Adael Amador

Dominican baseball player (born 2003)
Baseball player
Adael Amador
Amador in the Dominican Republic in 2017
Colorado Rockies – No. 1
Shortstop
Born: (2003-04-11) April 11, 2003 (age 21)
Santiago, Dominican Republic
Bats: Switch
Throws: Right
MLB debut
June 9, 2024, for the Colorado Rockies
MLB statistics
(through June 12, 2024)
Batting average.143
Home Runs0
Runs batted in0
Teams
  • Colorado Rockies (2024–present)

Adael Alexander Amador (born April 11, 2003) is a Dominican professional baseball shortstop for the Colorado Rockies of Major League Baseball (MLB).

Career

Amador signed with the Colorado Rockies as an international free agent on July 2, 2019.[1][2] He did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[3]

Amador made his professional debut in 2021 with the rookie–level Arizona Complex League Rockies, hitting .299/.394/.445 with four home runs and 24 runs batted in (RBI) over 47 games. He spent the 2022 season with the Single–A Fresno Grizzlies, hitting .292/.415/.445 with 15 home runs, 57 RBI, and 26 stolen bases across 115 games.[4]

Amador split the 2023 campaign between the ACL Rockies, High–A Spokane Indians, and Double–A Hartford Yard Goats. In 69 appearances split between the three affiliates, he hit .287/.380/.495 with 12 home runs, 46 RBI, and 15 stolen bases.[5] On November 14, 2023, the Rockies added Amador to their 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft. He was optioned to Double–A Hartford to begin the 2024 season.[6]

On June 8, 2024, Amador was called up to the major leagues for the first time.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Rockies to sign SS Amador, No. 12 int'l prospect". MLB.com.
  2. ^ "The hype is high for Adael Amador, a 16-year-old prospect the Rockies signed out of the Dominican Republic for a $1.5 million bonus". September 27, 2019.
  3. ^ "2020 Minor League Baseball season cancelled". mlb.com. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
  4. ^ "Adael Amador - Stats - Batting". fangraphs.com. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
  5. ^ "Colorado Rockies prospects: No. 1, Adael Amador". purplerow.com. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
  6. ^ "Rockies' Adael Amador: Sent to Double-A". cbssports.com. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
  7. ^ Dechert, Renee. "Colorado Rockies to call up Adael Amador". purplerow.com. Retrieved June 8, 2024.

External links

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