Querecuto signed with the Tampa Bay Rays organization as an international free agent on July 2,2009.[1] In 2010,he made his professional baseball debut with the Gulf Coast League Rays. In 46 games,Querecuto batted .251 and recorded 11 runs batted in (RBI).[2] In 2011,he was assigned to the Low-AHudson Valley Renegades,and hit .241 with 24 RBI in 70 games.[1] Querecuto continued to advance through the Rays minor league system,spending the entire 2012 season with the Single-ABowling Green Hot Rods. He played in 106 games,batting .249 with 32 RBI.[2]
Querecuto did not play at any level in 2013. In 2014,he was assigned to Bowling Green to open the season,and earned a promotion to the High-ACharlotte Stone Crabs of the Florida State League in July. Appearing in a career-high 115 games,Querecuto hit .271 with two home runs and 45 RBI.[2] In the offseason,he played for the Cardenales de Lara of the Venezuelan Winter League.[2] He began the 2015 season with Charlotte,but later was promoted to the Double-AMontgomery Biscuits and Triple-ADurham Bulls. Querecuto recorded a .256 batting average with two home runs and 34 RBI in 89 games spread across all three levels.[2] He played in 53 games for the Cardenales in the offseason,hitting .352 and 19 RBI.[2] In 96 games with Montgomery and Durham in 2016,Querecuto batted .241 with three home runs and 38 RBI.[2]
Querecuto was called up to the major leagues for the first time on September 21,2016.[3] He made his major league debut the next day. Querecuto appeared in four games for the Rays in 2016,and went 1-for-11 at the plate with a two-run triple.[1] On October 7,he was removed from the 40–man roster and sent outright to Triple–A Durham.[4] Querecuto elected free agency following the season on November 7.[5]
San Francisco Giants
On November 19,2016,Querecuto signed a minor league contract with the San Francisco Giants organization.[6] He spent the 2017 season with the Triple–A Sacramento River Cats,playing in 94 games and hitting .232/.299/.290 with 2 home runs and 27 RBI. Querecuto elected free agency following the season on November 6,2017.[7]
Arizona Diamondbacks
Querecuto signed a minor league contract with the Arizona Diamondbacks on March 23,2018 and was assigned to the Double-A Jackson Generals. He was named a Southern League All-Star at midseason.[8] In 115 games split between Jackson and the Triple-A Reno Aces,Querecuto slashed .337/.381/.418 with one home run,45 RBI,and 18 stolen bases. He returned to Reno in 2019,playing in 102 games and hitting .288/.317/.438 with career-highs in home runs (9) and RBI (51).[9]
Querecuto did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[10] He re-signed with the Diamondbacks on a minor league contract on November 2,2020. Querecuto spent the 2021 season with the Triple-A Reno. He played in 96 games,hitting .301 with 13 home runs and 79 RBI. He elected free agency following the season on November 7,2021.[11]
Cincinnati Reds
On January 11,2022,Querecuto signed a minor league contract with the Cincinnati Reds that included an invitation to spring training.[12] He played in 108 games for the Triple-A Louisville Bats,slashing .256/.308/.417 with 11 home runs,34 RBI,and 10 stolen bases. Querecuto elected free agency following the season on November 10.[13]
St. Louis Cardinals
On November 18,2022,Querecuto signed a minor league contract with the St. Louis Cardinals organization.[14] He played in 106 games for the Triple–A Memphis Redbirds,hitting .269/.343/.418 with 13 home runs,57 RBI,and 12 stolen bases. On September 13,2023,the Cardinals selected Querecuto's contract,adding him to the major league roster.[15] In 9 games for St. Louis,he went 2–for–20 (.100) with one walk. Following the season on October 26,Querecuto was removed from the 40–man roster and sent outright to Triple–A Memphis.[16] He elected free agency on October 29.[17]
Saraperos de Saltillo
On February 14,2024,Querecuto signed with the Saraperos de Saltillo of the Mexican League.[18] In 10 games for the Saraperos,he went 6–for–32 (.188) with no home runs and three RBI. Querecuto was released by Saltillo on May 1.[19]
Guerreros de Oaxaca
On May 5,2024,Querecuto signed with the Guerreros de Oaxaca of the Mexican League.[20] In 41 appearances for Oaxaca,he slashed .283/.332/.464 with six home runs,32 RBI,and four stolen bases.
Personal life
His father,Juan Querecuto,played 13 seasons with the Cardenales de Lara.[21]
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