Ramón Alexander Torres (born January 22, 1993) is a Dominican professional baseball

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who is a free agent. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the

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Career

Kansas City Royals

Torres signed with the

as an international free agent on May 28, 2010. He made his professional debut with the

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. He played for the DSL Royals the next year, slashing .260/.351/.397 with 2 home runs and 24 RBI. In 2012, he spent the year with the rookie ball

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, batting .316/.385/.430 with 3 home runs and 27 RBI. He split the 2013 season between the rookie ball Burlington Royals and the Single-A Lexington Legends, posting a .257/.294/.365 batting line with 3 home runs and 25 RBI. The next year, Torres split the season between Lexington and the High-A Wilmington Blue Rocks, accumulating a .285/.329/.391 batting line with career-highs in home runs (5) and RBI (34). He split the 2015 season between the Double-A

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and Wilmington, slashing .264/.308/.354 with 5 home runs and 31 RBI. The Royals added him to their 40-man roster after the 2015 season. He spent the entire year split between Northwest Arkansas and the Triple-A Omaha Storm Chasers, hitting .262/.311/.328 with 3 home runs and 29 RBI. He was assigned to Omaha to begin the 2017 season, and was called up to the

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on June 7. He made his major league debut that night starting at second base, and went 2-4 with an RBI double in a win over the

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. He finished his rookie season batting .243/.291/.284 with 4 RBI in 33 games. In 2018, Torres spent the bulk of the season in Omaha, but appeared in 9 major league games for the Royals, going 5-for-28 with 1 RBI. On November 2, 2018, Torres was outrighted off of the 40-man roster and subsequently elected free agency.

Chicago White Sox

On February 19, 2019, Torres signed a minor league deal with the Chicago White Sox organization. He split the year between the Double-A

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and the Triple-A Charlotte Knights, posting a .250/.277/.406 batting line with 4 home runs and 25 RBI. He became a free agent following the 2019 season. On February 24, 2020, Torres re-signed with the White Sox on a new minor league contract. Torres was released by the White Sox organization on June 26, 2020. On May 22, 2021, Torres signed with the

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of the Mexican League. However, he was released by the team on June 1 without appearing in a game.

Leones de Yucatán

On December 23, 2021, Torres signed with the Leones de Yucatán of the Mexican League for the 2022 season. In 21 games for Yucatán, he hit .317/.368/.443 with two home runs and five RBI. Torres was released on June 1, 2022.

Charros de Jalisco

On February 19, 2024, Torres signed with the Charros de Jalisco of the Mexican League. However, he was released prior to the start of the season on April 10.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Torres, Ramon 1993 births Living people Águilas Cibaeñas players Arizona League Royals players Birmingham Barons players Burlington Royals players Charlotte Knights players Dominican Republic expatriate baseball players in Mexico Dominican Republic expatriate baseball players in the United States Dominican Summer League Royals players Gigantes del Cibao players Kansas City Royals players Leones de Yucatán players Lexington Legends players Major League Baseball infielders Major League Baseball players from the Dominican Republic Northwest Arkansas Naturals players Omaha Storm Chasers players People from Santiago Rodríguez Province Surprise Saguaros players White Dominicans Wilmington Blue Rocks players