Magneuris Sierra

Magneuris Sierra (born April 7, 1996) is a Dominican professional baseball outfielder for the Miami Marlins of Major League Baseball (MLB). The St. Louis Cardinals signed him as an international free agent in 2012 and he made his major league debut on May 7, 2017. In 2014, he was the Cardinals Minor League Player of the Year after batting .386 with a .939 on-base plus slugging percentage (OPS).

Magneuris Sierra
Sierra with the St. Louis Cardinals in 2017
Miami Marlins – No. 34
Outfielder
Born: (1996-04-07) April 7, 1996
San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic
Bats: Left Throws: Left
MLB debut
May 7, 2017, for the St. Louis Cardinals
MLB statistics
(through August 12, 2020)
Batting average.249
Home runs0
Runs batted in18
Teams

Career

St. Louis Cardinals

Sierra signed with the St. Louis Cardinals as an international free agent in 2012. He made his professional debut in 2013 with the Dominican Summer League Cardinals. In 2014, he played for the Gulf Coast Cardinals and was named the Cardinals Minor League Player of the Year after hitting .386 with two home runs and a .939 OPS.[1][2] Prior to the 2016 season, Baseball America ranked him as the sixth-best prospect in the Cardinals' system.[3] He spent the 2016 season with the Peoria Chiefs of the Class A Midwest League, where he hit .307 with three home runs, 60 runs batted in (RBIs) and 31 stolen bases.[4] The Cardinals added him to their 40-man roster after the season to protect him from being chosen in the Rule 5 Draft.[5]

Sierra started the 2017 season with the Palm Beach Cardinals of the Class A-Advanced Florida State League. Because of injuries to José Martínez, Stephen Piscotty, and Dexter Fowler, the Cardinals called Sierra up to the majors on May 7, 2017, and started him in center field the same day in a 6−4 extra innings victory versus the Atlanta Braves.[6] His first major league hit was a single in the sixth inning of his debut versus starting pitcher R.A. Dickey.[7] After hitting safely in each of his seven games played (11-for-30), batting .367/.406/.367 .773 OPS with eight runs scored, the Cardinals optioned Sierra to the Springfield Cardinals of the Class AA Texas League.[8] After his July 15 recall, he became the first Cardinals' player to hit safely in all of his first nine games (July 16).[9]

Miami Marlins

On December 14, 2017, the Cardinals traded Sierra, along with Sandy Alcántara, Zac Gallen, and Daniel Castano, to the Miami Marlins for Marcell Ozuna.[10] MLB.com ranked Sierra as Miami's seventh best prospect going into the 2018 season.[11]

He began 2018 with the New Orleans Baby Cakes, for whom he batted .260/.287/.341 in 346 at bats. With the Marlins, he batted .190/.222/.211 in 147 at bats, and stole three bases in five attempts. He came in third to Minnesota Twins outfielder Byron Buxton and Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Roman Quinn in 2018 of all MLB players in average sprint speed, at 30.2 feet per second.[12]

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See also

References
  1. "Sierra, Gonzales named Cardinals' top minor leaguers of 2014". FOX Sports. Retrieved April 27, 2015.
  2. Connell, Jim (December 18, 2014). "Gonzales nets Cardinals' minor league honor". Springfield News-Leader. Retrieved April 27, 2015.
  3. Manuel, John (November 16, 2015). "St. Louis Cardinals top 10 prospects". Baseball America. Retrieved January 1, 2016.
  4. "Magneuris Sierra Stats, Highlights, Bio - MiLB.com Stats - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". Retrieved September 26, 2016.
  5. "Cardinals add four players to fill out 40-man roster". Fox Sports. Retrieved November 19, 2016.
  6. "Cards Call Up Magneuris Sierra, Place Jose Martinez on DL". CBS St. Louis. May 7, 2017. Retrieved May 7, 2017.
  7. Langosch, Jenifer (May 7, 2017). "Sierra called from Class A to replace Martinez: Outfielder gets first big league hit in series finale vs. Braves". MLB.com. Retrieved May 7, 2017.
  8. "Cardinals activate Peralta, option OF Sierra". MLB.com. May 19, 2017.
  9. "Sierra making most of opportunity with Cards". MLB.com. July 16, 2017.
  10. Frisaro, Joe (December 14, 2017). "Trade finalized: Ozuna dealt for STL prospects". MLB.com. Retrieved December 14, 2017.
  11. Rosenbaum, Mike. "Brinson leads Marlins' revamped Top 30". MLB.com. Retrieved February 22, 2018.
  12. Statcast Leaderboard | baseballsavant.com
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