Jonathan Araúz

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Jonathan Araúz
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Araúz with the Fayetteville Woodpeckers in 2019
Boston Red Sox – No. 3
Shortstop
Born: (1998-08-03) August 3, 1998 (age 23)
Alanje, Panama
Bats: Switch
Throws: Right
MLB debut
July 24, 2020, for the Boston Red Sox
MLB statistics
(through 2021 season)
Batting average.219
Home runs4
Runs batted in17
Teams

Jonathan Aldair Araúz (ah-rah-OOZ;[1] born August 3, 1998), also known as "The Ooze," is a Panamanian professional baseball shortstop and second baseman for the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB). Listed at 6 feet 0 inches (1.83 m) and 150 pounds (68 kg), he throws right-handed and is a switch hitter.

Playing career[]

Philadelphia Phillies[]

Araúz signed with the Philadelphia Phillies as an international free agent on August 7, 2014.[2] He played for the GCL Phillies in 2015, hitting .254/.309/.370/.679 with 2 home runs and 18 RBI.[3]

Houston Astros[]

On December 12, 2015, the Phillies traded Araúz and Ken Giles to the Houston Astros in exchange for Brett Oberholtzer, Harold Araúz, Mark Appel, Tom Eshelman, and Vince Velasquez.[4]

Araúz played for the Greeneville Astros in 2016, hitting .249/.323/.338/.661 with 2 home runs and 18 RBI. Araúz was suspended for 50 games at the beginning of the 2017 season, after testing positive for methamphetamine.[5] He split the 2017 season between the Tri City ValleyCats and the Quad Cities River Bandits, hitting a combined .242/.336/.319/.655 with 1 home run and 15 RBI. He split the 2018 season between Ouad Cities and the Buies Creek Astros, hitting a combined .229/.305/.373/.678 with 8 home runs and 47 RBI.[6] Araúz split the 2019 season between the Fayetteville Woodpeckers and the Corpus Christi Hooks, combining to hit .249/.319/.388/.707 with 11 home runs and 55 RBI.[7][8][9]

Boston Red Sox[]

On December 12, 2019, Araúz was selected by the Boston Red Sox in the 2019 Rule 5 draft.[10] On July 24, 2020, he made his MLB debut with the Red Sox in the team's first game of the 2020 season, batting as a pinch hitter against the Baltimore Orioles.[11] He made his first MLB start on July 30, against the New York Mets,[12] and collected his first MLB hit on August 10, against the Tampa Bay Rays.[13] Overall with the 2020 Red Sox, Araúz batted .250 with one home run and nine RBIs in 25 games.[14] After the 2020 season, he played for Panama in the 2021 Caribbean Series, batting .269 in six games.[15]

Araúz began the 2021 season in Triple-A, with the Worcester Red Sox. He was called up to Boston during May,[16] July,[17] and August.[18] On September 10, Araúz was placed on the COVID-related injured list.[19] He was activated on September 23 and optioned to Worcester.[20] Araúz played in a total of 28 games for Boston, batting .185 (12-for-65) with three home runs and eight RBIs.[14] He also appeared in 68 games for Worcester, batting .245 with six home runs and 30 RBIs.[15]

References[]

  1. ^ Major League Baseball 2021 Player Name Presentation Preferences and Pronunciations. Retrieved April 27, 2021
  2. ^ Mark Polishuk (August 4, 2014). "Phillies Sign Jonathan Arauz". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
  3. ^ Jason Burke (December 16, 2015). "Jonathan Arauz is More Than a Throw-In". 247Sports.com. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
  4. ^ Jim Salisbury (December 12, 2015). "Mark Appel among 5 pitchers Phillies get in finalized Ken Giles trade". NBC Sports Philadelphia. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
  5. ^ Bill Baer (April 4, 2017). "Astros prospect Jonathan Arauz suspended 50 games after testing positive for Methamphetamine". NBC Sports. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
  6. ^ Steve Batterson (May 9, 2018). "Experience helps Bandits' Arauz swing a hot bat". Quad-City Times. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
  7. ^ Peter Scamardo (August 1, 2019). "Hooks adjust to roster changes after Astros moves at trade deadline". Corpus Christi Caller Times. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
  8. ^ Sammy Batten (June 18, 2019). "Fayetteville Woodpeckers' first-half highlights". The Fayetteville Observer. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
  9. ^ Tony Blengino (September 17, 2019). "Reports Of The Astros' Farm System's Demise Are Greatly Exaggerated". Forbes. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
  10. ^ Cotillo, Chris (December 12, 2019). "Boston Red Sox select INF Jonathan Arauz in Rule 5 draft; must keep him on active roster or offer him back to Astros". masslive.com. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
  11. ^ "Orioles vs. Red Sox". ESPN.com. July 24, 2020. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
  12. ^ "Red Sox vs. Mets Box Score". MLB.com. July 30, 2020. Retrieved August 5, 2020.
  13. ^ @BradyDGardner (August 10, 2020). "22-year old Jonathan Arauz picks up his first career MLB hit, knocking one between second and short" (Tweet). Retrieved August 10, 2020 – via Twitter.
  14. ^ a b "Jonathan Arauz Stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved November 6, 2021.
  15. ^ a b "Jonathan Arauz Minor, Amateur & Winter League Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved November 6, 2021.
  16. ^ "Red Sox Roster & Staff – Transactions". MLB.com. May 2021. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
  17. ^ "Red Sox Roster & Staff – Transactions". MLB.com. July 2021. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
  18. ^ "Red Sox Roster & Staff – Transactions". MLB.com. August 2021. Retrieved August 23, 2021.
  19. ^ Campbell, Lauren (September 10, 2021). "Jonathan Araúz Latest Member Of Red Sox To Land On COVID-19 IL". NESN. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
  20. ^ "Red Sox Roster & Staff – Transactions". MLB.com. September 2021. Retrieved September 23, 2021.

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