Aneury De Jesús Tavárez Trinidad (born April 14, 1992) is a Dominican professional

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who is a free agent.

Career

Boston Red Sox

The

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signed Tavárez as an international free agent in October 2010, signing him a bonus of $80,000. His first four seasons in the minors were unremarkable – a combined .254

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(289-for-1136) with 336

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s and just 66 walks in 314 games.Aneury Tavarez Batting Statistics
''MiLB.com''. Retrieved on September 1, 2016. Tavárez opened 2015 with the High–A

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, where he improved to .280 with a .444 OBP and .447 of

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in 39 games. He then was promoted to the Double-A

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during the midseason and ended the year with the Triple-A

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. Overall, he posted a .253/.314/.401

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with a .715

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in 112 games. After the season, he was selected to the roster for the

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at the

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. Tavárez settled into Double-A in 2016, after spending the 2015 season at three levels, and struggled early in the year. As late as May 5, he was hitting .219 with a .534 OPS and was fighting for playing time before settling down in June, when he posted a robust .413 average and was briefly called up to Pawtucket for six games. Tavárez produced again in Triple-A, hitting .389/.522/.667 with a one

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and five RBI, while collecting a 1.188 OPS. Following his return on July 1 to Double-A, Tavárez hit .341 for the Sea Dogs during the month, boost his batting average to .336 in August, and finished the season with a career-high 12-game

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, in which he went 15-for-37 (.405), missing out on the Eastern League batting title by a narrow margin.2016 Eastern League Batting Statistics
''MiLB.com''. Retrieved on September 5, 2016.

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infielder Phillip Evans overtook Tavárez on the last day of the season, edging him .3351 to .3350. Tavárez led the league in

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(13), along with a third-best .379 OBP (.379) and fourth-bests in SLG (.506) and OPS (.886). He also earned Portland Sea Dogs Most Valuable Player honors and was named to both the Eastern League mid-season and season-ending All-Star teams. Adidionally, Tavárez led the Red Sox minor league system in average and triples, ranking third both in slugging and OPS behind Andrew Benintendi (.532/.910) and

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(.511/.918), fifth in OBP, sixth in hits (132), and eighth in stolen bases (20).

Baltimore Orioles

On December 8, 2016, Tavárez was selected by the Baltimore Orioles in the 2016

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. He did not play in any regular seasons minor league games for Baltimore.

Boston Red Sox (second stint)

Tavárez was returned to Boston from Baltimore on April 2, 2017. He spent the season with three Red Sox teams: the Low–A

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(7 games), Double-A

(18 games), and Triple-A

(33 games). Overall, he batted .272 with five home runs and 22 RBI in 58 games played. Tavárez opened the 2018 season with Triple-A Pawtucket. In 104 games for the club, he batted .226/.284/.343 with 8 home runs, 34 RBI, and 9 stolen bases. Tavárez elected free agency following the season on November 2, 2018. On January 25, 2019, Tavárez re-signed to a minor league deal with the Red Sox. He was released on May 10, 2019.

Generales de Durango

On May 27, 2019, Tavárez signed with the

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of the

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. Tavárez did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the Mexican League season because of the

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. In 2021, he slashed .353/.436/.603 with 10 home runs and 36 RBI over 55 games. He continued his success in 2022, batting .388/.466/.659 with 23 home runs and 80 RBI in 85 games, and was named a Mid-Season All Star in the North Division. In 2023, he registered a .263/.332/.425 line in 47 games.

Guerreros de Oaxaca

On June 26, 2023, Tavárez was traded to the

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of the

in exchange for OF Ademar Rifaela. In 7 games for Oaxaca, Tavárez went 6–for–25 (.240) with no home runs and two RBI.

Bravos de León

On December 11, 2023, Tavárez signed with the

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of the

. In 45 games for León, Tavárez batted .286/.373/.456 with four home runs and 24 RBI.

Toros de Tijuana

On June 8, 2024, the Bravos traded Tavárez to the

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of the

. In 45 appearances for Tijuana, he batted .311/.348/.466 with four home runs, 33 RBI, and nine stolen bases. Tavárez made 15 appearances for Tijuana in 2025, and slashed .156/.206/.281 with one home run and four RBI.

Conspiradores de Querétaro

On June 21, 2025, Tavárez was traded to the Conspiradores de Querétaro of the

. In 11 appearances for Querétaro, he batted .237/.256/.342 with one home run and five RBI. Tavárez was released by the Conspiradores on July 11.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Tavárez, Aneury 1992 births Living people Bravos de León players Conspiradores de Querétaro players Dominican Republic expatriate baseball players in Mexico Dominican Republic expatriate baseball players in the United States Dominican Republic national baseball team players Estrellas Orientales players Generales de Durango players Greenville Drive players Guerreros de Oaxaca players Gulf Coast Red Sox players Lowell Spinners players Mexican League baseball center fielders Pawtucket Red Sox players People from Distrito Nacional Portland Sea Dogs players Salem Red Sox players Toros de Tijuana players 21st-century Dominican Republic sportsmen Venados de Mazatlán players Yaquis de Obregón players 2015 WBSC Premier12 players

Career

Boston Red Sox

Baltimore Orioles

Boston Red Sox (second stint)

Generales de Durango

Guerreros de Oaxaca

Bravos de León

Toros de Tijuana

Conspiradores de Querétaro

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