Adael Amador

Adael Amador
Adael Amador
	Amador in the Dominican Republic in 2017
Colorado Rockies – No. 1
	Shortstop
	Born: April 11, 2003 (age 21); Santiago, Dominican Republic
	Bats: Switch Throws: Right
MLB debut
	June 9, 2024, for the Colorado Rockies
MLB statistics ; (through 2024 season)
Batting average	.171
Home Runs	0
Runs batted in	0
Teams
	Colorado Rockies (2024–present);

Adael Alexander Amador (born April 11, 2003) is a Dominican professional baseball shortstop for the Colorado Rockies of Major League Baseball (MLB).

Career

Amador signed with the Colorado Rockies as an international free agent on July 2, 2019.^[1]^[2] He did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.^[3]

Amador made his professional debut in 2021 with the rookie–level Arizona Complex League Rockies, hitting .299/.394/.445 with four home runs and 24 runs batted in (RBI) over 47 games. He spent the 2022 season with the Single–A Fresno Grizzlies, hitting .292/.415/.445 with 15 home runs, 57 RBI, and 26 stolen bases across 115 games.^[4]

Amador split the 2023 campaign between the ACL Rockies, High–A Spokane Indians, and Double–A Hartford Yard Goats. In 69 appearances split between the three affiliates, he hit .287/.380/.495 with 12 home runs, 46 RBI, and 15 stolen bases.^[5] On November 14, 2023, the Rockies added Amador to their 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft. He was optioned to Double–A Hartford to begin the 2024 season.^[6]

On June 8, 2024, Amador was called up to the major leagues for the first time.^[7]

References

^ "Rockies to sign SS Amador, No. 12 int'l prospect". MLB.com.
^ "The hype is high for Adael Amador, a 16-year-old prospect the Rockies signed out of the Dominican Republic for a $1.5 million bonus". September 27, 2019.
^ "2020 Minor League Baseball season cancelled". mlb.com. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
^ "Adael Amador - Stats - Batting". fangraphs.com. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
^ "Colorado Rockies prospects: No. 1, Adael Amador". purplerow.com. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
^ "Rockies' Adael Amador: Sent to Double-A". cbssports.com. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
^ Dechert, Renee. "Colorado Rockies to call up Adael Amador". purplerow.com. Retrieved June 8, 2024.

External links

Career statistics from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)

[1] "Rockies to sign SS Amador, No. 12 int'l prospect". MLB.com.

[2] "The hype is high for Adael Amador, a 16-year-old prospect the Rockies signed out of the Dominican Republic for a $1.5 million bonus". September 27, 2019.

[3] "2020 Minor League Baseball season cancelled". mlb.com. Retrieved June 15, 2024.

[4] "Adael Amador - Stats - Batting". fangraphs.com. Retrieved June 15, 2024.

[5] "Colorado Rockies prospects: No. 1, Adael Amador". purplerow.com. Retrieved June 15, 2024.

[6] "Rockies' Adael Amador: Sent to Double-A". cbssports.com. Retrieved March 10, 2024.

[7] Dechert, Renee. "Colorado Rockies to call up Adael Amador". purplerow.com. Retrieved June 8, 2024.

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