Jesús Alexander Aguilar (born June 30, 1990) is a Venezuelan professional baseball first baseman for the

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of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Cleveland Indians,

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, Tampa Bay Rays,

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and Baltimore Orioles. Aguilar was an All-Star in 2018.

Career

Cleveland Indians

Aguilar signed with the Cleveland Indians as an amateur free agent in November 2007. He spent his first two seasons with the Dominican Summer League Indians. After splitting 2010 between two minor league teams, he hit 23 home runs during the 2011 season between the Lake County Captains of the Class A Midwest League and the Kinston Indians of the Class A-Advanced Carolina League. In 2011, Aguilar was also on the Carolina Mudcats roster, then an affiliate of the Cleveland Indians. Aguilar and Francisco Lindor represented the Indians in the 2012

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. The Indians invited Aguilar to

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in 2013 as a non-roster invitee. Jesús Aguilar on May 3, 2011

Playing for the Akron Aeros of the Class AA Eastern League in 2013, Aguilar had a .275 batting average, 28 doubles, 16 home runs, and 105 runs batted in (RBIs), setting an Akron franchise record in RBIs. He was added to the Indians 40-man roster on November 20, 2013. Starting the 2014 season with the

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of the Class AAA

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, Aguilar batted .298 with seven home runs and 19 RBIs in 37 games, before the Indians promoted him to the major leagues on May 15, 2014. He was returned to Columbus on June 6 after playing in eight games for the Indians. Aguliar began the 2015 season with Columbus. He was named the International League's starting first baseman in the Triple-A All-Star Game. The Indians promoted Aguilar back to the major leagues on July 24. In 2016, Aguilar led the International League with 30 home runs and 92 RBIs. However, the Indians

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Aguilar for assignment on January 26, 2017.

Milwaukee Brewers

Aguilar was claimed off waivers by the

on February 2, 2017. After a strong performance during

in 2017, Aguilar made the Brewers'

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roster. He played in 133 games, finishing the season with a .265 batting average, .331 OBP, 16 home runs, and 52 RBIs. Aguilar continued to play in 2018, due to an injury to Eric Thames. Batting .307 with 23 home runs and 67 RBIs, he won the NL's Final Vote for the

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and he also accepted an invitation to participate in the Home Run Derby. He cooled off in the second half, but still finished the season hitting .274 with 35 home runs and 108 RBI, and tied for the major league lead in sacrifice flies (10). In the

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, against the

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, he went 1-for-11 with a home run in Game 3 off of

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in the Brewers' series-clinching 6-0 victory. In October 2018, Aguilar was awarded the Luis Aparicio Award, which is given annually to a Venezuelan player in Major League Baseball who is judged to have recorded the best individual performance in that year.

Tampa Bay Rays

On July 31, 2019, the Brewers traded Aguilar to the Tampa Bay Rays in exchange for

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. After the trade to Tampa Bay, Aguilar hit .261 in 37 games for the team. He was designated for assignment on November 27, 2019.

Miami Marlins

On December 2, 2019, the

claimed Aguilar off of waivers. In 2020, Aguilar hit .277/.352/.457 with eight home runs and 34 RBIs during the shortened 60-game season. In 2021, Aguilar hit .261/.329/.459 with 22 home runs and 93 RBIs in 131 games. After batting .236 with 15 home runs and 49 RBIs in 2022, Aguilar was designated for assignment by the Marlins on August 26. He cleared waivers and was released on August 28.

Baltimore Orioles

Aguilar signed a minor league contract with the Baltimore Orioles on August 31, 2022. He had his contract selected on September 1, 2022. He batted .235/.281/.379 between the two teams, and had the slowest running speed from home plate to first base, at 5.01 seconds.

Oakland Athletics

On January 27, 2023, Aguilar signed a one-year, $3 million contract with the

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Personal life

Aguilar was born to Jesus and Maria Aguilar, and is the youngest of three children.

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Aguilar, Jesus 1990 births Living people Akron Aeros players Arizona League Indians players Baltimore Orioles players Carolina Mudcats players Cleveland Indians players Columbus Clippers players Dominican Summer League Indians players Venezuelan expatriate baseball players in the Dominican Republic Kinston Indians players Lake County Captains players Leones del Caracas players Luis Aparicio Award winners Mahoning Valley Scrappers players Major League Baseball first basemen Major League Baseball players from Venezuela Miami Marlins players Milwaukee Brewers players National League All-Stars Phoenix Desert Dogs players Sportspeople from Maracay Tampa Bay Rays players Venezuelan expatriate baseball players in the United States