Gregorio Petit

Gregorio Petit
Petit with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
Minnesota Twins
Infielder
Born: (1984-12-10) December 10, 1984
Ocumare del Tuy, Venezuela
Bats: Right Throws: Right
MLB debut
May 18, 2008, for the Oakland Athletics
MLB statistics
(through 2018 season)
Batting average .249
Home runs 4
Runs batted in 35
Teams

Gregorio Jesus Petit (born December 10, 1984) is a Venezuelan professional baseball infielder in the Minnesota Twins organization. He previously played for the Oakland Athletics, Houston Astros, New York Yankees, and Los Angeles Angels.

Career

Oakland Athletics

Petit with the Oakland Athletics

Petit made his major league debut on May 18, 2008, with the Oakland Athletics. He appeared in 14 games during the 2008 season while splitting time between second base and shortstop. For the 2009 season, he played in 11, splitting second and third. He was designated for assignment on February 1, 2010 and then sent outright to the minors.

Texas Rangers

On March 24, 2010, Petit was traded to the Rangers for Edwar Ramírez.[1]

San Diego Padres

On December 3, 2010, Petit signed with the San Diego Padres, then was released on February 9, 2011.[2]

Cleveland Indians

Petit signed a minor league contract with the Cleveland Indians on January 19, 2012. Petit spent all of 2012 with Triple-A Columbus, hitting .260/.320/.403 with 10 HR and 45 RBI in 111 games, 82 at shortstop.

Second Stint with Padres

He played the 2013 season in the San Diego Padres organization.

Houston Astros

Petit signed a minor league contract with the Houston Astros on January 14, 2014. He played 37 MLB games for the Astros, hitting .278 with 2 home runs and 9 RBI.[3] He was outrighted from the roster on December 22.[4]

New York Yankees

The Astros traded Petit to the New York Yankees for cash considerations or a player to be named later on April 1, 2015.[5] He was optioned to Triple-A on April 28, 2015.[6] He was recalled the next day on April 29, 2015 after Masahiro Tanaka went on the disabled list.[7] On May 6, 2015, Petit was placed on the 15-day disabled list due to a bruised right hand.[8] After coming off the DL, Gregorio was sent down to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on June 11. On July 25, he was designated for assignment,[9] and was sent outright to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on July 27.[10]

In October 2015, Petit was made a free agent by the Yankees.

Los Angeles Angels

He was signed by the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in December. On November 28, 2016, Petit was designated for assignment by the Angels.[11] He was non-tendered on December 2.

Toronto Blue Jays

On January 23, 2017, Petit signed a minor league contract with the Toronto Blue Jays.[12] He spent the majority of the 2017 season with the Triple-A Buffalo Bisons, and elected free agency on November 7.[13]

Minnesota Twins

On December 8, 2017, Petit signed a minor league contract with the Minnesota Twins.[14] He was called up by the Twins on May 1, 2018.[15]

Petit was designated for assignment by the Twins on June 12, 2018.[16]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "A's acquire reliever Ramirez for Petit". Major League Baseball. Retrieved April 5, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Padres sign righty Geary to Minors deal". MLB.com. February 16, 2011. Retrieved April 5, 2015.
  3. ↑ Gregorio Petit Statistics and History. Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved April 22, 2015.
  4. ↑ Todd, Jeff (December 22, 2014). "Minor Moves: Petit, Twins, Phillies". mlbtraderumors.com. Retrieved December 27, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Yankees make trade, acquire infielder Petit from Astros". MLB.com. Retrieved April 5, 2015.
  6. ↑ Hurcomb, Michael. "Petit optioned to Triple-A, Whitley up to Majors". fantasynews.cbssports.com. CBS Sports Fantasy News. Retrieved April 28, 2015.
  7. ↑ Boland, Erik. "Petit recalled to Majors after being optioned the next day". newsday.com. Newsday. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Petit placed on 15-day DL with bruised right hand, Pirela activated". therepublic.com. The Republic. Retrieved May 6, 2015.
  9. ↑ http://fantasynews.cbssports.com/fantasybaseball/update/25250252/yankees-call-up-nick-goody-option-branden-pinder-dfa-gregorio-petit
  10. ↑ http://newyork.yankees.mlb.com/team/transactions.jsp?c_id=nyy#month=7&year=2015&team_id=147
  11. ↑ Todd, Jeff (November 28, 2016). "Angels Sign Ryan LaMarre, Designate Gregorio Petit". mlbtraderumors.com. Retrieved November 29, 2016.
  12. ↑ Matheson, Keegan (January 23, 2017). "Blue Jays sign infielder Gregorio Petit, claim catcher Juan Graterol". Sportsnet. Retrieved January 23, 2017.
  13. ↑ Eddy, Matt (November 7, 2017). "Minor League Free Agents 2017". Baseball America. Retrieved November 7, 2017.
  14. ↑ Adams, Steve (December 8, 2017). "Minor MLB Transactions: 12/8/17". mlbtraderumors.com. Retrieved December 8, 2017.
  15. ↑ "Twins put Sano on DL, add veteran IF Petit". foxsports.com. May 1, 2018. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
  16. ↑ Todd, Jeff (June 12, 2018). "Twins Designate Gregorio Petit". MLB Trade Rumors.
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