Hanser Alberto

Hanser Alberto
Alberto with the Texas Rangers
Texas Rangers – No. 2
Second baseman / Shortstop
Born: (1992-10-17) October 17, 1992
San Francisco de Macorís, Dominican Republic
Bats: Right Throws: Right
MLB debut
May 29, 2015, for the Texas Rangers
MLB statistics
(through June 12, 2018)
Batting average .188
Hits 31
Home runs 0
Runs batted in 9
Teams

Hanser Joel Alberto Peña (born October 17, 1992) is a Dominican professional baseball infielder for the Texas Rangers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut with the Rangers in 2015.

Career

Alberto signed as an international free agent with the Rangers in November 2009, receiving a $7,000 signing bonus. Playing for the Dominican Summer Rangers of the Rookie-level Dominican Summer League in 2010, he won the batting title. Alberto began the 2013 season with the Frisco Roughriders of the Class AA Texas League, but struggled, and was demoted to the Myrtle Beach Pelicans of the Class A-Advanced Carolina League.[1] He returned to Frisco in 2014, and won the Rawlings Minor League Gold Glove Award as the best defensive shortstop in minor league baseball.[2]

He was promoted to the major leagues on May 28, 2015 and made his debut the next day against the Boston Red Sox. He went 1 for 3 with an RBI triple in his debut. He made the Rangers postseason roster and batted .200 with 2 RBIs in the 2015 ALDS against the Toronto Blue Jays. On December 14, 2017, Alberto signed a minor league contract with the Rangers.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "No time to rest at Rangers' Dominican academy". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Retrieved November 19, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Hanser Alberto named Rawlings Gold Glove winner". frisco-online.com. Archived from the original on November 29, 2014. Retrieved November 19, 2014.
  3. ↑ Todd, Jeff (December 14, 2017). "Rangers Agree To Minors Deals With Hanser Alberto, Kevin Jepsen". mlbtraderumors.com. Retrieved December 14, 2017.
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