Brayan Rocchio
| Brayan Rocchio | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Rocchio in 2023 | |
| Cleveland Guardians – No. 4 | |
| Shortstop | |
| Born: January 13, 2001 Caracas, Venezuela | |
Bats: Switch Throws: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| May 16, 2023, for the Cleveland Guardians | |
| MLB statistics (through 2024 season) | |
| Batting average | .213 |
| Home runs | 8 |
| Runs batted in | 44 |
| Teams | |
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Brayan Hommy Rocchio (born January 13, 2001) is a Venezuelan professional baseball shortstop for the Cleveland Guardians of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2023.
Career
[edit]Rocchio was signed as an international free agent by the Cleveland Indians in July 2017.[1] He made his professional debut with the Dominican Summer League Indians in 2018.[2]
Rocchio was promoted to the Arizona League Indians after hitting .323 in 25 games for the DSL Indians.[3] He had an even better season with the AZL Indians, hitting for a .343 batting average in 35 games. Across both leagues in his first professional season, Rocchio hit .335 in 60 games.[4] For his 2019 season, he played the full season with the Mahoning Valley Scrappers in Low–A ball. He played in 69 games, hitting for a .250 batting average.[4] He did not play a minor league game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The newly named Cleveland Guardians selected Rocchio to their 40-man roster on November 19, 2021.[citation needed] Rocchio was optioned to the Triple-A Columbus Clippers to begin the 2023 season.[5]
On April 19, 2023, Rocchio was promoted to the major leagues for the first time.[6] He did not see game action for the Guardians and was optioned back to Columbus the following day, becoming a phantom ballplayer.[7] On May 16, Rocchio was again promoted to the major leagues after José Ramírez was placed on the bereavement list[8] and he made his major league debut that day.
References
[edit]- ^ Noga, Joe (March 18, 2020). "No. 6 Brayan Rocchio, SS: Cleveland Indians top prospects right now". Cleveland.com.
- ^ Hemminger, Brian (January 18, 2021). "Brayan Rocchio is our No. 6 Cleveland prospect. Who should be No. 7?". Covering the Corner.
- ^ Coblitz, Joseph (January 16, 2019). "Brayan Rocchio: The Next Big Thing". The Sports Daily.
- ^ a b "Brayan Rocchio Statistics". Baseball Reference.
- ^ "Guardians' Brayan Rocchio: Top prospect sent to minors". cbssports.com. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
- ^ "Guardians' Brayan Rocchio: Call-up official". CBSSports.com. April 19, 2023. Retrieved October 14, 2024.
- ^ "Guardians' Brayan Rocchio: Optioned to Triple-A". cbssports.com. Retrieved April 20, 2023.
- ^ "Guardians' Brayan Rocchio: Receiving promotion". cbssports.com. May 16, 2023. Retrieved May 16, 2023.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- 2001 births
- Living people
- Akron RubberDucks players
- Arizona League Indians players
- Cleveland Guardians players
- Columbus Clippers players
- Dominican Summer League Indians players
- Lake County Captains players
- Mahoning Valley Scrappers players
- Major League Baseball infielders
- Major League Baseball players from Venezuela
- Tiburones de La Guaira players
- Venezuelan expatriate baseball players in the Dominican Republic
- Venezuelan expatriate baseball players in the United States