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Jonathan Araúz

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Jonathan Araúz
Araúz with the Fayetteville Woodpeckers in 2019
Free agent
Shortstop / Second baseman
Born: (1998-08-03) August 3, 1998 (age 26)
Alanje, Panama
Bats: Switch
Throws: Right
MLB debut
July 24, 2020, for the Boston Red Sox
MLB statistics
(through 2023 season)
Batting average.184
Home runs8
Runs batted in31
Teams

Jonathan Aldair Araúz (ah-rah-OOZ;[1] born August 3, 1998) is a Panamanian professional baseball shortstop and second baseman who is a free agent. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Boston Red Sox, Baltimore Orioles, and New York Mets. Listed at 6 feet 0 inches (1.83 m) and 150 pounds (68 kg), he throws right-handed and is a switch hitter.

Playing career

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Philadelphia Phillies

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Araúz signed with the Philadelphia Phillies as an international free agent on August 7, 2014.[2] He played for the GCL Phillies in 2015, hitting .254/.309/.370/.679 with 2 home runs and 18 RBI.[3]

Houston Astros

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On December 12, 2015, the Phillies traded Araúz and Ken Giles to the Houston Astros in exchange for Brett Oberholtzer, Harold Araúz, Mark Appel, Tom Eshelman, and Vince Velasquez.[4]

Araúz played for the Greeneville Astros in 2016, hitting .249/.323/.338/.661 with 2 home runs and 18 RBI. Araúz was suspended for 50 games at the beginning of the 2017 season, after testing positive for methamphetamine.[5] He split the 2017 season between the Tri City ValleyCats and the Quad Cities River Bandits, hitting a combined .242/.336/.319/.655 with 1 home run and 15 RBI. He split the 2018 season between Ouad Cities and the Buies Creek Astros, hitting a combined .229/.305/.373/.678 with 8 home runs and 47 RBI.[6] Araúz split the 2019 season between the Fayetteville Woodpeckers and the Corpus Christi Hooks, combining to hit .249/.319/.388/.707 with 11 home runs and 55 RBI.[7][8][9]

Boston Red Sox

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On December 12, 2019, Araúz was selected by the Boston Red Sox in the 2019 Rule 5 draft.[10] On July 24, 2020, he made his MLB debut with the Red Sox in the team's first game of the 2020 season, batting as a pinch hitter against the Baltimore Orioles.[11] He made his first MLB start on July 30, against the New York Mets,[12] and collected his first MLB hit on August 10, against the Tampa Bay Rays.[13] Overall with the 2020 Red Sox, Araúz batted .250 with one home run and nine RBIs in 25 games.[14] After the 2020 season, he played for Panama in the 2021 Caribbean Series, batting .269 in six games.[15]

Araúz began the 2021 season in Triple-A, with the Worcester Red Sox. He was called up to Boston during May,[16] July,[17] and August.[18] On September 10, Araúz was placed on the COVID-related injured list.[19] He was activated on September 23 and optioned to Worcester.[20] Araúz played in a total of 28 games for Boston, batting .185 (12-for-65) with three home runs and eight RBIs.[14] He also appeared in 68 games for Worcester, batting .245 with six home runs and 30 RBIs.[15]

Araúz made Boston's Opening Day roster in 2022, capturing one of the final reserve spots.[21] He was placed on the COVID-related list on April 19.[22] On May 12, he was removed from the COVID-related list and optioned to Worcester.[23] Araúz was recalled by Boston on June 8, when Kiké Hernández was placed on the injured list.[24] Araúz was then designated for assignment by Boston on June 10.[25] In six games for Boston, he was hitless in 10 at bats.[14] He also played in 24 games for Triple-A Worcester, batting .185 with three RBIs and no home runs.[15]

Baltimore Orioles

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On June 15, 2022, Araúz was claimed off of waivers by the Baltimore Orioles. He was then assigned to the Triple-A Norfolk Tides.[26] He was designated for assignment on September 6, then assigned to Triple-A Norfolk three day later.[27] In nine games with the Orioles, he batted .179 (5-for-28) with one home run and four RBIs.[14] He also played in 11 games for Triple-A Norfolk, batting .250 (10-for-40), and three rehabilitation games in High-A, batting .100 (1-for-10).[15]

New York Mets

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On December 7, 2022, the New York Mets selected Araúz in the minor league phase of the Rule 5 draft.[28] In 95 games for the Triple–A Syracuse Mets, he batted .244/.344/.429 with a career–high 14 home runs and 49 RBI. On August 2, 2023, the Mets selected Araúz's contract, adding him to their major league roster.[29] In 27 games for New York, he batted .136/.203/.288 and tied career–highs in home runs (3) and RBI (9). Following the season on October 20, Araúz was removed from the 40–man roster and sent outright to Triple–A Syracuse,[30] but refused the assignment and elected free agency on October 24.[31]

Los Angeles Dodgers

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On December 15, 2023, Araúz signed a minor league contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers[32] and he was assigned to the Triple–A Oklahoma City Baseball Club to start the season,[33] where he batted .227 in 60 games.[15] Araúz was released by the Dodgers on July 2, 2024.[34]

