Jonathan Araúz

Jonathan Aldair Araúz (ah-rah-OOZ;[1] born August 3, 1998) is a Panamanian professional baseball shortstop and second baseman who is a free agent. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Boston Red Sox, Baltimore Orioles, and New York Mets. Listed at 6 feet 0 inches (1.83 m) and 150 pounds (68 kg), he throws right-handed and is a switch hitter.

Jonathan Araúz
Araúz with the Fayetteville Woodpeckers in 2019
Free agent
Shortstop / Second baseman
Born: (1998-08-03) August 3, 1998
Alanje, Panama
Bats: Switch
Throws: Right
MLB debut
July 24, 2020, for the Boston Red Sox
MLB statistics
(through 2023 season)
Batting average.184
Home runs8
Runs batted in31
Teams

Playing career

Philadelphia Phillies

Araúz signed with the Philadelphia Phillies as an international free agent on August 7, 2014.[2] He played for the GCL Phillies in 2015, hitting .254/.309/.370/.679 with 2 home runs and 18 RBI.[3]

Houston Astros

On December 12, 2015, the Phillies traded Araúz and Ken Giles to the Houston Astros in exchange for Brett Oberholtzer, Harold Araúz, Mark Appel, Tom Eshelman, and Vince Velasquez.[4]

Araúz played for the Greeneville Astros in 2016, hitting .249/.323/.338/.661 with 2 home runs and 18 RBI. Araúz was suspended for 50 games at the beginning of the 2017 season, after testing positive for methamphetamine.[5] He split the 2017 season between the Tri City ValleyCats and the Quad Cities River Bandits, hitting a combined .242/.336/.319/.655 with 1 home run and 15 RBI. He split the 2018 season between Ouad Cities and the Buies Creek Astros, hitting a combined .229/.305/.373/.678 with 8 home runs and 47 RBI.[6] Araúz split the 2019 season between the Fayetteville Woodpeckers and the Corpus Christi Hooks, combining to hit .249/.319/.388/.707 with 11 home runs and 55 RBI.[7][8][9]

Boston Red Sox

On December 12, 2019, Araúz was selected by the Boston Red Sox in the 2019 Rule 5 draft.[10] On July 24, 2020, he made his MLB debut with the Red Sox in the team's first game of the 2020 season, batting as a pinch hitter against the Baltimore Orioles.[11] He made his first MLB start on July 30, against the New York Mets,[12] and collected his first MLB hit on August 10, against the Tampa Bay Rays.[13] Overall with the 2020 Red Sox, Araúz batted .250 with one home run and nine RBIs in 25 games.[14] After the 2020 season, he played for Panama in the 2021 Caribbean Series, batting .269 in six games.[15]

Araúz began the 2021 season in Triple-A, with the Worcester Red Sox. He was called up to Boston during May,[16] July,[17] and August.[18] On September 10, Araúz was placed on the COVID-related injured list.[19] He was activated on September 23 and optioned to Worcester.[20] Araúz played in a total of 28 games for Boston, batting .185 (12-for-65) with three home runs and eight RBIs.[14] He also appeared in 68 games for Worcester, batting .245 with six home runs and 30 RBIs.[15]

Araúz made Boston's Opening Day roster in 2022, capturing one of the final reserve spots.[21] He was placed on the COVID-related list on April 19.[22] On May 12, he was removed from the COVID-related list and optioned to Worcester.[23] Araúz was recalled by Boston on June 8, when Kiké Hernández was placed on the injured list.[24] Araúz was then designated for assignment by Boston on June 10.[25] In six games for Boston, he was hitless in 10 at bats.[14] He also played in 24 games for Triple-A Worcester, batting .185 with three RBIs and no home runs.[15]

Baltimore Orioles

On June 15, 2022, Araúz was claimed off of waivers by the Baltimore Orioles. He was then assigned to the Triple-A Norfolk Tides.[26] He was designated for assignment on September 6, then assigned to Triple-A Norfolk three day later.[27] In nine games with the Orioles, he batted .179 (5-for-28) with one home run and four RBIs.[14] He also played in 11 games for Triple-A Norfolk, batting .250 (10-for-40), and three rehabilitation games in High-A, batting .100 (1-for-10).[15]

New York Mets

On December 7, 2022, the New York Mets selected Araúz in the minor league phase of the Rule 5 draft.[28] In 95 games for the Triple–A Syracuse Mets, he batted .244/.344/.429 with a career–high 14 home runs and 49 RBI. On August 2, 2023, the Mets selected Araúz's contract, adding him to their major league roster.[29] In 27 games for New York, he batted .136/.203/.288 and tied career–highs in home runs (3) and RBI (9). Following the season on October 20, Araúz was removed from the 40–man roster and sent outright to Triple–A Syracuse,[30] but refused the assignment and elected free agency on October 24.[31]

International career

Araúz was selected to represent Panama at the 2023 World Baseball Classic qualification.[32]

See also

References
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  4. Jim Salisbury (December 12, 2015). "Mark Appel among 5 pitchers Phillies get in finalized Ken Giles trade". NBC Sports Philadelphia. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
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  6. Steve Batterson (May 9, 2018). "Experience helps Bandits' Arauz swing a hot bat". Quad-City Times. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
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  24. "Red Sox place INF/OF Kiké Hernández on 10-day injured list". MLB.com (Press release). Boston Red Sox. June 8, 2022. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
  25. @RedSox (June 10, 2022). "The #RedSox today announced the following roster moves:" (Tweet). Retrieved June 10, 2022 – via Twitter.
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  30. "Mets place six players on outright waivers: report". sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
  31. "Jonathan Arauz: Elects free agency". cbssports.com. October 24, 2023. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
  32. "Panamá revela selección para el WBCQ". FEDEBEIS (in Spanish). September 28, 2022. Retrieved October 13, 2022.
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