Johan Rojas | |
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Philadelphia Phillies – No. 18 | |
Outfielder | |
Born: San Francisco de Macoris, Dominican Republic | August 14, 2000|
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
MLB debut | |
July 15, 2023, for the Philadelphia Phillies | |
MLB statistics (through April 18,2024) | |
Batting average | .278 |
Home runs | 2 |
Runs batted in | 24 |
Stolen Bases | 18 |
Teams | |
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Johan Stiven Rojas (born August 14,2000) is a Dominican professional baseball outfielder for the Philadelphia Phillies of Major League Baseball (MLB). Rojas signed with the Phillies as an international free agent in 2018.
Rojas signed with the Philadelphia Phillies as an international free agent on January 18,2018. [1] He made his professional debut with the Dominican Summer League Phillies,posting a .321 average across 68 games. In 2019,Rojas played for the rookie–level Gulf Coast Phillies and Low–A Williamsport Crosscutters,batting .265/.313/.429 with 2 home runs,15 RBI,and 14 stolen bases. [2]
Due to the cancellation of the 2020 Minor League Baseball season because of the COVID-19 pandemic,Rojas did not play for a team. [3] He returned to action in 2021 to play for the rookie–level Florida Complex League Phillies,Single–A Clearwater Threshers and High–A Jersey Shore Blue Claws. In 96 games between the three affiliates,Rojas slashed .263/.329/.417 with career–highs in home runs (11),RBI (52),and stolen bases (34). [4] [5]
In 2022,Rojas played for Jersey Shore and the Double–A Reading Fightin Phils,hitting .244/.309/.354 with 7 home runs,38 RBI,and 62 stolen bases across 130 games. He played in the 2022 Arizona Fall League,where he batted .310/.423/.452,and was second in the league with 13 stolen bases,without being caught. [6]
Rojas was optioned to Double-A Reading to begin the 2023 season. [7] In 76 games for Reading,he batted .306/.361/.484 with 9 home runs,45 RBI,and 30 stolen bases. On July 14,2023,Rojas was promoted to the major leagues for the first time following an injury to Cristian Pache. [8] On August 11,Rojas hit his first career home run against Jordan Luplow of the Minnesota Twins. [9] On September 26,during extra innings,Rojas recorded his first career walk-off hit. The walk-off also secured the Phillies a spot in the MLB playoffs for the second straight season. [10] Following the season,Rojas was named the winner of the organization's Paul Owens Award for position player for the 2023 season. [11]
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