Juniel Querecuto
Juniel Querecuto | |
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Cincinnati Reds | |
Infielder | |
Born: Barquisimeto, Lara, Venezuela | September 19, 1992|
Bats: Switch Throws: Right | |
MLB debut | |
September 22, 2016, for the Tampa Bay Rays | |
MLB statistics (through 2016 season) | |
Batting average | .091 |
Home runs | 0 |
Runs batted in | 2 |
Teams | |
Juniel Alberto Querecuto (born September 19, 1992) is a Venezuelan professional baseball infielder in the Cincinnati Reds organization. He previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Tampa Bay Rays.
Professional career[]
Tampa Bay Rays[]
Querecuto signed with the Tampa Bay Rays organization as an international free agent on July 2, 2009.[1] In 2010, he made his professional baseball debut with the Gulf Coast League Rays. In 46 games, Querecuto batted .251 and recorded 11 runs batted in (RBI).[2] In 2011, he was assigned to the Short Season-A Hudson Valley Renegades, and hit .241 with 24 RBI in 70 games.[1] Querecuto continued to advance through the Rays minor league system, spending the entire 2012 season with the Class-A Bowling Green Hot Rods. He played in 106 games, batting .249 with 32 RBI.[2]
Querecuto did not play at any level in 2013. In 2014, he was assigned to Bowling Green to open the season, and earned a promotion to the Advanced-A Charlotte Stone Crabs of the Florida State League in July. Appearing in a career-high 115 games, Querecuto hit .271 with two home runs and 45 RBI.[2] In the offseason, he played for the Cardenales de Lara of the Venezuelan Winter League.[2] He began the 2015 season with Charlotte, but later was promoted to the Double-A Montgomery Biscuits and Triple-A Durham Bulls. Querecuto recorded a .256 batting average with two home runs and 34 RBI in 89 games spread across all three levels.[2] He played in 53 games for the Cardenales in the offseason, hitting .352 and 19 RBI.[2] In 96 games with Montgomery and Durham in 2016, Querecuto batted .241 with three home runs and 38 RBI.[2]
Querecuto was called up to the major leagues for the first time on September 21, 2016.[3] He made his major league debut the next day. Querecuto appeared in four games for the Rays in 2016, and went 1-for-11 at the plate with a two-run triple.[1]
San Francisco Giants[]
Querecuto signed a minor league contract with the San Francisco Giants on November 19, 2016.[4] He elected free agency on November 6, 2017.
Arizona Diamondbacks[]
Querecuto signed with the Diamondbacks in March 2018 as a minor league free agent and was assigned to the Double-A Jackson Generals. He was named a Southern League All-Star at midseason.[5] He resigned on a minor league deal on November 2, 2020.
Querecuto spent the 2021 season with the Triple-A Reno Aces. He played in 96 games, hitting .301 with 13 home runs and 79 RBI's. He became a free agent following the season.
Cincinnati Reds[]
On January 11, 2022, Querecuto signed a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training with the Cincinnati Reds.[6]
Personal life[]
His father, Juan Querecuto, played 13 seasons with the Cardenales de Lara.[7]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ a b c "Juniel Querecuto Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved November 19, 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Juniel Querecuto Register Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved November 19, 2016.
- ^ "Rays' Juniel Querecuto: Contract selected by Rays". cbssports.com. September 21, 2016. Retrieved November 19, 2016.
- ^ Polishuk, Mark (November 19, 2016). "Minor MLB Transactions: 11/19/16". mlbtraderumors.com. Retrieved November 19, 2016.
- ^ Springs, Tyler (June 6, 2018). "Five Generals named Mid-Season All-Stars". MiLB.com. Minor League Baseball. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
- ^ Polishuk, Mark (January 11, 2022). "Minor MLB Transactions: 1/11/22". MLB Trade Rumors.
- ^ Perez, Nelson (March 12, 2015). "Rays' prospect Juniel Querecuto follows in his father footsteps". torontoobserver.ca. Retrieved November 19, 2016.
External links[]
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
- 1992 births
- Living people
- Bowling Green Hot Rods players
- Cardenales de Lara players
- Charlotte Stone Crabs players
- Durham Bulls players
- Gulf Coast Rays players
- Hudson Valley Renegades players
- Jackson Generals (Southern League) players
- Major League Baseball infielders
- Major League Baseball players from Venezuela
- Montgomery Biscuits players
- Reno Aces players
- Sacramento River Cats players
- Tampa Bay Rays players
- Venezuelan expatriate baseball players in the United States
- Venezuelan expatriate baseball players in Panama