Rainel Rosario

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Rainel Rosario
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Rosario with the Hiroshima Toyo Carp
Saraperos de Saltillo – No. 69
Outfielder
Born: (1989-03-29) March 29, 1989 (age 34)
Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional, Dominican Republic
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Professional debut
NPB: April 23, 2014, for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp
CPBL: September 6, 2022, for the Uni-President Lions
Men's baseball
Representing Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 San Salvador Team

Rainel Rosario (born March 29, 1989) is a Dominican-Mexican professional baseball outfielder for the Saraperos de Saltillo of the Mexican Baseball League. He played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp and in the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) for the Uni-President Lions.

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Career

St. Louis Cardinals

Rosario signed with the St. Louis Cardinals organization as an international free agent in 2006 and made his professional debut for the GCL Cardinals. He played the 2007 and 2008 seasons with the rookie ball GCL Cardinals, batting .096 and .243 respectively. In 2009, Rosario played for the rookie ball Johnson City Cardinals, batting .272/.350/.408 in 36 contests. He split the 2010 season between the Low-A Batavia Muckdogs and the Single-A Quad Cities River Bandits, accumulating a .284/.387/.507 batting line in 64 games. He spent the next year with the High-A Palm Beach Cardinals, slashing .270/.333/.398 with 9 home runs and 70 RBI in 122 games. He split 2012 between Palm Beach and the Double-A Springfield Cardinals, batting .213/.282/.288 in 121 games between the clubs. [1] On November 2, 2012, Rosario elected free agency.

Hiroshima Toyo Carp

Rosario played the 2014 and '15 seasons in Japan for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp of Nippon Professional Baseball. He appeared in a total of 111 games, batting .309 with 16 home runs and 61 RBIs. in two seasons for Hiroshima, Rosario batted .309/.370/.503 with 16 home runs and 61 RBI.

Boston Red Sox

On December 12, 2015 he signed a minor league contract with the Boston Red Sox and was assigned to their Double-A affiliate, the Portland Sea Dogs, to start the 2016 season. He split the year between Portland and the Triple-A Pawtucket Red Sox, batting .248 in 103 games between the two clubs before electing free agency on November 7, 2016. [2]

Saraperos de Saltillo

On March 30, 2017, Rosario signed with the Saraperos de Saltillo of the Mexican League. In 2017, Rosario batted a stellar .331/.406/.472 with 26 home runs and 104 RBI in 108 games. He played the entire 2018 season with the Saraperos, hitting 10 home runs with 50 RBI. In 2019, Rosario played in 114 games for Saltillo, slashing .324/.407/.569 with 28 home runs and 91 RBI. [3] Rosario did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the Mexican League season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. [4]

Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions

On August 12, 2022, Rosario signed with the Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions of the Chinese Professional Baseball League. [5] He played in 35 games for the Lions, batting .232/.296/.370 with 4 home runs and 21 RBI.

Saraperos de Saltillo (second stint)

On March 16, 2023, Rosario signed with the Saraperos de Saltillo of the Mexican League. [6] On June 18, Rosario beat his teammate, Fernando Villegas, to win the 2023 Home Run Derby. [7]

International career

In June 2023, Rosario represented Mexico at the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games, where the team won the gold medal. [8] [9] [10]

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References

  1. ↑ "Rainel Rosario Minor, Winter, Japanese & Mexican Leagues Statistics & History | Baseball-Reference.com".
  2. ↑ "Rainel Rosario Stats, Fantasy & News | MLB.com". MLB.com .
  3. ↑ "Saraperos: Rainel Rosario llega a su cuarta en Saltillo".
  4. ↑ "Mexican League Cancels 2020 Season". July 2020.
  5. ↑ "Uni-Lions Sign Rainel Rosario". 12 August 2022.
  6. ↑ "Rainel Rosario Tiene En Mente Otro Título De Jonrones Con Saraperos". saraperos.com.mx. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
  7. ↑ "LMB: 'El Proto' es el nuevo Rey del Home Run Derby". milb.com. Retrieved June 20, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Roster de México para los Juegos Centroamericanos y del Caribe". MiLB.com (in Spanish). 7 June 2023. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  9. ↑ "Central American and Caribbean Games: 'El Che' Reyes to manage Mexico; Watch baseball and softball plus 36 other sports on GameTime". wbsc.org. World Baseball Softball Confederation. 23 June 2023. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
  10. ↑ "Mexico champion, Cuba and Venezuela on the podium at the Central American Games". WBSC Americas. 2 July 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
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