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Andrés Alfonso Giménez Osorio (born September 4, 1998) is a Venezuelan professional baseball shortstop and second baseman for the Cleveland Guardians of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut with the New York Mets in 2020.
Giménez made the Mets Opening Day roster in 2020, and made his Major League debut on July 24, 2020 at Citi Field as an eighth inning defensive replacement for Robinson Canó at second base. On July 29, Giménez made his first start, and recorded his first career hit off of Boston Red Sox pitcher Nathan Eovaldi, a single, in the second inning. In the sixth inning of the same game, Giménez tripled off Marcus Walden to record his first career RBI.
Giménez received a single vote in National League Rookie of the Year voting, tying him for seventh place with
On January 7, 2021, the Mets traded Giménez, Amed Rosario, Josh Wolf, and
Career
New York Mets
Giménez signed with the New York Mets as an international free agent in July 2015. He made his professional debut in 2016 with the Dominican Summer League Mets and spent the whole season there, batting a combined .350 with three home runs, 38 RBIs, and a .992 OPS. In 2017, he played for the Columbia Fireflies where he slashed .265/.346/.349 with four home runs and 31 RBIs in 92 games. Giménez was rated as the best Mets prospect after the 2017 season by ''Baseball America
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''. He spent the 2018 season with both the St. Lucie Mets
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and the Binghamton Rumble Ponies, batting .281/.347/.409 with six home runs, 46 RBIs, and 38 stolen bases in 122 total games between the two clubs. That summer, he played in the 2018 All-Star Futures Game
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. He returned to Binghamton for the 2019 season, hitting .250/.309/.387 with nine home runs, 37 RBIs, and 28 stolen bases over 117 games.
Giménez was added to the Mets 40–man roster following the 2019 season.
Giménez made the Mets Opening Day roster in 2020, and made his Major League debut on July 24, 2020 at Citi Field as an eighth inning defensive replacement for Robinson Canó at second base. On July 29, Giménez made his first start, and recorded his first career hit off of Boston Red Sox pitcher Nathan Eovaldi, a single, in the second inning. In the sixth inning of the same game, Giménez tripled off Marcus Walden to record his first career RBI.
Giménez received a single vote in National League Rookie of the Year voting, tying him for seventh place with Ian Anderson
Ian Scott Anderson (born 10 August 1947) is a British musician, singer and songwriter best known for his work as the lead vocalist, flautist, acoustic guitarist and leader of the British rock band Jethro Tull. He is a multi-instrumentalist w ...
and Sixto Sánchez. According to Statcast, his sprint speed was tied for fourth-fastest among Major League shortstops on the season.
Cleveland Indians / Guardians
On January 7, 2021, the Mets traded Giménez, Amed Rosario, Josh Wolf, and Isaiah Greene
Below is a partial list of minor league baseball players in the Cleveland Guardians system.
Players Logan Allen
Logan Taylor Allen (born September 5, 1998) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Cleveland Guardians organization. ...
to the Cleveland Indians for Francisco Lindor and Carlos Carrasco. Giménez was the team's Opening Day
Opening Day is the day on which professional baseball leagues begin their regular season. For Major League Baseball (MLB) and most of the American minor leagues, this day typically falls during the first week of April, although in recent years ...
starter at shortstop. Giménez struggled at the start of the season and was demoted to Triple-A on May 18.
In 2022 with the Guardians, Gimenez experienced a breakout season, batting .297 with 17 HRs and 69 RBIs. He was elected to the All Star Game at 2nd base and started as a replacement for the injured José Altuve. His reputation as a clutch hitter developed in 2022, as he had a 281 WRC+ in high leverage situations, meaning he hit 181% better than the average hitter in that position. Gimenez won a Gold Glove for his performance at 2nd base.
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