Ezequiel Jesus Tovar (born August 1, 2001) is a Venezuelan professional

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for the

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(MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2022.

Career

Tovar signed with the

as an international free agent on August 1, 2017. Tovar made his professional debut with the Dominican Summer League Rockies, batting .262 with 11 RBIs over 35 games. In 2019, he split time between the rookie–level

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and the Low–A Boise Hawks with whom he slashed .253/.318/.322 with two home runs, 16 RBIs, and 17 stolen bases over 73 games. He did not play game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the

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. Tovar spent the 2021 season with the Single–A Fresno Grizzlies and High–A

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, slashing .287/.322/.475 with 15 home runs, 72 RBIs, thirty doubles, and 24 stolen bases. After the season, he played in the Arizona Fall League. He was selected to the

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following the season on November 19, 2021. Tovar began the 2022 season with the Double–A

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, playing in 66 games and hitting .318/.386/.546 with 13 home runs, 47 RBI, and 17 stolen bases. He was promoted to the Triple–A Albuquerque Isotopes on September 15, 2022. After 5 games for Albuquerque, Tovar was promoted to the major leagues for the first time. Tovar made his major league debut on September 23, notching his first career hit off of

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of the San Diego Padres. On October 5, the final day of the season, Tovar hit his first career home run, a solo shot off of

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starter Clayton Kershaw.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Tovar, Ezequiel 2001 births Living people Albuquerque Isotopes players Boise Hawks players Colorado Rockies players Dominican Summer League Rockies players Fresno Grizzlies players Grand Junction Rockies players Hartford Yard Goats players Major League Baseball infielders Major League Baseball players from Venezuela Salt River Rafters players Spokane Indians players Venezuelan expatriate baseball players in the Dominican Republic Venezuelan expatriate baseball players in the United States