Michael Hermosillo

Michael Hermosillo (born January 17, 1995) is an American professional baseball outfielder in the Chicago Cubs organization. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Los Angeles Angels. Hermosillo was drafted by the Angels in the 28th round of the 2013 Major League Baseball draft. He made his MLB debut in 2018.

Michael Hermosillo
Chicago Cubs
Outfielder
Born: (1995-01-17) January 17, 1995
Mesa, Arizona
Bats: Right Throws: Right
MLB debut
May 18, 2018, for the Los Angeles Angels
MLB statistics
(through 2020 season)
Batting average.188
Home runs1
Runs batted in6
Teams

Early life

Hermosillo was born in Mesa, Arizona. He attended Ottawa Township High School in Ottawa, Illinois. Along with baseball, he also played football in high school and had committed to the University of Illinois to play college football.[1] He has a younger half brother, Antoine Mistico, who played college baseball at Gateway Community College and is currently a professional baseball outfielder in the Seattle Mariners organization.

Career

Los Angeles Angels

Hermosillo was drafted by the Los Angeles Angels in the 28th round of the 2013 Major League Baseball draft.[2] He signed with the Angels rather than attend Illinois.[3] He made his professional debut with the Arizona League Angels that same year and played in 11 games.

Hermosillo played 2014 with the Orem Owlz where he batted .244 with three home runs and 23 RBIs in 54 games, 2015 with Orem and the Burlington Bees where he slashed .231/.344/.263 in 93 games, and 2016 with Burlington and the Inland Empire 66ers[4] where he batted .317./.402/.467 with six home runs and 39 RBIs in 77 games. After the 2016 season he played in the Arizona Fall League.

He started 2017 with Inland Empire and was promoted to the Mobile BayBears and Salt Lake Bees during the season.[5] In 120 total games between the three teams, he batted .267 with nine home runs, 44 RBIs, and 35 stolen bases.[6] The Angels added him to their 40-man roster after the season.[7]

He began 2018 with Salt Lake, for whom he batted .267/.357/.480 with 12 home runs and 10 stolen bases for the season.[8]

He made his Major League debut on May 18, 2018.[9] He was called back up on June 3 in place of Kole Calhoun. In 2018 with the Angels he batted .211/.274/.333 with 1 home run and 1 RBI in 57 at bats.[10] In 2019 for Los Angeles, Hermosillo hit .139/.304/.222 with 3 RBI and no homers in 36 at-bats.[11] In 2020, Hermosillo only stepped up to the plate 10 times, and had 2 hits, 2 RBI and a stolen base before he was designated for assignment on August 23, 2020.[12] He became a free agent on November 2, 2020.

Chicago Cubs

On December 2, 2020, Hermosillo signed a minor league contract with the Chicago Cubs organization.[13]

References
  1. "Illini signee Hermosillo opts out of football to play pro baseball - tribunedigital-chicagotribune". Articles.chicagotribune.com. June 9, 2013. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
  2. "Hermosillo drafted by, signs with Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim | Sports". newstrib.com. June 10, 2013. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
  4. "No secret now: Hermosillo on Halos' radar". MiLB.com. March 17, 2017. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
  6. "Michael Hermosillo Stats, Highlights, Bio - MiLB.com Stats - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
  7. "Angels, Dodgers beef up 40-man rosters in advance of Rule 5 draft deadline". 21 November 2017.
  8. Michael Hermosillo Minor, Fall & Winter Leagues Statistics & History | Baseball-Reference.com
  9. Miller, Jeff. "Angels plug Michael Hermosillo into thinning outfield and hope for a spark". latimes.com.
  10. Michael Hermosillo Stats | Baseball-Reference.com
  11. https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/hermomi01.shtml
  12. https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2020/08/angels-designate-michael-hermosillo.html
  13. https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2020/12/minor-mlb-transactions-12220-2.html
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