Esteban Quiroz

Esteban Quiroz
Quiroz with Tigres de Quintana Roo in 2016
Boston Red Sox
Infielder
Born: (1992-02-17) February 17, 1992
Ciudad Obregón, Sonora, Mexico
Bats: Left Throws: Right

Jesús Esteban Quiroz Ortiz (born February 17, 1992) is a Mexican professional baseball infielder in the Boston Red Sox organization.

Career

Quiroz made his professional debut for the Tigres de Quintana Roo in 2011.[1] He played for the Mexican national baseball team in the 2017 World Baseball Classic, and hit a leadoff home run for Mexico in the first game of Pool D.[2] He went 4-for-6 with two home runs (one of them off major leaguer Yusmeiro Petit) and a double. Quiroz finished the tournament with an on-base percentage of .800 in nine plate appearances. Following his participation in the WBC, Quiroz posted an on-base plus slugging of .916 in for the Leones de Yucatán. Quiroz registered more walks (64) than strikeouts (41) in 358 plate appearances.

On November 22, 2017, Quiroz signed a minor league contract with the Boston Red Sox.[3] He started the 2018 season with the Double-A Portland Sea Dogs. He played in 15 games, batting .302, until he was placed on the disabled list in late April. On August 10, he was sent on a rehabilitation assignment with the Gulf Coast League Red Sox, then activated by Portland on August 24.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Esteban Quiroz, nuevo refuerzo de los Leones de Yucatán – Leones de Yucatán". Leones.mx. November 25, 2012. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
  2. ↑ Kelly, Matt (January 20, 2016). "Mexico's Esteban Quiroz hits leadoff HR | MLB.com". M.mlb.com. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
  3. ↑ Cole, Mike (November 22, 2017). "Red Sox Sign Esteban Quiroz From Mexican League To Add Second Base Depth". nesn.com. Retrieved December 15, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Esteban Quiroz". MiLB.com. Retrieved August 30, 2018.


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