Josh Fuentes

Joshua Luis Fuentes (born February 19, 1993) is an American professional baseball first baseman for the Colorado Rockies of Major League Baseball (MLB).

Josh Fuentes
Fuentes at Coors Field in 2019
Colorado Rockies – No. 8
First baseman
Born: (1993-02-19) February 19, 1993
Rancho Santa Margarita, California
Bats: Right Throws: Right
MLB debut
April 6, 2019, for the Colorado Rockies
MLB statistics
(through 2020)
Batting average.275
Home runs5
Runs batted in24
Teams

Career

Fuentes attended Trabuco Hills High School in Mission Viejo, California and played college baseball at Saddleback College and Missouri Baptist University. He was signed by the Colorado Rockies as an undrafted free agent in 2014.[1]

Fuentes made his professional debut in 2014 with the Tri-City Dust Devils and spent the whole season there, batting .260 with one home run and 16 RBIs in 41 games. He played 2015 with the Asheville Tourists, compiling a .252 batting average with six home runs and 42 RBIs in 93 games, and 2016 with Asheville and Modesto Nuts where he slashed a combined .307/.366/.505 with 13 home runs and 64 RBIs in 105 total games between both teams. He played 2017 with the Hartford Yard Goats where he batted .307 with 15 home runs, 72 RBIs, and a .869 OPS in 122 games[2] and started 2018 with the Albuquerque Isotopes.[3][4]

The Rockies added Fuentes to their 40-man roster after the 2018 season.[5] He was promoted to the major leagues on April 6, 2019,[6] and made his major league debut that night. He recorded a pinch-hit single versus Yimi García in his first Major League at-bat. 2020 saw Fuentes take over the 1st base job during the season and his offensive production was among the best on the team. In 30 games, he hit .306 with 2 home runs and 17 RBI.

Personal life

His cousin, Nolan Arenado, plays for the Cardinals.[7]

References
  1. "Tourists' Fuentes flourishes in everyday role". Citizen-times.com. May 23, 2016. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
  2. "Josh Fuentes Stats, Highlights, Bio - MiLB.com Stats - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
  3. Van Tate (April 4, 2018). "Isotopes Infielder Josh Fuentes has a Colorado Rockies family tie". Krqe.com. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
  4. "PCL notes: Fuentes makes his own name". MiLB.com. Retrieved December 14, 2018.
  5. Kramer, Daniel (November 20, 2018). "Rox protect 4 from Rule 5, add to 40-man roster". MLB.com. Retrieved April 6, 2018.
  6. https://bsndenver.com/mcmahon-to-the-il-fuentes-called-up-to-make-his-first-big-league-roster/
  7. "Yard Goats' Josh Fuentes Has All-Star Bloodlines (Cousin Is Nolan Arenado) - Hartford Courant". Courant.com. July 17, 2018. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
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