Miles Mastrobuoni | |
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Chicago Cubs – No. 20 | |
Utility player | |
Born: San Ramon, California, U.S. | October 31, 1995|
Bats: Left Throws: Right | |
MLB debut | |
September 22, 2022, for the Tampa Bay Rays | |
MLB statistics (through 2024 season) | |
Batting average | .219 |
Home runs | 1 |
Runs batted in | 9 |
Stolen bases | 16 |
Teams | |
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Miles James Mastrobuoni (born October 31,1995) is an American professional baseball utility player for the Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2022 with the Tampa Bay Rays.
Mastrobuoni attended Granada High School in Livermore,California,and the College of San Mateo,where he played college baseball for two years. He transferred to the University of Nevada,Reno to play college baseball for the Nevada Wolf Pack. [1]
The Tampa Bay Rays selected Mastrobuoni in the 14th round,with the 420th overall selection,of the 2016 Major League Baseball draft. [2] [3] He made his professional debut with the Low-A Hudson Valley Renegades,hitting .267 in 61 games. He spent the following season with the Single-A Bowling Green Hot Rods,playing in 104 games and batting .264/.346/.348 with 3 home runs,39 RBI,and 18 stolen bases. [4]
In 2018,Mastrobuoni again played in 104 games,split between the High-A Charlotte Stone Crabs and Double-A Montgomery Biscuits. In 330 at bats,he hit a combined .285/.385/.355 with one home run and an identical 39 RBI. [5] He returned to Montgomery for the majority of the 2019 season,also playing in 4 games for the Triple-A Durham Bulls. Playing in 107 games for the Biscuits,he hit .299/.367/.389 with 4 home runs,34 RBI,and 15 stolen bases. [6]
Mastrobuoni did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. [7] He returned to action in 2021,playing for both Montgomery and Durham. In 106 total games,he batted .296/.378/.424 with 5 home runs and 45 RBI. [8] Mastrobuoni was assigned to Triple-A Durham to begin the 2022 season,where he spent the majority of the year. In 129 games,he hit .300/.377/.469 with career–highs in home runs (16),RBI (64),and stolen bases (23). [9]
On September 22,2022,Mastrobuoni was selected to the 40-man roster and promoted to the major leagues for the first time. [10] The following day,Mastrobuoni collected his first MLB hit,a single off of Anthony Bass of the Toronto Blue Jays. [11] He played in 8 games for the Rays during his rookie campaign,going 3–for–16 (.188) with a walk and a stolen base. [12]
On November 15,2022,the Rays traded Mastrobuoni to the Chicago Cubs for pitcher Alfredo Zárraga. [13] Mastrobuoni made the Cubs' Opening Day roster in 2023. [14] He started at right field,batting ninth against the Milwaukee Brewers in Chicago's 2023 opener. [15]
On July 21,2023,Mastrobuoni hit his first career home run vs. the St. Louis Cardinals,off pitcher Jack Flaherty. [16]
Mastrobuoni played for Team Italy at the 2023 World Baseball Classic. [17] Over five games,he batted 5-for-18 with two doubles,two RBIs,three strikeouts,and a stolen base. [18]
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