Tampa Bay Rays
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,going 3-for-16 (.188) with a walk and a stolen base. [12]
Chicago Cubs
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,Mastrobuoni hit his first career home run,off Jack Flaherty of the St. Louis Cardinals. [16] In 60 games for the Cubs in his rookie season,he slashed .241/.308/.301 with one home run,five RBI,and 13 stolen bases.
Mastrobuoni made 50 appearances for Chicago in 2024,batting .194/.245/.224 with no home runs,four RBI,and two stolen bases. On January 9,2025,the Cubs designated Mastrobuoni for assignment following the acquisition of Matt Festa. [17]
