Humberto Arteaga

Humberto Jose Arteaga (born January 23, 1994) is a Venezuelan professional baseball infielder in the Kansas City Royals organization. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Kansas City Royals.

Humberto Arteaga
Arteaga with the Kansas City Royals in 2019
Kansas City Royals
Infielder
Born: (1994-01-23) January 23, 1994
Caracas, Venezuela
Bats: Right Throws: Right
MLB debut
June 20, 2019, for the Kansas City Royals
MLB statistics
(through 2019 season)
Batting average.197
Home runs0
Runs batted in4
Teams

Career
Arteaga with the Omaha Storm Chasers in 2019

Arteaga signed with the Kansas City Royals as an international free agent on November 20, 2010.[1] He spent the 2011 season with the AZL Royals.[2] He spent the 2012 season with the Burlington Royals.[2] In 2013, he split the season between the Idaho Falls Chukars and the Lexington Legends.[2] He spent the 2014 season with Lexington.[2] In 2015, he played for Lexington and the Wilmington Blue Rocks.[2] His 2016 season was split between Wilmington and the Northwest Arkansas Naturals.[2] He spent the 2017 season back with Northwest Arkansas.[2] He spent the 2018 season with the Omaha Storm Chasers.[2] He opened the 2019 season back with Omaha.[3]

The Royals selected Arteaga's contract and promoted him to the major leagues on June 20, 2019.[4] He made his debut that night versus the Minnesota Twins.[5] On December 2, 2019, Arteaga was non-tendered by Kansas City and became a free agent,[6] but re-signed with the Royals on a minor league contract on December 17.[7]

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See also

References
  1. Michael Engel (August 10, 2010). "Royals Sign Venezuelan Shortstop Humberto Arteaga". kingsofkauffman.com. Fansided. Retrieved June 20, 2019.
  2. "Humberto Arteaga Player page". MLB.com. Retrieved June 20, 2019.
  3. Rustin Dodd (March 21, 2019). "Meet Humberto Arteaga, a surprise candidate for the Royals' final roster spot". The Athletic. Retrieved June 20, 2019.
  4. RotoWire Staff (June 20, 2018). "Royals' Humberto Arteaga: Contract selected". CBS Sports. Retrieved June 20, 2019.
  5. Sam McDowell (June 20, 2018). "Glenn Sparkman cruises in season's longest outing; Royals beat first-place Twins". The Kansas City Star. Retrieved June 21, 2019.
  6. "Royals part ways with four players ahead of non-tender deadline". Fox Sports Kansas City. December 2, 2019. Retrieved December 2, 2019.
  7. Lynn Worthy (December 17, 2019). "Royals sign former first-round pick Braden Shipley to minor-league deal". The Kansas City Star. Retrieved December 18, 2019.
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