Rainel Rosario
| Rainel Rosario | |
|---|---|
 Rosario with the Hiroshima Toyo Carp | |
| Saraperos de Saltillo – No. 69 | |
| Outfielder | |
| Born: March 29, 1989 Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional, Dominican Republic | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
| NPB debut | |
| April 23, 2014, for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp | |
| NPB statistics (through 2015) | |
| Batting average | .309 |
| Hits | 112 |
| Home runs | 16 |
| Runs batted in | 61 |
| Teams | |
Rainel Rosario (born March 29, 1989) is a Dominican professional baseball outfielder for the Saraperos de Saltillo in the Mexican League. He played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp.
Career[]
St. Louis Cardinals[]
Rosario signed with the St. Louis Cardinals organization as an international free agent in 2006 and made his professional debut for the GCL Cardinals. He played the 2007 and 2008 seasons with the rookie ball GCL Cardinals, batting .096 and .243 respectively. In 2009, Rosario played for the rookie ball Johnson City Cardinals, batting .272/.350/.408 in 36 contests. He split the 2010 season between the Low-A Batavia Muckdogs and the Single-A Quad Cities River Bandits, accumulating a .284/.387/.507 batting line in 64 games. He spent the next year with the High-A Palm Beach Cardinals, slashing .270/.333/.398 with 9 home runs and 70 RBI in 122 games. He split 2012 between Palm Beach and the Double-A Springfield Cardinals, batting .213/.282/.288 in 121 games between the clubs.[1] On November 2, 2012, Rosario elected free agency.
Hiroshima Toyo Carp[]
Rosario played the 2014 and '15 seasons in Japan for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp of Nippon Professional Baseball. He appeared in a total of 111 games, batting .309 with 16 home runs and 61 RBIs. in two seasons for Hiroshima, Rosario batted .309/.370/.503 with 16 home runs and 61 RBI.
Boston Red Sox[]
On December 12, 2015 he signed a minor league contract with the Boston Red Sox and was assigned to their AA affiliate, the Portland Sea Dogs, to start the 2016 season. He split the year between Portland and the Triple-A Pawtucket Red Sox, batting .248 in 103 games between the two clubs before electing free agency on November 7, 2016.[2]
Saraperos de Saltillo[]
On March 30, 2017, Rosario signed with the Saraperos de Saltillo of the Mexican League. In 2017, Rosario batted a stellar .331/.406/.472 with 26 home runs and 104 RBI in 108 games. He played the entire 2018 season with the Saraperos, hitting 10 home runs with 50 RBI. In 2019, Rosario played in 114 games for Saltillo, slashing .324/.407/.569 with 28 home runs and 91 RBI.[3] Rosario did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the Mexican League season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[4]
References[]
- ^ https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=rosari001rai[bare URL]
- ^ https://www.mlb.com/player/rainel-rosario-501731?stats=career-r-hitting-minors&year=2021[bare URL]
- ^ https://www.milb.com/news/saraperos-rainel-rosario-llega-a-su-cuarta-en-saltillo
- ^ https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2020/07/mexican-league-cancels-2020-season.html
External links[]
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Fangraphs, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
- 1989 births
- Living people
- Águilas Cibaeñas players
- Batavia Muckdogs players
- Dominican Republic expatriate baseball players in Japan
- Dominican Republic expatriate baseball players in Mexico
- Dominican Republic expatriate baseball players in the United States
- Dominican Summer League Cardinals players
- Gulf Coast Cardinals players
- Hiroshima Toyo Carp players
- Johnson City Cardinals players
- Leones del Escogido players
- Mexican League baseball first basemen
- Mexican League baseball right fielders
- Nippon Professional Baseball outfielders
- Palm Beach Cardinals players
- Pawtucket Red Sox players
- Portland Sea Dogs players
- Quad Cities River Bandits players
- Saraperos de Saltillo players
- Springfield Cardinals players
- Tomateros de Culiacán players