Josh Rojas
Josh Rojas | |
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Seattle Mariners – No. 4 | |
Utility player | |
Born: Litchfield Park, Arizona, U.S. | June 30, 1994|
Bats: Left Throws: Right | |
MLB debut | |
August 12, 2019, for the Arizona Diamondbacks | |
MLB statistics (through June 9, 2024) | |
Batting average | .255 |
Home runs | 29 |
Runs batted in | 170 |
Teams | |
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Joshua Luke Rojas (born June 30, 1994) is an American professional baseball utility player for the Seattle Mariners of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2019 with the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Amateur career
Rojas attended
Professional career
Houston Astros
After the season, he was drafted by the Houston Astros in the 26th round of the 2017 Major League Baseball draft.[3]
Rojas made his professional debut with the
Arizona Diamondbacks
On July 31, 2019, the Astros traded Rojas, Corbin Martin, Seth Beer, and J. B. Bukauskas with cash considerations to the Arizona Diamondbacks in exchange for Zack Greinke.[9]
On August 12, 2019, the Diamondbacks selected Rojas' contract and promoted him to the major leagues.[10] He made his major league debut that night versus the Colorado Rockies.[11] In 2020, Rojas slashed .180/.257/.180 in 17 games before ending the season on the injured list due to a lower back injury.[12] Rojas improved in the 2021 season, slashing .264/.341/.411 across 139 games while serving in a utility role for the Diamondbacks.[13]
Seattle Mariners
On July 31, 2023, the Diamondbacks traded Rojas,
References
- ^ "#12 Josh Rojas - Profile". pointstreak.com. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
- ^ Garden, The (June 15, 2017). "2 from UH baseball selected in MLB Draft". The Garden Island. Retrieved March 18, 2021.
- ^ "Josh Rojas drafted by Houston Astros". West Valley View. June 28, 2017.
- ^ Lansman, Drake (July 25, 2017). "Cleaning up for Bandits; '17 draft pick Rojas is QC's newest hot hitter". Dispatch Argus.
- ^ Batterson, Steve (July 12, 2017). "Rojas finds his home with River Bandits". The Quad-City Times.
- ^ Chandler Rome (June 13, 2018). "Seven Astros prospects tabbed for Texas League All-Star Game". Chron.com. Retrieved March 18, 2021.
- ^ Chandler Rome (February 18, 2019). "Introducing Josh Rojas, the Astros' aspiring superutility asset". Chron.com. Retrieved March 18, 2021.
- ^ "Red-hot former Rainbow Rojas promoted to Triple-A in Astros organization". Khon2.com. May 31, 2019. Retrieved March 18, 2021.
- ^ McTaggart, Brian (July 31, 2019). "Astros deal for Greinke in Deadline stunner". MLB.com.
- ^ Nick Piecoro (August 12, 2019). "Diamondbacks prospect and Arizona native Joshua Rojas off to blistering start in Triple-A Reno". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved August 12, 2019.
- ^ Chandler Rome (August 12, 2019). "Diamondbacks' Josh Rojas, part of Astros' Zack Greinke trade package, makes MLB debut". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved August 13, 2019.
- ^ "2020 Arizona Diamondbacks Reviews #27: Josh Rojas". December 10, 2020.
- ^ "Josh Rojas 2021 Batting Game Logs". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
- ^ "Mariners acquire versatile Rojas, two prospects for Sewald". MLB.com. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet