Luis Liberato | |
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Atlanta Braves | |
Outfielder | |
Born: La Canela, Dominican Republic | December 18, 1995|
Bats: Left Throws: Left | |
MLB debut | |
September 10, 2022, for the San Diego Padres | |
MLB statistics (through 2022 season) | |
Batting average | .000 |
Home runs | 0 |
Runs batted in | 0 |
Teams | |
Luis David Liberato (born December 18,1995) is a Dominican professional baseball outfielder in the Atlanta Braves organization. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Diego Padres.
On December 6,2012,Liberato signed with the Seattle Mariners organization as an international free agent. [1] He made his professional debut with the Dominican Summer League Mariners,hitting .255 across 57 games. Liberato spent the 2014 season with the rookie–level Arizona League Mariners,hitting .211/.325/.314 with 2 home runs,14 RBI,and 14 stolen bases across 49 appearances. [2]
Liberato split the 2015 season between the Low–A Everett AquaSox,Single–A Clinton LumberKings,and Double–A Jackson Generals. He played in 64 games between the three affiliates,batting a cumulative .231/.308/.403 with 5 home runs,31 RBI,and 11 stolen bases. [3] He returned to Clinton in 2016,playing in 100 games and hitting .258/.341/.368 with 2 home runs and 29 RBI. [4] In 2017,Liberato split the year between Clinton and Modesto. In 125 total games,he accumulated a .246/.312/.438 slash line with career–highs in home runs (14) and RBI (50). [5]
Liberato once more returned to Modesto in 2018,making 87 appearances and batting .250/.317/.424 with 11 home runs and 44 RBI. [6] In 2019,Liberato was assigned to the High–A Modesto Nuts to begin the year. On June 21,2019,Liberato was promoted to the Double–A Arkansas Travelers after hitting .283 with 7 home runs in 44 games for Modesto. [7] He played in 52 games for Arkansas,also playing in one game for the Triple–A Tacoma Rainiers,and hit .237/.292/.330 with 2 home runs and 18 RBI. [8]
Liberato did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. [9] He returned to action in 2021,playing in 87 games for Tacoma and hitting .279/.338/.436 with 8 home runs and 37 RBI. [10] Liberato elected free agency following the season on November 7,2021. [11]
On March 13,2022,Liberato signed a minor league contract with the San Diego Padres organization. [12] In 99 games for the Triple–A El Paso Chihuahuas,he batted .261/.354/.541 with 20 home runs and 59 RBI. On September 9,Liberato was selected to the 40-man roster and promoted to the major leagues for the first time. [13] In 7 games for the Padres,he went 0–for–5 in limited action. On September 27,Liberato was designated for assignment by San Diego. [14] He cleared waivers and was sent outright to the Triple–A El Paso Chihuahuas on September 30. [15] He elected free agency on November 6. [16]
On November 19,2023,Liberato signed a minor league contract with the Atlanta Braves. [17]
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