Adeiny Hechavarria
| Adeiny Hechavarría | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Hechavarria with the Tampa Bay Rays in 2017 | |||
| Tampa Bay Rays – No. 11 | |||
| Shortstop | |||
Born: (1989-04-15) April 15, 1989 Santiago de Cuba, Cuba | |||
| |||
| MLB debut | |||
| August 4, 2012, for the Toronto Blue Jays | |||
| MLB statistics (through July 2, 2018) | |||
| Batting average | .255 | ||
| Home runs | 25 | ||
| Runs batted in | 226 | ||
| Teams | |||
| |||
Adeiny Hechavarría Barrera (born April 15, 1989) is a Cuban professional baseball shortstop for the Tampa Bay Rays of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played for the Toronto Blue Jays and Miami Marlins.
Contents
1 Early life and defection
2 Minor League career
3 Major League career
3.1 Toronto Blue Jays
3.2 Miami Marlins
3.3 Tampa Bay Rays
4 See also
5 References
6 External links
Early life and defection
Hechavarria was born in Santiago de Cuba to Diosmede and Mirta Hechavarria. He has an older brother, Alien.[1]
He participated in a Pan Am tournament in Mexico in 2006,[2] and played shortstop for the Cuban Junior National team in 2008.[1] In 2009, he defected to Mexico on a boat with 11 others.[2] Agents and other representatives of the Toronto Blue Jays watched him play in workouts in the Dominican Republic,[2] and signed him after his visa paperwork went through in 2010.[3]
Minor League career
On April 13, 2010, Hechavarria signed a 4-year, $10 million contract with the Toronto Blue Jays.[3] He was assigned to extended spring training and first appeared in a game with the Dunedin Blue Jays of the Class A-Advanced Florida State League. On June 30, 2010, Hechavarria was promoted to the Double-A New Hampshire Fisher Cats of the Eastern League, where he recorded a .273 batting average and .303 on-base percentage.[4]
On August 4, 2012, Hechavarria was called up to the Toronto Blue Jays active roster for the first time. Hechavarria had a .312 batting average and had scored 78 runs in 102 games with the Triple-A Las Vegas 51s of the Pacific Coast League (PCL).[5] He appeared in the Triple-A All-Star Game for the PCL.[6]
Major League career
Toronto Blue Jays
Hechavarria during his tenure with the Toronto Blue Jays in 2012
Hechavarria played third base in his debut due to Brett Lawrie's oblique strain.[7] Hechavarria finished his debut 0-3 with 2 strikeouts and 1 walk.[8] Hechavarria recorded his first career hit on August 7, against the Tampa Bay Rays.[9] Hechavarria was returned to Las Vegas on August 25, when Yunel Escobar returned to the Jays from paternity leave.[10] Hechavarria was recalled on August 26 when José Bautista and David Cooper were added to the disabled list.[11] Hechavarria hit his first career home run, a solo shot off starter Phil Hughes, in a game against the New York Yankees on August 28, 2012.[12]
Miami Marlins
On November 19, 2012, Hechavarria was traded to the Miami Marlins along with Henderson Álvarez, Jeff Mathis, Yunel Escobar, Jake Marisnick, Anthony DeSclafani, and Justin Nicolino, in exchange for Mark Buehrle, Josh Johnson, José Reyes, John Buck, and Emilio Bonifacio.[13] On January 29, 2013, Hechavarria was named number 82 on MLB's Top Prospects list.[14]
Hechavarria was the Marlins' starting shortstop for the first 14 games of the 2013 season until he was placed on the 15-day disabled list with a sore throwing arm.[15] He was activated from the disabled list on May 2. On May 5, Hechavarria hit a bases-loaded triple and a grand slam against Roy Halladay of the Philadelphia Phillies.[16] On June 8, Hechavarria had an RBI single off Shaun Marcum to score Plácido Polanco in what would be the game winner, as the Marlins beat the Mets in 20 innings.[17] Overall, Hechavarria appeared in 148 games for Miami during the 2013 season. He batted .227, with 3 home runs and 42 runs batted in. He also recorded 8 triples and went 11–for–21 in stolen base attempts.[18]
