Amed Rosario

German Amed Valdez Rosario (born November 20, 1995) is a Dominican professional baseball shortstop for the Cleveland Indians of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut with the New York Mets in 2017.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Valdez and the second or maternal family name is Rosario.
Amed Rosario
Rosario with the Mets in 2020
Cleveland Indians – No. 1
Shortstop
Born: (1995-11-20) November 20, 1995
Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional, Dominican Republic
Bats: Right Throws: Right
MLB debut
August 1, 2017, for the New York Mets
MLB statistics
(through 2020 season)
Batting average.268
Home runs32
Runs batted in148
Teams

Career

New York Mets

Rosario signed with the New York Mets as an international free agent in July 2012 for $1.75 million.[1][2] It was the largest international signing bonus given by the Mets.[3] Rosario made his professional debut in 2013 with the Kingsport Mets. He started 2014 with the Brooklyn Cyclones and was promoted to the Savannah Sand Gnats in September.[4] Rosario was promoted to the Binghamton Mets on June 23, 2016. He was named to the 2016 MLB All Star Futures Game and went 1-for-2 in the game. Rosario ended 2016 with a .324 batting average, 5 home runs, and 71 RBIs.[5]

Rosario before the 2016 All-Star Futures Game

The Mets added Rosario to their 40-man roster after the 2016 season.[6] Rosario was assigned to the Las Vegas 51s of the Class AAA Pacific Coast League to start the 2017 season. In April 2017, Rosario was declared the top prospect in baseball by writer Keith Law.[7] Rosario was named to the Triple-A All-Star Game[8] and the All-Star Futures Game for 2017.[9] Rosario earned Pacific Coast League All-Star honors as well as being awarded the 2017 PCL Rookie of the Year.[10]

Rosario made his MLB debut on August 1, 2017 against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field.[11][12] In that game, Rosario recorded his first career Major League hit off of Scott Oberg.[13] On August 11, 2017, Rosario hit his first career Major League home run off of Héctor Neris.[14] He had his first career multi-home run game on May 20, 2018, hitting two home runs against the Arizona Diamondbacks.

In 2019, he batted .287/.323/.432 with 15 home runs and 72 RBIs, and while he stole 19 bases he tied for the major league lead in caught stolen with 10.[15] He had the lowest pull percentage of all NL batters (30.4%).[16] On defense in 2019, he had -10 Defensive Runs Saved (DRS), the worst in the National League among qualifying shortstops.[17] However, Rosario led the National League in singles.[18]

On August 28, 2020, Rosario hit a walk-off home run against the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium. The Mets were the home team because they were making up for a previously cancelled game. It was the first time a visiting player had hit a walk-off home run since Ed McKean hit one for the St. Louis Perfectos against the Cleveland Spiders in 1899.[19] During the 2020 season, Rosario hit .252/.272/.371 with 4 home runs and 15 RBIs in 46 games.

Cleveland Indians

On January 7, 2021, the Mets traded Rosario, Andrés Giménez, Josh Wolf, and Isaiah Greene to the Cleveland Indians for Francisco Lindor and Carlos Carrasco.[20][21]

International career

On October 29, 2018, he was selected to play for the MLB All-Stars during the 2018 MLB Japan All-Star Series.[22]

References
  1. "Amed Rosario prospecto dominicano firma por un millón 750 mil dólares". elnacional.com.do (in Spanish). Retrieved December 4, 2014.
  2. "Amed Rosario, de La Javilla, es codiciado por equipos de GL". hoy.com.do. Retrieved December 4, 2014.
  3. "Is Mets prospect Amed Rosario a lottery ticket for franchise?". NJ.com. Retrieved December 4, 2014.
  4. "Mets promote first round pick Michael Conforto and Amed Rosario". NJ.com. Retrieved December 4, 2014.
  5. "Amed Rosario Stats, Highlights, Bio | MiLB.com Stats | The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". Milb.com. Retrieved August 14, 2017.
  6. "Mets add shortstop Amed Rosario, four others to 40-man roster - Mets Blog". ESPN. November 18, 2016. Retrieved August 14, 2017.
  7. "Amed Rosario named top prospect in baseball by ESPN's Keith Law". SNY.tv. April 12, 2017.
  8. "PCL reveals roster for 2017 Triple-A All-Star Game". MiLB.com. June 28, 2017.
  9. "Moncada, Rosario highlight loaded Futures Game rosters". MLB.com. June 29, 2017.
  10. "Amed Rosario named PCL Rookie of the Year". MiLB.com. August 31, 2017.
  11. "Mets' Rosario set for debut against Rockies". FOX Sports. August 1, 2017. Retrieved August 14, 2017.
  12. Kernan, Kevin (August 2, 2017). "Amed Rosario learns valuable lesson in Mets big league debut". New York Post. Retrieved August 14, 2017.
  13. Georgatos, Dennis (August 2, 2017). "Amed Rosario records first major league hit in Mets loss". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Associated Press. Retrieved August 3, 2017.
  14. "Amed Rosario's First Homer Leads Mets Over Phillies". Associated Press. August 12, 2017. Via Hartford Courant. courant.com. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
  15. "Amed Rosario Stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved October 7, 2019.
  16. "Major League Leaderboards » 2019 » Batters » Batted Ball Statistics | FanGraphs Baseball". Fangraphs.com. January 1, 2019. Retrieved October 7, 2019.
  17. "National League Leaderboards » 2019 » Shortstops » Fielding Statistics | FanGraphs Baseball". www.fangraphs.com. FanGraphs. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
  18. "2019 National League Batting Leaders". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
  19. "Rosario, Mets walk off on Yanks' home turf". MLB.com. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
  20. "Cleveland & New York Mets complete six-player trade". MLB.com. January 7, 2021. Retrieved January 8, 2021.
  21. "Cleveland & New York Mets complete six-player trade". Indians.com. January 7, 2021.
  22. "2018日米野球 MLBオールスターチーム コーチ・出場予定選手発表". 野球日本代表 侍ジャパン オフィシャルサイト (in Japanese). October 29, 2018. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
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