| Jimmy Paredes | |
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| Houston Astros – No. 38 | |
| Infielder | |
| Born: November 25, 1988 Bajos de Haina, Dominican Republic |
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| Bats: Switch | Throws: Right |
| MLB debut | |
| August 1, 2011 for the Houston Astros | |
| Career statistics (through 2011 Season) |
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| Batting average | .286 |
| Home runs | 2 |
| Runs | 18 |
| Runs batted in | 16 |
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Jimmy Santiago Paredes Terrero (born November 25, 1988 in Bajos de Haina, Dominican Republic) is an infielder with the Houston Astros.
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Paredes was signed as an amateur free agent with the New York Yankees. He made his professional debut in 2007 with the Dominican Summer Yankees 1. He came to America for the 2008 season and played with the Gulf Coast League Yankees. He played 2009 with Short-Season Staten Island where he was an All-Star, batting .302 with 23 steals in 54 games. He started 2010 with Single-A Charleston but was traded with Mark Melancon to the Astros for Lance Berkman.[1] He was assigned to Single-A Lexington. After the season, the Astros added Paredes to the 40 man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft.[2] He signed a one-year, $414,000 deal before the season started.[3] He started 2011 with Double-A Corpus Christi where he was an All-Star, splitting time at second and third, batting .271 with 29 steals and 41 RBI.[4]
On August 1, 2011, Paredes was called up to play third base, replacing the struggling Chris Johnson.[5] In his first major league at bat, Paredes hit a two-run triple, becoming the first player in franchise history to triple in his first major league plate appearance.[6]
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