Andy Ibáñez

Andy Ibáñez
Ibáñez with the Round Rock Express
Texas Rangers
Second baseman
Born: (1993-04-03) April 3, 1993
Havana, Cuba
Bats: Right Throws: Right

Andy Ibáñez Velázquez (born April 3, 1993) is a Cuban professional baseball infielder for the Texas Rangers organization.

Career

Ibáñez played for the Cuba national baseball team at the 2013 World Baseball Classic.[1] He played for Isla de la Juventud in the Cuban National Series. He defected from Cuba on November 1, 2014, to pursue a career in Major League Baseball.[2] He signed a minor league deal with the Texas Rangers on July 7, 2015.

Ibáñez made his professional debut in 2016, spending time with both the Hickory Crawdads and Frisco RoughRiders, batting a combined .285 with 13 home runs, 66 RBIs, 15 stolen bases and an .804 OPS in 130 total games between the two clubs. In 2017, he returned to Frisco and spent the whole season there, slashing .265/.323/400 with eight home runs and 29 RBIs in 82 games.[3] He missed six weeks of the season due to a finger injury.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Cuba World Baseball classic roster
  2. ↑ Second baseman Andy Ibanez leaves Cuba
  3. ↑ "Andy Ibanez Stats, Highlights, Bio - MiLB.com Stats - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Rangers' Andy Ibanez: Smacks two homers for Double-A squad". CBS Sports. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
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