#Eddie rosario professional#

He was placed on the injured list on July 5. He played 78 games for the team, recording a. On February 4, 2021, Rosario was signed to a one-year, $8 million contract with the Cleveland Indians. On December 2, Rosario was non-tendered by the Twins. On December 1, 2020, Rosario was placed on outright waivers and cleared waivers the next day.

257 with 13 home runs and led the team with 42 RBI. He swung at the highest percentage of all pitches of all American League batters (59.1%). Rosario was considered an All-Star 'snub' in 2018. 288 with 24 home runs, 77 RBI, and a career high 161 hits in 138 games. He finished the season with the lowest fielding percentage among major league left fielders, at. Rosario hit three home runs in a game for the second time in his career on June 3 against the Cleveland Indians, going 3-5, driving in four runs, while hitting the game winning walk-off home run. On April 18, 2018, before a sold-out crowd at the Hiram Bithorn Stadium in his homeland Puerto Rico, Rosario scored the winning run in the bottom of the 16th inning, coming around on Ryan LaMarre’s single that gave Minnesota a 2–1 win over the Cleveland Indians. He ranked in the top 25 for batting average, OPS, slugging, and doubles. Later in the season he won his first Player of the Week for the week of August 13, going. On June 13 he had his first career 3 home run game going 4-5 and driving in 5 runs. In 2017, Rosario became the Twins’ everyday left fielder and emerged into one of the AL’s best hitters. 269 batting average, 10 home runs, and 32 RBI in 92 games played. He was brought back up towards the end of the season, and finished the year with a. After a slow start and the emergence of both Robbie Grossman and Max Kepler, Rosario saw his playing time dwindle ultimately leading to his demotion to Triple-A. With the retirement of Torii Hunter and the Twins' trade of Aaron Hicks, Rosario entered 2016 as the Twins' projected everyday left fielder.

Rosario finished his rookie campaign with a. Despite being called up a month into the season, Rosario led all of baseball in triples with 15, and was second in outfield assists with 16, just one behind Avisail García of the Chicago White Sox. Rosario played in 122 games for the Twins, sharing outfield duties with Torii Hunter, Aaron Hicks, and fellow prospect Byron Buxton. Leading off the bottom of the 3rd inning, Rosario swung at the first pitch he saw from Oakland Athletics starter Scott Kazmir, and hit an opposite-field home run, becoming the 115th player in major league history to hit a home run in his first at-bat. Rosario made his major league debut on May 6, 2015. He also played several seasons in the Puerto Rican Winter League, and played in the Arizona Fall League in 20. He advanced through the farm system of the Twins, first reaching Double-A in 2013 and Triple-A in 2015. Rosario first played in Minor League Baseball in 2010, in the Gulf Coast League. Rosario with the New Britain Rock Cats in 2013 Rosario was subsequently selected by the Minnesota Twins in the fourth round of the 2010 MLB draft. Rosario was scouted by Hector Otero, who worked for the Minnesota Twins at the time, as the organization's lead scout for South Florida and Puerto Rico. He made his major league debut in 2015, hitting a home run in his first at bat, on the first pitch, off of Scott Kazmir of the Oakland Athletics.Įddie Rosario was born to parents Eddie Sr. After the 2013 season, Rosario received a 50-game suspension for using a banned substance, which he served at the start of the 2014 season.

Rosario represented Puerto Rico in the 20 editions of the World Baseball Classic, winning a silver medal in both. He has previously played in MLB for the Twins and Cleveland Indians. Rosario was selected by the Minnesota Twins in the fourth round of the 2010 MLB draft.

#Eddie rosario professional#

(born September 28, 1991) is a Puerto Rican professional baseball left fielder for the Atlanta Braves of Major League Baseball (MLB).