Hechavarria saw action in 146 games during the 2014 season. His average climbed to .276, 49 percentage points higher than the previous season. He had one home run, 34 runs batted in, and 10 triples.[18]
In 2015, Hechavarria made 130 appearances for the Marlins. He batted .281, hit 5 homers, and drove in 48 runs.[18] He was named the National League Player of the Week on April 26 after posting a .500 batting average and 10 RBI during the preceding week.[18][19]
During the 2016 season, Hechavarria appeared in 155 games. His batting average fell to .236. He had three home runs and 38 runs batted in.[18]
On May 10, 2017, Hechavarria went on the disabled list with a strained oblique muscle.[20] In mid-June he played in 10 rehab games.[20]
Tampa Bay Rays
On June 26, 2017, the Marlins traded Hechavarria to the Tampa Bay Rays for minor leaguers Braxton Lee and Ethan Clark.[20] Hechavarria finished the year with a .267 batting average and a career high 8 home runs.[21]
On April 26th, 2018, Hechavarria broke Chris Gomez's 2002 franchise record by recording 242 consecutive chances without an error. He also owns the Rays franchise record for 71 consecutive games without an error.[22]
See also
- List of baseball players who defected from Cuba
References
^ ab Girandola, Chris (April 23, 2010). "Hechavarria begins pro journey". MLB.com. Retrieved April 26, 2015.
^ abc Davidi, Shi (February 20, 2011). "Hechavarria settles in with Blue Jays". The Canadian Press. Retrieved April 26, 2015.
^ ab Bastian, Jordan (April 14, 2010). "Jays complete signing of Hechavarria". MLB.com. Retrieved June 2, 2010.
^ "Adeiny Hechavarria Minor League Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 12, 2012.
^ Estes, Ben Hechavarria (August 4, 2012). "Cecil sent down as Jays make flurry of moves". Retrieved August 4, 2012.
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on January 29, 2013. Retrieved August 4, 2012.
^ Griffin, Richard (August 4, 2012). "A's beat Blue Jays in 15 innings costing Cecil his rotation spot". Archived from the original on August 6, 2012. Retrieved August 4, 2012.
^ Estes, Ben (August 4, 2012). "Hechavarria makes big league debut". MLB.com. Retrieved August 12, 2012.
^ Elliott, Ben (August 7, 2012). "Happ loses first Jays start". Toronto Sun. Retrieved August 12, 2012.
^ Chisholm, Gregor (August 24, 2012). "Hechavarria, Gose sent down to Triple-A". MLB.com. Retrieved August 25, 2012.
^ Chisholm, Gregor (August 25, 2012). "Bautista exits Saturday, placed on disabled list". MLB.com. Retrieved August 26, 2012.
^ "Hughes goes seven strong as Yankees down Blue Jays". TSN.ca. August 28, 2012. Retrieved August 28, 2012.
^ "MLB approves mega-deal between Blue Jays and Marlins". TSN.ca. November 19, 2012. Retrieved November 19, 2012.
^ Fordin, Spencer (January 29, 2013). "Sanchez, Osuna named to Top 100 Prospects list". MLB.com. Retrieved January 30, 2013.
^ "Marlins put Hechavarria on 15-day DL". April 18, 2013. Retrieved April 18, 2013.
^ "Hechavarria hits grand slam and triple off Halladay as Marlins thrash Phillies". Associated Press. May 6, 2013. Retrieved March 31, 2014.
^ "Hechavarria leads Marlins to win in 20th". Associated Press. June 8, 2013. Retrieved August 6, 2017.
^ abcde "Adeiny Hechavarria Stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
^ Walansky, Larry (April 27, 2015). "Marlins Shortstop Hechavarria Named NL Player Of The Week". nbcmiami.com. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
^ abc Crasnick, Jerry (June 26, 2017). "Rays acquire SS Adeiny Hechavarria from Marlins in exchange for 2 minor leaguers". espn.com. Retrieved June 26, 2017.
^ "Adeiny Hechavarria Stats | Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
^ "Marc Topkin on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
- MinorLeagueBaseball.com profile
- Cuban Baseball Career statistics
Adeiny Hechavarria on Twitter