Career
Rosario signed with the San Diego Padres as an international free agent on August 25,2015. [1] He made his professional debut in 2016,spending the year with the Dominican Summer League Padres and rookie-level Arizona League Padres. Rosario split the 2017 season between the AZL Padres and Single-A Fort Wayne TinCaps. In 100 appearances for the two affiliates,he slashed a combined .246/.332/.355 with one home run,46 RBI,and 33 stolen bases. [2] Rosario spent 2018 with the High-A Lake Elsinore Storm and Double-A San Antonio Missions,playing in 124 total games and batting .237/.308/.359 with nine home runs,47 RBI,and 10 stolen bases. [3]
Rosario made 122 appearances for Lake Elsinore during the 2019 season,hitting .278/.331/.412 with seven home runs,72 RBI,and 21 stolen bases. Rosario did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. [4] He returned to action in 2021 with Double-A San Antonio,making 114 appearances and batting .281/.360/.455 with 12 home runs,61 RBI,and 30 stolen bases. After the 2021 season,Rosario played in the Arizona Fall League. [5] [6]
On November 19,2021,the Padres added Rosario to their 40-man roster in order to protect him from the Rule 5 draft. He was assigned to the Triple-A El Paso Chihuahuas to begin the 2022 season. With the team,he hit .288/.368/.508 with 22 home runs,81 RBI,and 21 stolen bases in 124 games. On August 26,2022,Rosario was recalled and promoted to the major leagues for the first time. [7] He made his MLB debut that day,and went 1-for-5 with a walk in 7 major league games with San Diego. [8]
On February 3,2023,it was announced that Rosario had suffered a broken ankle while doing sprinting drills during winter ball. The injury necessitated surgery and came with a recovery timetable of multiple months. [9] Rosario started a rehabilitation assignment on June 7. [10] On August 4,Rosario was activated from the injured list and optioned to Triple–A El Paso. [11] In 11 total games for San Diego,he went 9-for-36 (.250) with two home runs and six RBI. [12] Rosario made 30 appearances for the Padres during the 2024 campaign,batting .245/.286/.528 with three home runs and six RBI. [13]
Rosario was designated for assignment by the Padres on March 27,2025. [14] He cleared waivers and was sent outright to Triple-A El Paso on April 3. [15] Rosario made 60 appearances split between the rookie-level Arizona Complex League Padres,Fort Wayne,San Antonio,and El Paso,batting a cumulative .192/.266/.297 with five home runs,24 RBI,and 10 stolen bases. He elected free agency following the season on November 6. [16] [17]
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