Reymond Fuentes
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Fuentes with Diamondbacks, 2017 | |||
| Arizona Diamondbacks – No. 14 | |||
| Outfielder | |||
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Born: February 12, 1991 Orlando, Florida | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| August 26, 2013, for the San Diego Padres | |||
| MLB statistics (through June 13, 2017) | |||
| Batting average | .235 | ||
| Home runs | 1 | ||
| Runs batted in | 8 | ||
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Representing  Puerto Rico
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Reymond Fuentes (born February 12, 1991) is a Puerto Rican professional baseball outfielder for the Arizona Diamondbacks of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played for the San Diego Padres and Kansas City Royals.
Early life
Fuentes attended Fernando Callejo High School in Manatí, Puerto Rico where he was a sprint champion.[1]
Professional career
Minor leagues
Fuentes was drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the first round of the 2009 MLB Draft. He was the 28th overall pick of the draft, and was given a $1,134,000 signing bonus.[2][3]
On December 6, 2010, he was traded to the San Diego Padres along with Anthony Rizzo, Casey Kelly, and Eric Patterson for first baseman Adrian Gonzalez.[4][5] Fuentes was ranked between the sixth and 10th best prospect in the Red Sox organization.[6]
Fuentes spent 2011 with the High-A Lake Elsinore Storm where he hit .275 in 510 at-bats and stole 41 bases. In 2012, he played 134 games in center field with the Double-A San Antonio Missions where his average dropped to .218 in 473 at-bats. Fuentes again opened 2013 with the Missions and raised his average to .316 with 6 home runs and 29 stolen bases in 93 games, spending time at all 3 outfield positions. He was promoted to the Triple-A Tucson Padres on August 10 where he collected 23 hits in 14 games before his Major League call-up.
Fuentes played for the World Team in the 2013 All-Star Futures Game.[7]
San Diego Padres
Fuentes was called up to the Major Leagues from Triple-A on August 26, 2013, and started in center field that night.[8] He remained with the team for the remainder of the year, making six more starts in center and appearing in a total of 23 games. He collected 5 hits in 33 at-bats and also had 3 stolen bases.
Kansas City Royals
On November 20, 2014 Fuentes was traded to the Kansas City Royals for Kyle Bartsch.[9] Fuentes was selected to start in right field for the Royals in their first game of their 2016 season. After clearing waivers, Fuentes was released by the Royals on September 14, 2016.[10]
Arizona Diamondbacks
In December 2016, Fuentes signed a minor league contract with the Arizona Diamondbacks.[11] He was called up to the Diamondbacks on May 16, 2017 and was inserted into the starting line-up the same day.[12] He hit his first MLB home run on June 18, 2017, in the 10th inning of a tie game with the Philadelphia Phillies against Jeanmar Gómez; the Diamondbacks won 5–4.[13]
International career
Fuentes played for the Puerto Rico national baseball team in both the 2011 Baseball World Cup and the 2011 Pan American Games.[14]
World Baseball Classic (Puerto Rico)
Fuentes played for Team Puerto Rico in the 2017 World Baseball Classic. He played center field defensively and batted ninth.[15]
Personal life
Fuentes is the cousin of Houston Astros designated hitter Carlos Beltran.[7]
References
- ↑ Brunell, Evan (September 13, 2009). "Getting to know Sox first-round pick Reymond Fuentes". bleacher/report. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
- ↑ Barone, John (June 10, 2009). "Red Sox pick dynamic outfielder at 28". MLB.com. Retrieved April 26, 2015.
- ↑ "First-round picks signing on the dotted line". USA Today. August 18, 2009. Archived from the original on April 26, 2015. Retrieved April 26, 2015.
- ↑ Drellich, Evan (December 6, 2010). "Gonzalez 'ready to beat the Yanks'". MLB.com. Archived from the original on February 14, 2011.
- ↑ Brock, Corey (December 16, 2010). "Patterson to Friars completes Gonzalez deal". MLB.com. Archived from the original on February 14, 2011.
- ↑ Center, Bill (December 6, 2010). "Gonzalez, Hoyer discuss Padres-Red Sox deal". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Archived from the original on February 14, 2011.
- 1 2 "Padres select OF Reymond Fuentes and recall RHP Anthony Bass from Triple-A Tucson". Padres Press Release. MLB.com. August 26, 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
- ↑ Brock, Corey (August 26, 2013). "Padres eager to see Fuentes' Majors potential". MLB.com. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
- ↑ "Royals get OF Fuentes from Padres for LHP Bartsch". ESPN.com. Associated Press. November 20, 2014. Retrieved November 21, 2014.
- ↑ [goo.gl/je7K47 "Royals outright Tepesch, Release Fuentes"] Check
|url=value (help). fansided.com. September 16, 2016. Retrieved October 20, 2016. - ↑ Eddy, Matt (December 24, 2016). "Minor League Transactions: Dec. 10-22". baseballamerica.com. Retrieved December 24, 2016.
- ↑ Player watch
- ↑ Associated Press (19 June 2017). "Fuentes gets 1st HR in 10th, D-backs beat Phillies 5-4". ESPN.
- ↑ "Reymond Fuentes biographical information". Baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
- ↑ Thornburg, Chad (February 8, 2017). "Young stars join Beltran, Yadi for Puerto Rico". MLB.com. Retrieved March 14, 2017.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
- Rey Fuentes on Twitter