Yonathan Daza
Yonathan Daza | |
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![]() Daza with the Colorado Rockies in 2021 | |
Colorado Rockies – No. 2 | |
Outfielder | |
Born: Maracay, Venezuela | February 28, 1994|
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
MLB debut | |
April 9, 2019, for the Colorado Rockies | |
MLB statistics (through 2021 season) | |
Batting average | .264 |
Home runs | 2 |
Runs batted in | 33 |
Teams | |
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Yonathan Daza (born February 28, 1994) is a Venezuelan professional baseball outfielder for the Colorado Rockies of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Career[]
Daza signed with the Colorado Rockies as an international free agent in October 2010. He spent his first three professional seasons (2011-2013) playing for the Rookie-level DSL Rockies. He played for the Rookie-level Grand Junction Rockies in 2014, hitting .370/.415/.490/.905 with 4 home runs and 35 RBI. He split 2015 between the Class A Short Season Boise Hawks and the Class A Asheville Tourists, accumulating a .325/.358/.451/.809 batting line with 3 home runs and 53 RBI. He split his 2016 season between Asheville and the Class A-Advanced Modesto Nuts, hitting a combined .303/.338/.402./740 with 3 home runs and 61 RBI. He spent 2017 with the Class A-Advanced Lancaster JetHawks, hitting .341/.376/.466/.842 with 3 home runs and 87 RBI.[1] Daza played for the Salt River Rafters of the Arizona Fall League after the 2017 regular season.[2]
The Rockies added him to their 40-man roster after the 2017 season.[3] He spent the 2018 season with the Double-A Hartford Yard Goats, hitting .306/.330/.461/.791 with 4 home runs and 29 RBI. He appeared in just 54 games in 2018 after suffering a left shoulder injury in late July of that season.[4] Daza opened the 2019 season with the Triple-A Albuquerque Isotopes.[1]
The Rockies promoted Daza to the major leagues for the first time on April 9, 2019, when David Dahl was placed on the injured list.[5] Daza made his major league debut on the same day, versus the Atlanta Braves.[6] Daza did not appear in a game for the Rockies in 2020, despite injuries to David Dahl and Ian Desmond's decision to opt out of the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[7] For the majority of the season, Daza was the starting CF for Colorado up until his injury in August. He ended up hitting .282 with 2 home runs and 30 RBI in 107 games.
References[]
- ^ a b "Yonathan Daza". thebaseballcube.com. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
- ^ "Salt River Rafters 2017 Roster". MLB.com. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
- ^ Gilbert, Steve (May 24, 2018). "Rockies protect 4 players with 40-man roster | Colorado Rockies". M.rockies.mlb.com. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
- ^ "Rockies' Yonathan Daza: Lands on 60-day DL". CBS Sports. September 4, 2018. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
- ^ Newman, Kyle (April 9, 2019). "David Dahl placed on injured list, Rockies recall Yonathan Daza from Triple-A". Denver Post. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
- ^ "Atlanta Braves at Colorado Rockies Box Score, April 9, 2019". Baseball Reference. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
- ^ Aberle, Jeff (January 22, 2021). "Colorado Rockies prospects: No. 18, Yonathan Daza". Purple Row. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
External links[]
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
- Yonathan Daza on Instagram
- Living people
- 1994 births
- Major League Baseball outfielders
- Major League Baseball players from Venezuela
- Venezuelan expatriate baseball players in the United States
- Colorado Rockies players
- Dominican Summer League Rockies players
- Venezuelan expatriate baseball players in the Dominican Republic
- Grand Junction Rockies players
- Boise Hawks players
- Asheville Tourists players
- Modesto Nuts players
- Lancaster JetHawks players
- Hartford Yard Goats players
- Albuquerque Isotopes players
- Salt River Rafters players
- Tiburones de La Guaira players