Andrés Giménez

Andrés Alfonso Giménez Osorio (born September 4, 1998) is a Venezuelan professional baseball shortstop for the New York Mets of Major League Baseball (MLB).

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Giménez and the second or maternal family name is Osorio.
Andrés Giménez
Giménez at the 2018 All-Star Futures Game
New York Mets – No. 60
Shortstop/Second Baseman
Born: (1998-09-04) September 4, 1998
Barquisimeto, Venezuela
Bats: Left Throws: Right
MLB debut
July 24, 2020, for the New York Mets
MLB statistics
(through August 12, 2020)
Batting average.283
Home runs0
Runs batted in2
Teams

Career

Giménez signed with the New York Mets as an international free agent in July 2015.[1][2] He made his professional debut in 2016 with the Dominican Summer League Mets and spent the whole season there, batting a combined .350 with three home runs, 38 RBIs, and a .992 OPS. In 2017, he played for the Columbia Fireflies where he slashed .265/.346/.349 with four home runs and 31 RBIs in 92 games.[3][4]

Giménez was rated as the best Mets prospect after the 2017 season by Baseball America.[5] He spent the 2018 season with both the St. Lucie Mets and the Binghamton Rumble Ponies, batting .281/.347/.409 with six home runs, 46 RBIs, and 38 stolen bases in 122 total games between the two clubs.[6] That summer, he played in the 2018 All-Star Futures Game.[7] He returned to Binghamton for the 2019 season,[8] hitting .250/.309/.387 with nine home runs, 37 RBIs, and 28 stolen bases over 117 games.

Giménez was added to the Mets 40–man roster following the 2019 season.[9]

Giménez made the Mets Opening Day roster in 2020,[10] and made his Major League debut on July 24, 2020 at Citi Field as an eighth inning defensive replacement for Robinson Canó at second base.[11] On July 29, Giménez made his first start, and recorded his first career hit off of Boston Red Sox pitcher Nathan Eovaldi, a single, in the second inning. In the sixth inning of the same game, Giménez tripled off Marcus Walden to record his first career RBI.[12]

References
  1. "Mets sign Andres Gimenez and Gregory Guerrero". MLB.com. Retrieved December 14, 2018.
  2. Lehman, Jonathan (July 2, 2015). "Mets open wallets … for two 16-year-old shortstops". nypost.com. Retrieved December 14, 2018.
  3. "Mets Gimenez and Guerrero provide future depth". MLB.com. Retrieved December 14, 2018.
  4. "Andres Gimenez Stats, Highlights, Bio - MiLB.com Stats - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
  5. https://www.baseballamerica.com/minors/2018-new-york-mets-top-10-prospects/#GKMtAD49XGazrtqR.97
  6. "Andres Gimenez Stats, Highlights, Bio - MiLB.com Stats - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com. Retrieved October 21, 2018.
  7. https://www.sny.tv/mets/news/mets-prospect-andres-gimenez-joins-peter-alonso-for-futures-game/284492294
  8. https://www.northjersey.com/story/sports/mlb/mets/2019/03/13/ny-mets-top-prospect-andres-gimenez-could-reach-majors-soon/3144497002/
  9. Danny Abriano (November 20, 2019). "Mets add four prospects to 40-man roster to protect them from Rule 5 Draft". SNY. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  10. Joyce, Greg (23 July 2020). "Andres Gimenez makes the Mets' Opening Day roster". New York Post. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  11. Kocsis, Jr., John (July 25, 2020). "Andres Gimenez Called-Up To The Show". MiLB.com. Minor League Baseball. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  12. Thosar, Deesha (July 29, 2020). "Andres Gimenez goes 2-for-4 with go-ahead RBI triple in first-career start". New York Daily News. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
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