Ozhaino Albies

Ozhaino Albies
Atlanta Braves
Shortstop
Born: (1997-01-07) January 7, 1997
Willemstad, Curaçao
Bats: Switch Throws: Right

Ozhaino Jurdy Jiandro Albies (born January 7, 1997) is professional baseball shortstop in the Atlanta Braves organization.

Discovered by the Curaçao-based scout Bargello Lodowica,[1] Albies was signed by the Atlanta Braves for $350,000 as an international free agent on July 2, 2013.[2][3] He made his professional debut in 2014 with the Gulf Coast Braves and also played with the Danville Braves that year. In 57 games, he hit .364/.446/.444 with a home run.[4] After the season he was ranked among the top 100 prospects in baseball by Keith Law,[5][6] and fifth-best in Braves farm system by Baseball America.[7] Albies started 2015 with the Rome Braves.[8] In July, he was named to the All Star Futures Game.[9][10] He was the only Braves prospect to appear in the game that year, as well as the youngest player on the field.[11] Albies went 1-2 in the game, which the Word Team lost to the U.S. 10-1.[12] He fractured his right thumb during the first week of August and missed the remainder of the season.[13] In 98 games, Albies hit .310/.368/.404 and stole 29 bases.[14] MLB.com placed him third on the list of top Braves prospects at the end of 2015, and 30th overall throughout the minors.[15]

He was invited to spring training in 2016, and opened the season with the Double A Mississippi Braves.[16] After 22 appearances with Mississippi, Albies hit .369/.442/.512 and was promoted to the Triple A Gwinnett Braves on April 30.[17]

References

  1. ↑ Waldstein, David (March 13, 2016). "Braves Again Look to Curaçao and Find Another Top Prospect". New York Times. Retrieved April 23, 2016.
  2. ↑ Walton, Carroll Rogers (June 19, 2015). "Albies gives Braves another top prospect from Curacao". Atlanta Journal Constitution. Retrieved April 23, 2016.
  3. ↑ McDaniel, Kiley (January 29, 2015). "Evaluating the Prospects: Atlanta Braves". Fangraphs. Retrieved June 26, 2015.
  4. ↑ O'Brien, David. "Atlanta Braves prospects list shuffled by multiple trades". Albany Herald. Retrieved April 1, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Peraza leads 6 Braves prospects in ESPN’s Top 100". Atlanta Journal Constitution. Retrieved April 1, 2015.
  6. ↑ Law, Keith (January 29, 2015). "Top 100 prospects (Nos. 1-50)". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 12, 2016.
  7. ↑ O'Brien, David (June 25, 2015). "Braves have another potential standout shortstop from Curacao". Atlanta Journal Constitution. Retrieved April 23, 2016.
  8. ↑ Lee, David (April 18, 2015). "Rome Braves teen Albies turns heads with shortstop play". Augusta Chronicle. Retrieved April 12, 2016.
  9. ↑ Bowman, Mark (June 25, 2015). "Prospect Albies headed to Futures Game". MLB.com. Retrieved June 26, 2015.
  10. ↑ "Braves prospect compared to Simmons, Ozhaino Albies, to play in Futures Game". Fox Sports. June 25, 2015. Retrieved April 12, 2016.
  11. ↑ Lee, David (July 11, 2015). "Albies to represent Braves in Futures Game". Augusta Chronicle. Retrieved April 23, 2016.
  12. ↑ Bondy, Robert (July 2015). "Albies showcases talents at Futures Game". MLB.com. Retrieved January 31, 2016.
  13. ↑ Collazo, Carlos (August 2015). "Braves top prospect Albies to miss rest of season". MLB.com. Retrieved March 5, 2016.
  14. ↑ Bowman, Mark (March 4, 2016). "Phenom Albies becoming 'the talk of the coaching staff'". MLB.com. Retrieved March 5, 2016.
  15. ↑ Bowman, Mark (December 17, 2015). "Albies next Braves star to hail from Curacao?". MLB.com. Retrieved April 23, 2016.
  16. ↑ Dykstra, Sam (April 4, 2016). "Braves Prospect Primer: Rebuild rolls on". MILB.com. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
  17. ↑ Bowman, Mark (April 30, 2016). "Braves' top prospects climbing through system". MLB.com. Retrieved April 30, 2016.

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