Randy Arozarena

Randy Arozarena (born February 28, 1995) is a Cuban professional baseball outfielder for the Tampa Bay Rays of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played for the St. Louis Cardinals.

Randy Arozarena
Arozarena with Cuba at the 2013 18U Baseball World Cup
Tampa Bay Rays – No. 56
Outfielder
Born: (1995-02-28) February 28, 1995
Havana, Cuba
Bats: Right Throws: Right
MLB debut
August 14, 2019, for the St. Louis Cardinals
MLB statistics
(through 2019 season)
Batting average.300
Home runs1
Runs batted in2
Teams

Career

During the 2013–14 and 2014–15 seasons, Arozarena played for Vegueros de Pinar del Río of the Cuban National Series. In his final season, he slashed .291/.412/.419 with three home runs, 24 RBIs, and 15 stolen bases over 74 games.[1]

Toros de Tijuana

In 2016, he played for both the Toros de Tijuana of the Mexican League and the Mayos de Navojoa of the Mexican Pacific League.

St. Louis Cardinals

Arozarena signed with St. Louis Cardinals as an international free agent in July 2016 for $1.25 million.[2] He made his minor league debut in 2017 and spent his first full professional season with both the Palm Beach Cardinals, with whom he was named a Florida State League All-Star,[3] and the Springfield Cardinals, posting a combined .266 batting average with 11 home runs, 49 RBIs and 18 stolen bases over 121 games between both clubs.[4] Following the season, he returned to the Mexican Pacific League to play for the Mayos de Navojoa where he slashed .292/.366/.558 with 14 home runs and 37 RBIs in 64 games.[5] Arozarena was a non-roster invitee to 2018 spring training.[6] He began the season with the Memphis Redbirds. In July 2018, he was selected to represent the Cardinals in the 2018 All-Star Futures Game.[7] Arozarena also spent time during the season with Springfield. With Memphis, he helped them win the Pacific Coast League title, and was named a co-MVP of the PCL playoffs alongside with teammate Tommy Edman.[8] Over 113 games between Memphis and Springfield, he batted .274/.359/.433 with 12 home runs, 49 RBIs, and 26 stolen bases.[9] He returned to play for Mayos de Navojoa after the year, but appeared in only 15 games.

Arozarena began the 2019 season on the injured list with Memphis[10] due to a fractured hand suffered during spring training.[11] He returned to play in May with Springfield before being promoted back to Memphis in June.[12][13]

On August 12, 2019, the Cardinals selected Arozarena's contract and promote him to the major leagues.[14] He made his major league debut on August 14 versus the Kansas City Royals.[15] Over 19 games with St. Louis, Arozarena hit .300 with one home run, two RBIs, and two stolen bases.

Tampa Bay Rays

On January 9, 2020, Arozarena was traded to the Tampa Bay Rays (along with José Martínez and the Cardinals’ Competitive Balance Round A Draft Pick) in exchange for Matthew Liberatore, Edgardo Rodriguez, and the Rays’ Competitive Balance Round B Draft Pick.[16]

References
  1. "Cardinals sign No. 9 Cuban prospect Randy Arozarena". FanSided. 2016-07-26. Retrieved 2020-06-13.
  2. "Cardinals' Randy Arozarena: Signs with Cardinals for $1.25 million". CBSSports.com. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
  3. "Cardinals name FSL South All-Stars". TCPalm. Retrieved 2020-06-13.
  4. "Randy Arozarena Stats, Highlights, Bio - MiLB.com Stats - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
  5. "Winter leagues: Cards' Arozarena mashing in Mexico". MLB.com. Retrieved 2020-06-13.
  6. "Cardinals invite 23 non-roster players to Spring Training". Viva El Birdos. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
  7. "Minor league report: Hudson, Arozarena tabbed for All-Star Futures Game". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
  8. "Memphis Redbirds claim back-to-back PCL titles for the first time". WREG.com. 2018-09-16. Retrieved 2020-06-13.
  9. "Randy Arozarena Stats, Highlights, Bio - MiLB.com Stats - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com. Retrieved October 6, 2018.
  10. "Where will Nolan Gorman and other Cardinals top prospects be as the minor-league season begins?". ksdk.com. Retrieved 2020-06-13.
  11. "Cardinals' Randy Arozarena: Suffers fractured hand". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2020-06-13.
  12. "St. Louis Cardinals: Randy Arozarena is on the rise again". Redbird Rants. 2019-06-14. Retrieved 2020-06-13.
  13. Hochman, Benjamin. "Hochman: How long can Cardinals afford to keep Bader in lineup?". STLtoday.com. Retrieved 2020-06-13.
  14. Rick Hummel (August 12, 2019). "Here comes Arozarena as Cardinals place J. Martinez on IL". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved August 12, 2019.
  15. David Brown (August 14, 2019). "Cards break up no-hit bid, sweep Royals". MLB.com. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
  16. "Cardinals send Jose Martinez, Randy Arozarena to Rays for pitching prospect Matthew Liberatore". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2020-06-13.
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