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ARTURO MICHELENA IF
BORN October 15, 1994 in Maracaibo, Venezuela
OPENING DAY AGE 23
HEIGHT 5’11 WEIGHT 199
BATS Right THROWS Right
HOMETOWN Maracaibo, Venezuela
ACQUIRED Signed as a non-drafted free agent in July 2011
Career Highlights: 2017 – Hit .218 with 7 doubles, 1 triple, 1 home run, 19 RBIs, and a .278 on-base percentage in 84 games
between Buies Creek and Corpus Christi. Made starts at 2nd base (16), 3rd base (56), and shortstop (7). Committed 6 errors. Had
9 extra-base hits. Started campaign on 3-game hit streak with Buies Creek from April 7-April 11. Went 3-for-5 with 2 runs scored on
April 15 at Winston-Salem. Put together 5-game hit streak (7-for-23) with 5 runs scored and 2 RBIs from May 12-May 18. Collected
3 hits on May 20 at Down East. With Buies Creek, batted .143 (42 AB) against left-handed pitching and .282 (71 AB) against right-
handers. Made Corpus Christi debut on May 31 at Springfield. With Corpus Christi, batted .121 (33 AB) against lefties and .233
(129 AB) against right-handers. Recorded 4 hits in 11 games to begin time with Corpus Christi. Went 3-for-25 in 9 games during
June. Played 19 games in July and put together best month, hitting .262 with 3 RBIs. Picked up a hit in 6 of 8 games from June
25-July 10, going 10-for-31 with 5 runs scored and 2 RBIs in the span. Batted .182 with 1 home run and 3 RBIs in 18 games during
August. 3rd career home run and lone shot of season came on August 9 vs. Tulsa, a 2-run homer against right-hander Andrew
Sopko. Recorded a hit in 4 straight contests from August 18-August 25.
2016 – Began year in extended spring training and joined Quad Cities in late May. Hit .143 (49 AB) against left-handers and .240
(217 AB) against right-handed pitching. Had a pair of career-high 4-hit performances in 1st week with Quad Cities. Went 4-for-4
with 3 RBIs and 2 runs scored on May 21 at Cedar Rapids. Went 4-for-5 again with an RBI and run scored on May 27 vs. Peoria.
Batted .250 (64 AB) in June with 2 doubles and 4 RBIs. Struggled after the All-Star break, hitting .190 (195 AB) in with 13 RBIs.
2015 – Hit 1st pro home run on July 27 vs. Kingsport. Went 3-for-5 with a career-high 4 RBIs and a run scored on July 28 at Bristol.
Career Notes: Has made starts at 2nd base (133), 3rd base (123), and shortstop (55). Has a career .283 on-base percentage and
.283 slugging percentage. Signed by Houston at the age of 16.
YEAR CLUB
2012 DSL Astros (R)
2013 DSL Astros (R)
2014 GCL Astros (R)
2015 Greeneville (R)
2016 Quad Cities (A)
2017 Buies Creek (A)

Corpus Christi (AA)

Career Totals
AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI
.202 34 119 12 24 2 2 0 12
.226 67
257 24 58
11 4
0
28
.235 45 153
11 36 5 1 1 20
.210 32
105 9
22
2
1
1
9
.222 78
266 30 59
8
1
0
19
.230 32
113 13 26
5
1
0
10
.210 52
162 15 34
2
0
1
9
.220 340 1175
114 259 35 10 3 107
BB K SB
5 18 5
20
37
3
20 31 5
11
27
1
22
67
2
10
28
1
10
42
0
98 250 17
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