Andy Ibáñez

Andy Ibáñez Velázquez (born April 3, 1993) is a Cuban professional baseball infielder in the Texas Rangers organization.

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Ibáñez and the second or maternal family name is Velázquez.
Andy Ibáñez
Ibáñez with the Round Rock Express
Texas Rangers
Infielder
Born: (1993-04-03) April 3, 1993
Havana, Cuba
Bats: Right Throws: Right

Career

Minor Leagues

Ibáñez played for the Cuba national baseball team at the 2013 World Baseball Classic.[1] He played for Isla de la Juventud in the Cuban National Series. He defected from Cuba on November 1, 2014, to pursue a career in Major League Baseball.[2] He signed a minor league deal with the Texas Rangers on July 7, 2015.[3]

Ibáñez made his professional debut in 2016, spending time with both the Hickory Crawdads and Frisco RoughRiders, batting a combined .285 with 13 home runs, 66 RBIs, 15 stolen bases and an .804 OPS in 130 total games between the two clubs.[4][5] In 2017, he returned to Frisco and spent the whole season there, slashing .265/.323/400 with eight home runs and 29 RBIs in 82 games.[6] He missed six weeks of the season due to a finger injury.[7] Ibáñez spent the 2018 season with the Round Rock Express of the Triple-A Pacific Coast League. He posted a batting line of .283/.344/.410/.754 with 12 home runs and 55 RBI in 125 games.[8] Ibáñez played for the Aguilas Cibaenas of the Dominican Winter League in the 2018 offseason.[9] Ibáñez received a non-roster invitation to 2019 major league spring training.[10] In 2019, Ibáñez suffered a strained right oblique during spring training,[11] and returned on April 6, when he was assigned to the Nashville Sounds.[12] He spent the 2019 season with Nashville, hitting .300/.371/.497/.868 with 20 home runs and 65 RBI.[13][14]

See also

References
  1. Cuba World Baseball classic roster
  2. Max Axisa (November 1, 2014). "Second baseman Andy Ibanez leaves Cuba". River Ave Blues. Retrieved October 7, 2019.
  3. Associated Press (July 7, 2015). "Andy Ibanez, 22-year-old Cuban leaguer, agrees to deal with Rangers". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 7, 2019.
  4. Mark Parker. "A new life, a new game: An Interview with Andy Ibanez". MLB.comJune 10, 2016. Retrieved October 7, 2019.
  5. Chri James (June 27, 2016). "Frisco's Ibanez Adjusting To Double-A Ball". NBC 5 DFW. Retrieved October 7, 2019.
  6. "Andy Ibanez Stats, Highlights, Bio". MiLB.com. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
  7. RotoWire Staff (June 1, 2017). "Rangers' Andy Ibanez: Smacks two homers for Double-A squad". CBSSports.com. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
  8. "El infielder Andy Ibañez acuerda con las Águilas Cibaeñas en la Liga Invernal Dominicana". CiberCuba. September 27, 2018. Retrieved October 7, 2019.
  9. "2018-19 Aguilas Cibaenas". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 7, 2019.
  10. "Andy Ibanez". MiLB.com. Retrieved February 7, 2019.
  11. RotoWire Staff (March 7, 2019). "Rangers' Andy Ibanez: Out indefinitely with oblique". CBSSports.com. Retrieved April 6, 2019.
  12. "Sounds have added INF Andy Ibáñez from extended spring training". twitter. Nashville Sounds. March 7, 2019. Retrieved April 6, 2019.
  13. Brian Stultz (December 16, 2019). "Huff, Bahr headline Rangers prospects". MiLB.com. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
  14. Jamey Newberg (Oct 25, 2019). "Rangers 2019-20 offseason prospect rankings: Part 2". The Athletic. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
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