Allen Octavio Córdoba Pose (born December 6, 1995) is a Panamanian

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for the

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of the

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. He has played in

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(MLB) for the

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. He made his major league debut on April 3, 2017. A right-handed batter and thrower, Córdoba stands tall and weighs .

Career

St. Louis Cardinals

Córdoba signed with the

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as an international

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on April 12, 2013. He made his professional debut with the

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in 2013, and also played for the club in 2014, hitting .272 and .258 respectively. He was the

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Most Valuable Player (MVP) in 2015 after hitting .342 in 53 games, and won the

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title while playing with a .362 batting average with the

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in 2016. With Johnson City, he made 220

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s, batted .362, .427

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, 16 doubles and five

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San Diego Padres

Córdoba was selected by the

after the season in the 2016 Rule 5 draft. Córdoba made the Padres'

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roster. At 21 years old, he had never previously played above Rookie League ball. He hit his first major league

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on April 18, 2017, versus Jaime García in the seventh inning of 5−4 loss to the

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. Córdoba was batting as high as .310 as of June 2, but he slumped afterward, and lost playing time as a result. Cordoba made a total of 42 starts in 2017, 24 in left field, 15 at shortstop, 2 in center, and 1 in right, but only had 56 plate appearances after the All-Star break. Cordoba made 11 of his starts in left in May after

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went down with a foot injury, but he was displaced by

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, who came up in early June. He saw more playing time at shortstop in June, but the Padres chose to stay with

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, and then

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when Aybar was on the disabled list. Cordoba finished the season with a .208/.282/.297 batting line and 4 home runs in 202 at-bats. Córdoba missed the beginning of the 2018 season with a concussion, and did not make an appearances in the majors after struggles in High-A with the

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. On November 20, 2018, Córdoba was designated for assignment by the Padres. On November 26, Córdoba was outrighted to Triple-A El Paso. Córdoba spent the 2019 season in Lake Elsinore, batting .301/.367/.412 with career-highs in home runs (5) and RBI (43) in 105 games. Córdoba did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the

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. After the 2020 season, he played for Panama in the

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Cincinnati Reds

On December 1, 2021, Cordoba signed a minor league contract with the

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. He was released on June 19, 2022.

Algodoneros de Unión Laguna

On July 1, 2022, Córdoba signed with the

of the

. In 30 games, he slashed .431/.478/.647 with 6 home runs and 22 RBIs.

International career

Córdoba was selected to represent

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at the

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cordoba, Allen 1995 births Living people Dominican Summer League Cardinals players Panamanian expatriate baseball players in the Dominican Republic Gulf Coast Cardinals players Johnson City Cardinals players Lake Elsinore Storm players Major League Baseball outfielders Major League Baseball players from Panama Major League Baseball second basemen Major League Baseball shortstops Major League Baseball third basemen Naranjeros de Hermosillo players Panamanian expatriate baseball players in Mexico Panamanian expatriate baseball players in the United States People from Changuinola District Louisville Bats players Algodoneros de Unión Laguna players San Antonio Missions players San Diego Padres players 2023 World Baseball Classic players