Magneuris Sierra
Magneuris Sierra | |
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![]() Sierra with the St. Louis Cardinals in 2017 | |
Free agent | |
Outfielder | |
Born: San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic | April 7, 1996|
Bats: Left Throws: Left | |
MLB debut | |
May 7, 2017, for the St. Louis Cardinals | |
MLB statistics (through 2021 season) | |
Batting average | .240 |
Home runs | 0 |
Runs batted in | 25 |
Teams | |
Magneuris Sierra (born April 7, 1996) is a Dominican professional baseball outfielder who is a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Cardinals and Miami Marlins. The Cardinals signed him as an international free agent in 2012 and he made his major league debut on May 7, 2017. In 2014, he was the Cardinals Minor League Player of the Year after batting .386 with a .939 on-base plus slugging percentage (OPS).
Career[]
St. Louis Cardinals[]
Sierra signed with the St. Louis Cardinals as an international free agent in 2012. He made his professional debut in 2013 with the Dominican Summer League Cardinals. In 2014, he played for the Gulf Coast Cardinals and was named the Cardinals Minor League Player of the Year after hitting .386 with two home runs and a .939 OPS.[1][2] Prior to the 2016 season, Baseball America ranked him as the sixth-best prospect in the Cardinals' system.[3] He spent the 2016 season with the Peoria Chiefs of the Class A Midwest League, where he hit .307 with three home runs, 60 runs batted in (RBIs) and 31 stolen bases.[4] The Cardinals added him to their 40-man roster after the season to protect him from being chosen in the Rule 5 Draft.[5]
Sierra started the 2017 season with the Palm Beach Cardinals of the Class A-Advanced Florida State League. Because of injuries to José Martínez, Stephen Piscotty, and Dexter Fowler, the Cardinals called Sierra up to the majors on May 7, 2017, and started him in center field the same day in a 6−4 extra innings victory versus the Atlanta Braves.[6] His first major league hit was a single in the sixth inning of his debut versus starting pitcher R. A. Dickey.[7] After hitting safely in each of his seven games played (11-for-30), batting .367/.406/.367 .773 OPS with eight runs scored, the Cardinals optioned Sierra to the Springfield Cardinals of the Class AA Texas League.[8] After his July 15 recall, he became the first Cardinals' player to hit safely in all of his first nine games (July 16).[9]
Miami Marlins[]
On December 14, 2017, the Cardinals traded Sierra, along with Sandy Alcántara, Zac Gallen, and Daniel Castano, to the Miami Marlins for Marcell Ozuna.[10] MLB.com ranked Sierra as Miami's seventh best prospect going into the 2018 season.[11]
He began 2018 with the New Orleans Baby Cakes, for whom he batted .260/.287/.341 in 346 at bats. With the Marlins, he batted .190/.222/.211 in 147 at bats, and stole three bases in five attempts. He came in third to Minnesota Twins outfielder Byron Buxton and Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Roman Quinn in 2018 of all MLB players in average sprint speed, at 30.2 feet per second.[12]
Sierra spent most of the 2019 season split between the Triple-A New Orleans Baby Cakes and the Double-A Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp, but did appear in 15 major league games, notching a .350/.381/.425 batting line with 1 RBI.[13] In 19 games for the Marlins in 2020, Sierra slashed .250/.333/.364 with 7 RBI in 44 at-bats.[14]
In 2021, Sierra played in a career-high 123 games (only 43 of which he started) and batted .230/.281/.268 in 225 plate appearances.
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Sierra, Gonzales named Cardinals' top minor leaguers of 2014". FOX Sports. 18 December 2014. Retrieved April 27, 2015.
- ^ Connell, Jim (December 18, 2014). "Gonzales nets Cardinals' minor league honor". Springfield News-Leader. Retrieved April 27, 2015.
- ^ Manuel, John (November 16, 2015). "St. Louis Cardinals top 10 prospects". Baseball America. Retrieved January 1, 2016.
- ^ "Magneuris Sierra Stats, Highlights, Bio - MiLB.com Stats - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". Retrieved September 26, 2016.
- ^ "Cardinals add four players to fill out 40-man roster". Fox Sports. 18 November 2016. Retrieved November 19, 2016.
- ^ "Cards Call Up Magneuris Sierra, Place Jose Martinez on DL". CBS St. Louis. May 7, 2017. Retrieved May 7, 2017.
- ^ Langosch, Jenifer (May 7, 2017). "Sierra called from Class A to replace Martinez: Outfielder gets first big league hit in series finale vs. Braves". MLB.com. Retrieved May 7, 2017.
- ^ "Cardinals activate Peralta, option OF Sierra". MLB.com. May 19, 2017.
- ^ "Sierra making most of opportunity with Cards". MLB.com. July 16, 2017.
- ^ Frisaro, Joe (December 14, 2017). "Trade finalized: Ozuna dealt for STL prospects". MLB.com. Retrieved December 14, 2017.
- ^ Rosenbaum, Mike. "Brinson leads Marlins' revamped Top 30". MLB.com. Retrieved February 22, 2018.
- ^ Statcast Leaderboard | baseballsavant.com
- ^ "2020 Miami Marlins: The Future of Magneuris Sierra". 22 September 2019.
- ^ "2020 Marlins Season Review: Magneuris Sierra". 11 October 2020.
External links[]
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball-Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
- 1996 births
- Living people
- Dominican Republic expatriate baseball players in the United States
- Dominican Summer League Cardinals players
- Gulf Coast Cardinals players
- Johnson City Cardinals players
- Major League Baseball outfielders
- Major League Baseball players from the Dominican Republic
- Miami Marlins players
- Palm Beach Cardinals players
- People from San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic
- Peoria Chiefs players
- Springfield Cardinals players
- St. Louis Cardinals players
- Toros del Este players
- New Orleans Baby Cakes players