César Puello

César Puello
Puello with the New York Mets
San Francisco Giants
Outfielder
Born: (1991-04-01) April 1, 1991
La Romana, Dominican Republic
Bats: Right Throws: Right
MLB debut
August 9, 2017, for the Los Angeles Angels
MLB statistics
(through 2017 season)
Batting average .206
Home runs 0
Runs batted in 3
Teams

César David Puello Santana (born April 1, 1991) is a Dominican professional baseball outfielder in the San Francisco Giants organization. He made his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut with the Los Angeles Angels in 2017 and also played with the Tampa Bay Rays.

Career

New York Mets

Puello was ranked the #77 prospect in the pre-2011 Baseball America rankings.[1] Puello was added to the Mets' 40 man roster on November 18, 2011.[2] After the 2012 regular season, he played for the Surprise Saguaros of the Arizona Fall League.[3]

Puello was suspended for 50 games on August 5, 2013, for his relationship to the Biogenesis clinic.[4] The Mets outrighted Puello off of the 40-man roster in April. Puello was released by the Mets on August 19, 2015, after missing all but one game of the 2015 season with back pain.[5]

New York Yankees

Puello signed with the New York Yankees organization in 2016.[6]

Texas Rangers

During the 2016 offseason, Puello signed a minor league contract with the Texas Rangers.[7] He played for the Round Rock Express of the Class AAA Pacific Coast League (PCL). Puello had a June 1 opt-out clause if not on the major league roster. The Rangers granted Puello his release when they did not promote him to the major leagues. He signed a minor league contract with the Los Angeles Angels, and played for the Salt Lake Bees of the PCL.[8]

Los Angeles Angels

The Angels promoted Puello to the major leagues on August 9, and he collected his first major league hit and two stolen bases that day.[9]

Tampa Bay Rays

On August 19, 2017, the Tampa Bay Rays claimed Puello off waivers.[10] He was outrighted to AAA on November 6, 2017. He elected free agency on November 6, 2017.

Arizona Diamondbacks

On December 14, 2017, Puello signed a minor league contract with the Arizona Diamondbacks. He was released on August 1, 2018. [11]

San Francisco Giants

On August 3, 2018, Puello signed a minor league deal with the San Francisco Giants.

References

  1. ↑ "Cesar Puello Minor League Statistics & History". baseball-reference.com.
  2. ↑ Rubin, Adam (November 18, 2011). "Mets add 7 prospects to 40-man roster". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 17, 2013.
  3. ↑ "We Are all Saguros Fans Now - The Lohud Mets Blog". Mets.lohudblogs.com. October 15, 2012. Retrieved August 9, 2017.
  4. ↑ Dykstra, Sam (August 5, 2013). "Puello, others suspended 50 games: Major, Minor Leaguers accept bans for links to Biogenesis". MiLB.com. Retrieved August 9, 2017.
  5. ↑ Vorkunov, Mike (August 19, 2015). "Mets release former top prospect". NJ.com. Retrieved August 9, 2017.
  6. ↑ Lennon, David (February 27, 2016). "Former Mets prospect Cesar Puello trying to revive career with Yankees". Newsday. Retrieved August 9, 2017.
  7. ↑ Eddy, Matt (December 5, 2016). "Minor League Transactions: Nov. 19-Dec. 1". baseballamerica.com. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
  8. ↑ Worthy, Lynn (July 1, 2017). "Cesar Puello tries to revive career with Salt Lake Bees". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved August 9, 2017.
  9. ↑ Hoornstra, J. P. (August 9, 2017). "Angels' Cesar Puello has memorable inning in major league debut". The Orange County Register. Retrieved August 9, 2017.
  10. ↑ http://www.tampabay.com/sports/baseball/rays/rays-journal-jake-odorizzi-has-another-short-outing-in-loss/2334465
  11. ↑ http://www.milb.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?t=l_trn&lid=112&sid=l112
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.