Wilin Rosario

Wilin Rosario

Rosario with the Colorado Rockies
Hanwha Eagles
Catcher / First baseman
Born: (1989-02-23) February 23, 1989
Bonao, Dominican Republic
Bats: Right Throws: Right
MLB debut
September 6, 2011, for the Colorado Rockies
MLB statistics
(through 2015 season)
Batting average .273
Home runs 71
Runs batted in 241
Teams

Wilin Arismendy Rosario (born February 23, 1989) is a Dominican professional baseball catcher and first baseman who is currently with the Hanwha Eagles of the Korean Baseball Organization. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Colorado Rockies.

Career

On September 6, 2011, Rosario made his MLB debut. He batted 0-for-3 with a walk and a run scored, as his Rockies defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks, 8–3. Rosario appeared in a total of 16 games for the Rockies that season. He posted a .204 batting average, hit 3 home runs and totalled 8 RBI.[1]

During the 2012 season, Rosario saw action in 117 games with the Rockies. He finished 4th in the 2012 NL Rookie of the year voting, after hitting .270 with 28 HR and 71 RBI.[2][3] Rosario topped all MLB catchers in home runs with 28 in 2012.[4]

Rosario was designated for assignment by the Rockies after the 2015 season.[5]

References

  1. "Wilin Rosario 2011 Batting Gamelogs". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved April 10, 2014.
  2. "Wilin Rosario 2012 Batting Gamelogs". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved April 10, 2014.
  3. "2012 Awards Voting". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved April 10, 2014.
  4. "2012 Major League Baseball Standard Batting". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved April 10, 2014.
  5. "Rockies designate Axford, Rosario for assignment". ESPN.com. Associated Press. November 20, 2015. Retrieved November 21, 2015.

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