Reymond Fuentes

Reymond Fuentes

Fuentes with Lake Elsinore Storm 2012
Kansas City Royals – No. 34
Outfielder
Born: (1991-02-12) February 12, 1991
Orlando, Florida
Bats: Left Throws: Left
MLB debut
August 26, 2013, for the San Diego Padres
MLB statistics
(through 2015 season)
Batting average .152
Home runs 0
Runs batted in 1
Teams

Reymond Fuentes (born February 12, 1991) is an American professional baseball outfielder for the Kansas City Royals of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played for the San Diego Padres.

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.

International career

Fuentes played for the Puerto Rico national baseball team in both the 2011 Baseball World Cup and the 2011 Pan American Games.[10]

Personal

Fuentes is the cousin of New York Yankees outfielder Carlos Beltran.[7]

References

  1. ↑ Brunell, Evan (September 13, 2009). "Getting to know Sox first-round pick Reymond Fuentes". bleacher/report. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
  2. ↑ Barone, John (June 10, 2009). "Red Sox pick dynamic outfielder at 28". MLB.com. Retrieved April 26, 2015.
  3. ↑ "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.
  4. ↑ Drellich, Evan (December 6, 2010). "Gonzalez 'ready to beat the Yanks'". MLB.com. Archived from the original on February 14, 2011.
  5. ↑ Brock, Corey (December 16, 2010). "Patterson to Friars completes Gonzalez deal". MLB.com. Archived from the original on February 14, 2011.
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. 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.
  8. ↑ Brock, Corey (August 26, 2013). "Padres eager to see Fuentes' Majors potential". MLB.com. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
  9. ↑ "Royals get OF Fuentes from Padres for LHP Bartsch". ESPN.com. Associated Press. November 20, 2014. Retrieved November 21, 2014.
  10. ↑ "Reymond Fuentes biographical information". Baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 26 January 2014.

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