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ABRAHAM ALMONTE
FRONT OFFICE • Has also been claimed off waivers once, • Missed nearly two months, from 5/16-7/4,
by Kansas City during the first week of the
with a severe strain of the biceps tendon
in his right shoulder…Suffered the injury
2018 season.
• Has split his time defensively among all three on a swing.
outfield positions, playing 161 games (146 starts) • Missed the last two weeks of August with
in center field, 89 games (66 starts) in right field a left hamstring strain.
and 81 games (45 starts) in left field. • Also missed the first 80 games of the 2016
MANAGER & STAFF 7 in RF and 2 in LF)…His career ARM, a Prevention and Treatment Program…Tested
season after violating MLB’s Joint Drug
• Has 20 career outfield assists (11 in CF,
positive for Boldenone.
FanGraphs calculation which measures
an outfielder’s arm runs above average, is
5.9…Of the 157 outfielders to log at least minor league notes
2,000 defensive innings since 2013, that • Has played in 955 minor-league games since
total ranks 42nd. signing with the Yankees in 2005…Has batted
ABRAHAM ALMONTE • As a left-handed batter, is a career .240/.305/.392 with 190 doubles, 57 triples, 79 home runs and
• Has totaled 10 Defensive Runs Saved
.270/.354/.421 (970-for-3,588) in those games
(DRS) in his career.
430 RBI.
• Has also played 10 seasons in the
(172-for-716) hitter…Conversely, from the right
side of the plate, has batted .230/.282/.320 (74-
for-322). Dominican Winter League, including the
past five years with Toros del Este…In 11
• Sixty-eight of his 89 career extra-base games this past winter, hit .088/.262/.118
(3-for-34) with one double, one RBI and
SEASON IN REVIEW • Made 17 appearances with Arizona in 2019, • Was Seattle’s Minor League Heart and Soul Award
hits (76.4%) have come as a left-hander,
nearly as many walks (8) as strikeouts (12).
including all 13 of his triples and 14 of his
18 home runs.
Winner in 2013, given for his exemplary play and
all coming in September after spending the
that season before making his major-league
remainder of the season with Triple-A Reno… leadership…Played in 123 minor-league games
debut in late August.
Hit .290/.421/.548 (9-for-31)…His .969 OPS that • Named an Eastern League Mid-Season All-Star
PLAYER DEVELOPMENT • In his Cleveland debut, on 8/8/15 vs. Minnesota, • Underwent surgery for a torn right labrum in
month was second best on the team (min. 30
in 2012 with Double-A Trenton…Had a .359 on-
PA)…Ketel Marte had a 1.183 OPS.
base percentage and 30 stolen bases in 71 games
before the break.
went 4-for-5 with two doubles, one home run
and three runs scored…He became the first
Indians player (since 1914) to record four hits and
2010…Limited to a career-low 15 games.
three extra-base hits in a team debut. • In 2008, his third professional season, was a
• Just over three weeks later, hit his first of South Atlantic League Mid-Season All-Star with
Single-A Charleston…Hit .268/.317/.408 (57-for-
two career grand slams…On 8/30, took
BRAVES HISTORY • Made his big-league debut on 8/30/13 with personal
Angels RH Jared Weaver deep to right-
213) in 51 games prior to the break.
center field.
Seattle…Got the start in right field and hit eighth…
Went 1-for-5 with two RBI. • His favorite players growing up were Sammy Sosa
and Manny Ramírez.
• Reached base safely in 18 consecutive • Enjoys hunting and fishing.
games with at least one at-bat to begin • Cites his mother, Felicita, as the biggest influence
his career.
OPPONENTS • Made his first career Opening Day roster • He and his wife, Virginia, have two children: one
in his life.
the following season, 2014…Batted
daughter, Hidekel, and one son, Ezequias.
leadoff and started in center field…Traded
to San Diego in July. transactions
• Has never appeared in a postseason game. • Signed by the New York Yankees as a non-drafted
• Has no career game-ending RBI. free agent on July 2, 2005.
MISCELLANEOUS 80 2021 ATLANTA BRAVES MEDIA GUIDE • Acquired by the Seattle Mariners from the New
• Has been on the injured list twice in his major-
league career, both coming in 2017…Missed 58
York Yankees in exchange for RHP Shawn Kelley
games that season.
on February 13, 2013.