International career

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Araúz was selected to represent Panama at the 2023 World Baseball Classic qualification.[35]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Major League Baseball 2021 Player Name Presentation Preferences and Pronunciations. Archived 2021-04-26 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved April 27, 2021
  2. ^ Mark Polishuk (August 4, 2014). "Phillies Sign Jonathan Arauz". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
  3. ^ Jason Burke (December 16, 2015). "Jonathan Arauz is More Than a Throw-In". 247Sports.com. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
  4. ^ Jim Salisbury (December 12, 2015). "Mark Appel among 5 pitchers Phillies get in finalized Ken Giles trade". NBC Sports Philadelphia. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
  5. ^ Bill Baer (April 4, 2017). "Astros prospect Jonathan Arauz suspended 50 games after testing positive for Methamphetamine". NBC Sports. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
  6. ^ Steve Batterson (May 9, 2018). "Experience helps Bandits' Arauz swing a hot bat". Quad-City Times. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
  7. ^ Peter Scamardo (August 1, 2019). "Hooks adjust to roster changes after Astros moves at trade deadline". Corpus Christi Caller Times. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
  8. ^ Sammy Batten (June 18, 2019). "Fayetteville Woodpeckers' first-half highlights". The Fayetteville Observer. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
  9. ^ Tony Blengino (September 17, 2019). "Reports Of The Astros' Farm System's Demise Are Greatly Exaggerated". Forbes. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
  10. ^ Cotillo, Chris (December 12, 2019). "Boston Red Sox select INF Jonathan Arauz in Rule 5 draft; must keep him on active roster or offer him back to Astros". masslive.com. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
  11. ^ "Orioles vs. Red Sox". ESPN.com. July 24, 2020. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
  12. ^ "Red Sox vs. Mets Box Score". MLB.com. July 30, 2020. Retrieved August 5, 2020.
  13. ^ @BradyDGardner (August 10, 2020). "22-year old Jonathan Arauz picks up his first career MLB hit, knocking one between second and short" (Tweet). Retrieved August 10, 2020 – via Twitter.
  14. ^ a b c d "Jonathan Arauz Stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved October 22, 2022.
  15. ^ a b c d e "Jonathan Arauz Minor, Amateur & Winter League Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved October 22, 2022.
  16. ^ "Red Sox Roster & Staff – Transactions". MLB.com. May 2021. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
  17. ^ "Red Sox Roster & Staff – Transactions". MLB.com. July 2021. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
  18. ^ "Red Sox Roster & Staff – Transactions". MLB.com. August 2021. Retrieved August 23, 2021.
  19. ^ Campbell, Lauren (September 10, 2021). "Jonathan Araúz Latest Member Of Red Sox To Land On COVID-19 IL". NESN. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
  20. ^ "Red Sox Roster & Staff – Transactions". MLB.com. September 2021. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
  21. ^ Smith, Christopher (April 7, 2022). "Boston Red Sox 2022 Opening Day roster official: Hansel Robles, Phillips Valdez, Travis Shaw all make it". masslive.com. Retrieved May 5, 2022.
  22. ^ "Red Sox's Jonathan Arauz: Heads to COVID-19 IL". CBS Sports. April 19, 2022. Retrieved May 5, 2022.
  23. ^ Collins, Matt (May 12, 2022). "Red Sox reinstate Jonathan Araúz from the COVID list". overthemonster.com. Retrieved May 13, 2022.
  24. ^ "Red Sox place INF/OF Kiké Hernández on 10-day injured list". MLB.com (Press release). Boston Red Sox. June 8, 2022. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
  25. ^ @RedSox (June 10, 2022). "The #RedSox today announced the following roster moves:" (Tweet). Retrieved June 10, 2022 – via Twitter.
  26. ^ Franco, Anthony (June 15, 2022). "Orioles Claim Jonathan Arauz, Designate Zac Lowther". MLBTradeRumors. Retrieved June 15, 2022.
  27. ^ "Orioles Roster & Staff – Transactions". MLB.com. Baltimore Orioles. September 2022. Retrieved September 22, 2022.
  28. ^ "2022 Rule 5 Draft results: Pick by pick". MLB.com.
  29. ^ "Mets' Jonathan Arauz: Selected to MLB roster". cbssports.com. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
  30. ^ "Mets place six players on outright waivers: report". sports.yahoo.com. October 20, 2023. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
  31. ^ "Jonathan Arauz: Elects free agency". cbssports.com. October 24, 2023. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
  32. ^ "Dodgers' Jonathan Arauz: Receives minors deal from Dodgers". cbssports.com. Retrieved December 26, 2023.
  33. ^ Stephen, Eric (March 29, 2024). "Dodgers Triple-A affiliate Oklahoma City sets preliminary roster for 2024". SB Nation. Retrieved March 29, 2024.
  34. ^ "Jonathan Araúz Stats, Age, Position, Height, Weight, Fantasy & News". MiLB.com.
  35. ^ "Panamá revela selección para el WBCQ". FEDEBEIS (in Spanish). September 28, 2022. Retrieved October 13, 2022.
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