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BORN February 15 , 1994 in Santiago de Cuba , Cuba OPENING DAY AGE 24 HEIGHT 6 ’ 1 WEIGHT 182 BATS Right

THROWS Right

HOMETOWN Santiago de Cuba , Cuba ACQUIRED Signed as non-drafted free agent in July 2016

Career Highlights : 2017 – Hit . 201 with 6 home runs , 34 RBIs , 11 doubles , 3 triples , and a . 271 on-base percentage between Quad Cities and Buies Creek in 1st stateside campaign . Struck out in 33 % of at-bats , fanning 127 times in 389 total at-bats . Had fielding percentage of . 933 with 106 starts at shortstop and 7 starts at 3rd base . Had fast start to begin season with Quad Cities , putting together a 5-game hit streak ( 6-for-17 , 2 RBI ). Made Buies Creek debut in mid-April . Hit . 205 in 39 at-bats in Carolina League during April and . 170 in 88 at-bats during May . Belted 1st home run of season on May 7 at Myrtle Beach . Went 2-for-5 with 2 runs scored on May 29 at Frederick . Went 2-for-3 with a double on June 2 vs . Carolina . Went 3-for-3 with 2 runs scored and an RBI on June 26 vs . Carolina . Best offensive month came in July , batting . 240 ( 75 AB ) with 1 home run and 10 RBI . Hit 2-run home run and collected career-high 5 RBIs on July 20 at Carolina . Had back-to-back games with 2 hits on July 30 at Down East and July 31 at Wilmington . Struggled in August , batting . 151 ( 73 AB ) with 1 home run and 5 RBIs . Went 0-for-24 from August 13-August 24 . Hit 3-run home run on August 27 at Winston-Salem . Belted solo home run on September 3 vs . Down East .

2016 – Played for DSL Astros from July 25-August 23 . Posted . 465 on-base percentage .

Career Notes : Played for Avispas de Santiago in Cuba ’ s Serie Nacional from 2012-2014 . 1 of 9 Cuban players signed by Houston from 2015-2016 , including former Hooks RHP Rogelio Armenteros and OF Alejandro Garcia .

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