Yasel Antuna | |
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Free agent | |
Shortstop / Third baseman | |
Born: Peravia, Dominican Republic | October 26, 1999|
Bats: Switch Throws: Right |
Yasel Eneudy Antuna (born October 26,1999) is a Dominican professional baseball infielder who is a free agent.
The Washington Nationals signed Antuna to a minor league contract as an amateur free agent out of the Dominican Republic on July 2,2016. They gave Antuna a $3.9 million signing bonus,the largest they had ever awarded an international free agent by $2.4 million to that point. [1] Antuna was described by scouts at the time as a potential five-tool player who profiled as a future everyday shortstop in the major leagues. [2]
Antuna debuted professionally in the Gulf Coast League with the GCL Nationals in 2017,appearing in games at shortstop and third base. He played in both games of a double-header on July 23,2017,in which the GCL Nationals no-hit the GCL Marlins in both seven-inning games,committing a throwing error in the second game that accounted for one of the Marlins' two baserunners in the contest. [3] Midseason rankings that month by MLB Pipeline ranked Antuna as the Nationals' eighth-best prospect. [4] Antuna finished his 2017 season with a .301 batting average in the Gulf Coast League,playing mostly shortstop with several appearances at third base as well. [5]
In August 2018,Antuna underwent season-ending Tommy John surgery. [6] Antuna appeared in three games for the GCL Nationals late in the 2019 season,after which Baseball America ranked him as the Nationals' ninth-best prospect. [7] Antuna was a non-roster invitee to the Nationals' 60-man player pool for the 2020 season,which was affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. [8] On November 20,2020,the Nationals added Antuna to their 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft. [9]
Antuna was assigned to the High-A Wilmington Blue Rocks to begin his 2021 campaign,alongside a number of other Washington top prospects. [10] On December 1,2022,Antuna was sent outright off of the 40-man roster. [11]
Antuna split the 2023 season between the rookie–level Florida Complex League Nationals,Wilmington,and the Double–A Harrisburg Senators. In 63 games split between the three affiliates,he batted .181/.305/.293 with four home runs,28 RBI,and eight stolen bases. Antuna elected free agency following the season on November 6,2023. [12]
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