Yasmany Tomás

Yasmany Tomás
Tomás with the Arizona Diamondbacks
Arizona Diamondbacks
Outfielder / Third baseman
Born: (1990-11-14) November 14, 1990
Havana, Cuba
Bats: Right Throws: Right
MLB debut
April 15, 2015, for the Arizona Diamondbacks
MLB statistics
(through 2017 season)
Batting average .268
Home runs 48
Runs batted in 163
Teams

Yasmany Tomás Bacallao (born November 14, 1990) is a Cuban professional baseball outfielder in the Arizona Diamondbacks organization. He played for the Cuba national baseball team at the 2013 World Baseball Classic.[1][2] He played for the Industriales in the Cuban National Series League from 2008 through 2013. He has also filled in at third base for the Diamondbacks.

Professional career

Cuban beginnings

Tomás began his professional career in his home country, Cuba, where he played for the Industriales de La Habana in the Cuban National Series League. His first professional year of baseball was in 2008 where he played 35 games batting .297 with a home run, four stolen bases, and 11 RBI. In 2009, Tomás played 22 games batting .192 with a home run and three RBIs. After no participation in 2010, Tomás gained playing time in 2011 where he played 69 games batting .301 with 16 home runs, four stolen bases, and 42 RBI. In 2012, Tomás played 81 games batting .289 with 18 home runs, three triples, and 60 RBI. In 2013, he played 65 games batting .290 with six home runs, six stolen bases, and 35 RBI. In 2014, Tomás defected from Cuba in an effort to play in Major League Baseball.[3][4]

Arizona Diamondbacks

Yasmany Tomas

On November 26, 2014, Tomás agreed to a six-year, $68.5 million contract with the Arizona Diamondbacks.[5] The deal became official on December 8.[6]

On April 4, 2015, Tomás was optioned to the Triple-A Reno Aces to begin the year. He was called up to the majors on April 15 and made his MLB debut that day, grounding out in his lone at-bat.[7] Tomas made his first start at third base on April 22 when Jake Lamb was placed on the 15-day DL.[8] He recorded his first RBI on April 28.[9] On May 17, 2015, Tomas hit his first career home run off of Phillies reliever Ken Giles. Tomás finished 2015 by playing in 118 games with a .273 average, 9 home runs, and 48 RBIs.

In 2016, Tomás played in 140 games, having a .272 batting average, 30 doubles, 31 home runs, and 83 RBIs.

On August 21, 2017, it was announced that Tomás would undergo core surgery, ending his 2017 season.[10]

On March 25, 2018, Tomas was optioned to Triple-A Reno.[11]

Personal life

In January 2018, Tomás was arrested for criminal speeding when he was allegedly driving 105 miles per hour (169 km/h) on Arizona State Route 101.[12]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Cuba World Baseball classic roster". World Baseball Classic. Retrieved November 13, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Cuban Yasmani Manager believes Thomas is the best talent in the world". Retrieved February 1, 2018.
  3. ↑ ABC News. "Cuban Baseball Player Yasmani Tomas Defects". ABC News. Retrieved November 13, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Cuban slugger Yasmani Tomas defects - HardballTalk". Retrieved November 13, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Report: Cuban slugger to D-backs for $68.5M". Retrieved February 1, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Arizona Diamondbacks on Twitter". Twitter. December 8, 2014. Retrieved December 8, 2014.
  7. ↑ "D-backs' Yasmany Tomas grounds out in his first MLB at-bat". arizonasports.com. April 15, 2015. Retrieved April 16, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Yasmany Tomas to make first start at 3B for D-backs". sportingnews.com. April 21, 2015. Retrieved April 22, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Diamondbacks' Yasmany Tomas records first career RBI". CBS Sports. 29 April 2015. Retrieved 6 May 2015.
  10. ↑ Knobler, Danny. "Tomas (core surgery) unlikely to return in '17". MLB. Retrieved August 21, 2017.
  11. ↑ "Diamondbacks option Yasmany Tomas to Triple-A Reno". Arizona Sports. 2018-03-25. Retrieved 2018-03-25.
  12. ↑ "Diamondbacks' Tomas arrested for speeding". MLB.com. Retrieved February 1, 2018.
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