Edwin Ríos

Edwin Gabriel Ríos (born April 21, 1994) is a Puerto Rican professional baseball infielder for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played college baseball for Florida International University. Ríos was drafted by the Dodgers in the sixth round of the 2015 Major League Baseball draft, and made his MLB debut in 2019.

Edwin Ríos
Ríos with the Tulsa Drillers
Los Angeles Dodgers – No. 43
First baseman / Third baseman
Born: (1994-04-21) April 21, 1994
Caguas, Puerto Rico
Bats: Left Throws: Right
MLB debut
June 27, 2019, for the Los Angeles Dodgers
MLB statistics
(through 2020 season)
Batting average.260
Home runs12
Runs batted in25
Teams
Career highlights and awards

Early life

Ríos was born in Caguas, Puerto Rico.[1] His parents are Heyda Rosario and Edwin Rios.[2] He played baseball at Osceola High School in Osceola County, Florida.[2]

Career

Amateur

Ríos played college baseball at Florida International University, for whom in his junior year in 2015 he batted .314/.421/.592 (second in Conference USA) with 18 home runs (leading the conference) and 56 RBIs (2nd) in 223 at bats.[1] In 2013 he played collegiate summer baseball with the Cotuit Kettleers of the Cape Cod Baseball League. He then returned to the league in 2014 to play for the Orleans Firebirds.[3][4][5] Ríos was drafted by the Dodgers in the sixth round of the 2015 Major League Baseball draft.

Professional
Ríos (right) with Jaime Schultz at 2019 Dodgers' fanfest

Ríos began his professional career with the Arizona League Dodgers in 2015 but was quickly promoted to the Ogden Raptors of the Pioneer Baseball League. He hit .253/.317/.467 with three home runs and 13 RBIs in 22 games for the two teams.[6]

He began 2016 with the Great Lakes Loons of the Midwest League, hitting .252 with six homers and 13 RBI in 33 games,[6] earning a promotion to the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes of the California League, where he hit .367/.394/.712 with 16 homers and 46 RBIs in 177 at bats over 42 games.[6] He was promoted again, to the Tulsa Drillers of the Texas League. He was named the Dodgers organizational minor league player of the year for 2016.[7]

Ríos was named as a starter in the Texas League mid-season all-star game in 2017.[8] For the season, he played in 128 games between Tulsa and AAA Oklahoma City and hit .309/.362/.533 with 24 homers and 91 RBIs in 393 at bats.[6][1] He was named a Baseball America Double-A All Star, and an MiLB.com Dodgers Organization All Star.[9]

Ríos in 2019 Dodgers' fanfest

The Dodgers added him to their 40-man roster after the 2018 season.[10] He returned to Oklahoma City to begin 2019, and batted .270/.340/.575 with 31 home runs and 91 RBIs in 393 at bats.[1][11] He was named an MiLB.com Dodgers Organization All Star.[9]

He was promoted to the majors for the first time on June 27, 2019.[12] He made his debut that night as a pinch hitter against the Colorado Rockies and grounded out to first base.[13] His first major league hit was a triple off of Jon Gray of the Rockies on June 29.[14] On August 14, Ríos hit his first two major league home runs off of Elieser Hernández of the Miami Marlins.[15]

He appeared in 28 games for the Dodgers in 2019, hitting .277/.393/.617 with four home runs and eight RBIs in 47 at bats.[16] He played 12 games at first base, three at third base, one in left field, and one at DH.[16]

Rios hit the first-ever two-run home run by a batter leading off an inning in MLB history on July 29, 2020. The home run came in the top of the 13th inning in a game against the Houston Astros, and ended up being the deciding factor in the game.[17]

During the pandemic-shortened 2020 season, Ríos appeared in 32 games for the Dodgers, batting .250/.301/.645 with eight home runs and 17 RBIs in 76 at bats.[16] He played 21 games at third base, six at first base, and one at DH.[16] He was hitless in three at bats with a walk in his one start in the National League Wild Card Series against the Milwaukee Brewers.[16] He suffered a groin injury prior to the second round of the playoffs, and was left off the roster.[18] He rejoined the Dodgers roster for the 2020 NLCS, where he hit two home runs in nine at-bats against the Atlanta Braves.[16] Rios only had two at-bats in the 2020 World Series, both of which were strikeouts.[16]

References
  1. "Edwin Rios Amateur, College & Minor Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com.
  2. "Edwin Rios - 2015 - Baseball". FIU Athletics.
  3. "Edwin Rios". pointstreak.com. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
  4. "Edwin Rios - Profile". pointstreak.com. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
  5. "CAPE LEAGUE: Meet Edwin Rios". wickedlocal.com. June 30, 2014. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
  6. "Edwin Rios Minor League Statistics & History". Baseball Reference.
  7. Stephen, Eric (September 2, 2016). "Brock Stewart, Edwin Rios named Dodgers minor league pitcher, player of the year". SB Nation. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
  8. Tulsa Drillers (June 14, 2017). "Nine Drillers Named to 2017 TL All-Star Game". milb.com. Retrieved June 14, 2017.
  9. "Edwin Rios Stats, Highlights, Bio | MiLB.com Stats | The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com.
  10. Gurnick, Ken (November 20, 2018). "Prospect Ruiz among 5 added to 40-man roster". mlb.com. Retrieved November 20, 2018.
  11. Unruh, Jacob (April 4, 2019). "OKC Dodgers: Stars have been produced, so who's next?". The Oklahoman. Retrieved June 27, 2019.
  12. Harris, Blake (June 27, 2019). "Dodgers recall Edwin Ríos and Zac Rosscup". SB Nation. Retrieved June 27, 2019.
  13. "Los Angeles Dodgers at Colorado Rockies Box Score, June 27, 2019". Baseball Reference. Retrieved June 28, 2019.
  14. "Los Angeles Dodgers at Colorado Rockies Box Score, June 29, 2019". Baseball Reference. Retrieved June 30, 2019.
  15. De Nicola, Christina (August 14, 2019). "Rios smacks 1st career HR ... and doesn't stop". mlb.com. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
  16. "Edwin Rios Stats". Baseball Reference. Retrieved October 2, 2019.
  17. Gurnick, Ken. "LA wins in 13 on MLB's first leadoff 2-run HR". MLB. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  18. Stephen, Eric (October 6, 2020). "Edwin Ríos left off NLDS roster with groin injury". SB Nation. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
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