| Brayan Rocchio | |
|---|---|
 Rocchio in 2023 | |
| Cleveland Guardians – No. 4 | |
| Shortstop | |
| Born:January 13, 2001 Caracas, Venezuela | |
Bats: Switch Throws: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| May 16, 2023, for the Cleveland Guardians | |
| MLB statistics (through April 24,2024) | |
| Batting average | .227 |
| Home runs | 0 |
| Runs batted in | 12 |
| 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).
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 JoséRamírez was placed on the bereavement list. [8]
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