Gabriel Arias (shortstop)

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Gabriel Arias
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Arias with the Cleveland Guardians in 2023
Cleveland Guardians – No. 13
Utility player
Born: (2000-02-27) February 27, 2000 (age 24)
La Victoria, Venezuela
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
MLB debut
April 20, 2022, for the Cleveland Guardians
Men's baseball
Representing Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela
U-15 Baseball World Cup
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2014 Mazatlán Team

Gabriel Alejandro Arias (born February 27, 2000) is a Venezuelan professional baseball utility player for the Cleveland Guardians of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2022.

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Career

San Diego Padres

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Arias with the Fort Wayne Tin Caps in 2018

Arias signed with the San Diego Padres as an international free agent in July 2016. [1] He played his first professional season in 2017 with the Arizona League Padres and Fort Wayne TinCaps. After the season he played in the Australian Baseball League for the Canberra Cavalry. [2] [3] Arias played 2018 with the Fort Wayne and 2019 with the Lake Elsinore Storm. [4] In 2020, he was invited to spring training with the Padres. [5]

Cleveland Indians / Guardians

On August 31, 2020, the Padres traded Arias, Austin Hedges, Josh Naylor, Cal Quantrill, Owen Miller, and Joey Cantillo to the Cleveland Indians in exchange for Mike Clevinger, Greg Allen, and Matt Waldron. [6] The Indians selected Arias' contract on November 20, 2020, adding him to their 40-man roster. [7]

He spent the 2021 season with the Triple-A Columbus Clippers. [8] [9] After beginning the 2022 season with Columbus, Arias was recalled by the Cleveland Guardians as the 29th man for their April 20, 2022, doubleheader against the Chicago White Sox. [10]

Arias made his major league debut in game 1 of the April 20, 2022 doubleheader, starting at second base. On September 28, Arias hit his first career home run, a solo shot off of Tampa Bay Rays starter Tyler Glasnow. [11]

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References

  1. ↑ "Minors: How Storm's Gabriel Arias is tapping into his power". San Diego Union-Tribune. August 16, 2019.
  2. ↑ "Canberra Cavalry shortstop Gabriel Arias 'stealing hits' like New York Yankee Didi Gregorius". Smh.com.au. December 13, 2017. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Padres offseason leagues: Gabriel Arias flexing muscles in Australia". San Diego Union-Tribune. December 11, 2017.
  4. ↑ Sanders, Jeff. "Padres' Gabriel Arias Finding His Power". www.baseballamerica.com.
  5. ↑ "Padres notes: Second thoughts on Gabriel Arias; Black and brown; Ona's plan". San Diego Union-Tribune. February 19, 2020.
  6. ↑ "Meet the six players joining the Cleveland Indians from San Diego as part of the Mike Clevinger trade". August 31, 2020.
  7. ↑ Franco, Anthony (November 20, 2020). "Indians Select Five Players To 40-Man Roster". MLB Trade Rumors.
  8. ↑ "Gabriel Arias told to 'knock the door down' at Class AAA Columbus: Guardians takeaways". March 28, 2022.
  9. ↑ "Arias optioned, but 'his future is so bright'". MLB.com .
  10. ↑ "Guardians make a series of roster moves". CleGuardians.com. April 20, 2022.
  11. ↑ "Watch Gabriel Arias launch his first career home run to tie Guardians vs. Rays at 1-1". cleveland.com. Retrieved June 22, 2023.
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