiLB.com Stats - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
- ^ https://www.baseballamerica.com/minors/2018-new-york-mets-top-10-prospects/#GKMtAD49XGazrtqR.97
- ^ "Andres Gimenez Stats, Highlights, Bio - MiLB.com Stats - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com. Retrieved October 21, 2018.
- ^ https://www.sny.tv/mets/news/mets-prospect-andres-gimenez-joins-peter-alonso-for-futures-game/284492294
- ^ "NY Mets top prospect Andres Gimenez could reach majors soon". Northjersey.com. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
- ^ Danny Abriano (November 20, 2019). "Mets add four prospects to 40-man roster to protect them from Rule 5 Draft". SNY. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
- ^ Joyce, Greg (July 23, 2020). "Andres Gimenez makes the Mets' Opening Day roster". New York Post. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
- ^ Kocsis, Jr., John (July 25, 2020). "Andres Gimenez Called-Up To The Show". MiLB.com. Minor League Baseball. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
- ^ Thosar, Deesha (July 29, 2020). "Andres Gimenez goes 2-for-4 with go-ahead RBI triple in first-career start". New York Daily News. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
- ^ "2020 Awards Voting". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
- ^ "Statcast Sprint Speed Leaderboard". Baseball Savant. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
- ^ "Cleveland & New York Mets complete six-player trade". MLB.com. January 7, 2021. Retrieved January 8, 2021.
- ^ "Cleveland & New York Mets complete six-player trade". Indians.com. January 7, 2021.
- ^ "2021 Cleveland Indians Batting Orders". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
- ^ Hoynes, Paul (May 18, 2021). "Cleveland Indians option SS Andres Gimenez to Class AAA, promote RHP Jean Carlos Mejia". cleveland.com. The Plain Dealer. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
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- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
- 1998 births
- Living people
- Binghamton Rumble Ponies players
- Cleveland Indians players
- Columbia Fireflies players
- Dominican Summer League Mets players
- Major League Baseball players from Venezuela
- Major League Baseball shortstops
- New York Mets players
- Scottsdale Scorpions players
- Sportspeople from Barquisimeto
- St. Lucie Mets players
- Venezuelan expatriate baseball players in the United States
- Venezuelan expatriate baseball players in the Dominican Republic