Career
Amador signed with the Colorado Rockies as an international free agent on July 2,2019,receiving a $1.5 million signing bonus [1] [2] His professional debut was delayed by the cancellation of the 2020 minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. [3] He debuted in 2021 with the rookie-level Arizona Complex League (ACL) Rockies,hitting .299/.394/.445 with four home runs and 24 runs batted in (RBI) over 47 games. He spent 2022 with the Single-A Fresno Grizzlies,hitting .292/.415/.445 with 15 home runs,57 RBI,and 26 stolen bases across 115 games. [4]
Amador split the 2023 campaign between the ACL Rockies,High-A Spokane Indians,and Double-A Hartford Yard Goats. In 69 appearances split between the three affiliates,he hit .287/.380/.495 with 12 home runs,46 RBI,and 15 stolen bases. [5] On November 14,the Rockies added Amador to their 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft. [6]
Amador was optioned to Double-A Hartford to begin the 2024 season. [7] On June 8,Amador was called up to the major leagues for the first time. [8] He debuted the next day,hitting a single on the first pitch he saw and stealing a base against the St. Louis Cardinals. He was the third-youngest player in franchise history at the time of his MLB debut. [9] [10] In 10 games for Colorado during his first MLB season,Amador went 6-for-35 (.171) with one stolen base. He was placed on the injured list on June 21 with a tight left oblique muscle and was demoted to Double-A upon activation. [10]
Amador was optioned to the Triple-A Albuquerque Isotopes to begin the 2025 season. [11] He returned to the Rockies on April 13,following an injury to Tyler Freeman. [12] On April 26,Amador hit his first MLB home run off of Hunter Greene of the Cincinnati Reds. [13] He finished his rookie season hitting no additional home runs,batting .177 with 7 doubles and 10 RBI in 41 games. [4] He and teammate Kyle Farmer were both among the worst second basemen in the majors,according to FanGraphs' calculation of wins above replacement. [14]
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