Brayan Rocchio
Brayan Rocchio | |
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![]() Rocchio in 2023 | |
Cleveland Guardians – No. 4 | |
Shortstop | |
Born: Caracas, Venezuela | January 13, 2001|
Bats: Switch Throws: Right | |
MLB debut | |
May 16, 2023, for the Cleveland Guardians | |
MLB statistics (through August 14, 2024) | |
Batting average | .214 |
Home runs | 5 |
Runs batted in | 34 |
Teams | |
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Brayan Hommy Rocchio (born January 13, 2001) is a Venezuelan professional baseball shortstop for the Cleveland Guardians of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Career
[edit]Rocchio was signed as an international free agent by the Cleveland Indians in July 2017.[1] He made his professional debut with the Dominican Summer League Indians in 2018.[2]
Rocchio was promoted to the Arizona League Indians after hitting .323 in 25 games for the DSL Indians.[3] He had an even better season with the AZL Indians, hitting for a .343 batting average in 35 games. Across both leagues in his first professional season, Rocchio hit .335 in 60 games.[4] For his 2019 season, he played the full season with the Mahoning Valley Scrappers in Low–A ball. He played in 69 games, hitting for a .250 batting average.[4] He did not play a minor league game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The newly named Cleveland Guardians selected Rocchio to their 40-man roster on November 19, 2021.[citation needed] Rocchio was optioned to the Triple-A Columbus Clippers to begin the 2023 season.[5]
On April 19, 2023, Rocchio was promoted to the major leagues for the first time.[6] He did not see game action for the Guardians and was optioned back to Columbus the following day, becoming a phantom ballplayer.[7] On May 16, Rocchio was again promoted to the major leagues after José Ramírez was placed on the bereavement list.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ Noga, Joe (March 18, 2020). "No. 6 Brayan Rocchio, SS: Cleveland Indians top prospects right now". Cleveland.com.
- ^ Hemminger, Brian (January 18, 2021). "Brayan Rocchio is our No. 6 Cleveland prospect. Who should be No. 7?". Covering the Corner.
- ^ Coblitz, Joseph (January 16, 2019). "Brayan Rocchio: The Next Big Thing". The Sports Daily.
- ^ a b "Brayan Rocchio Statistics". Baseball Reference.
- ^ "Guardians' Brayan Rocchio: Top prospect sent to minors". cbssports.com. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
- ^ "Guardians' Brayan Rocchio: Call-up official". CBSSports.com.
- ^ "Guardians' Brayan Rocchio: Optioned to Triple-A". cbssports.com. Retrieved April 20, 2023.
- ^ "Guardians' Brayan Rocchio: Receiving promotion". cbssports.com. May 16, 2023. Retrieved May 16, 2023.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)