Gabriel Arias (shortstop)

Gabriel Alejandro Arias (born February 27, 2000) is a Venezuelan professional baseball shortstop for the Cleveland Guardians of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2022.

Gabriel Arias
Arias with the Cleveland Guardians in 2023
Cleveland Guardians – No. 13
Shortstop
Born: (2000-02-27) February 27, 2000
La Victoria, Venezuela
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
MLB debut
April 20, 2022, for the Cleveland Guardians
MLB statistics
(through 2023 season)
Batting average.207
Home runs11
Runs batted in31
Teams

Career

San Diego Padres

Arias with the Fort Wayne Tin Caps in 2018

Arias signed with the San Diego Padres as an international free agent in July 2016.[1] He played his first professional season in 2017 with the Arizona League Padres and Fort Wayne TinCaps. After the season he played in the Australian Baseball League for the Canberra Cavalry.[2][3] Arias played 2018 with the Fort Wayne and 2019 with the Lake Elsinore Storm.[4] In 2020, he was invited to spring training with the Padres.[5]

Cleveland Indians / Guardians

On August 31, 2020, the Padres traded Arias, Austin Hedges, Josh Naylor, Cal Quantrill, Owen Miller, and Joey Cantillo to the Cleveland Indians in exchange for Mike Clevinger, Greg Allen, and Matt Waldron.[6] The Indians selected Arias' contract on November 20, 2020, adding him to their 40-man roster.[7]

He spent the 2021 season with the Triple-A Columbus Clippers.[8][9] After beginning the 2022 season with Columbus, Arias was recalled by the Cleveland Guardians as the 29th man for their April 20, 2022 doubleheader against the Chicago White Sox.[10]

Arias made his major league debut in game 1 of the April 20, 2022 doubleheader, starting at second base. On September 28, Arias hit his first career home run, a solo shot off of Tampa Bay Rays starter Tyler Glasnow.[11]

References

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