Cristhian Adames
Dominican baseball infielder (born 1991) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cristhian Pascual Adames Mejia (born July 26, 1991) is a Dominican professional baseball infielder for the Pericos de Puebla of the Mexican League. The Colorado Rockies signed Adames as a non-drafted free agent in 2007. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Rockies, with whom he made his MLB debut in 2014, and San Francisco Giants.
| Cristhian Adames | |
|---|---|
 Adames batting for the Colorado Rockies in 2016 | |
| Pericos de Puebla – No. 13 | |
| Infielder | |
| Born: July 26, 1991 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | |
Bats: Switch Throws: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| July 29, 2014, for the Colorado Rockies | |
| MLB statistics (through 2019 season) | |
| Batting average | .213 |
| Home runs | 2 |
| Runs batted in | 22 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
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Colorado Rockies
The Colorado Rockies signed Adames as a non-drafted free agent in 2007. He made his MLB debut with the Rockies on July 29, 2014.[1]
The Rockies designated Adames for assignment on April 30, 2017, after Ian Desmond was activated from the injured list.[2] He cleared waivers and was sent outright to the Triple–A Albuquerque Isotopes on May 6.[3] In 89 games for the Albuquerque, Adames hit .263/.317/.461 with 11 home runs and 52 RBI. He elected free agency following the season on November 6.[4]
Miami Marlins
On December 14, 2017, Adames signed a minor league contract with the Miami Marlins organization.[5] He spent the 2018 season with the Triple–A New Orleans Baby Cakes, playing in 122 games and hitting .270/.324/.370 with 7 home runs and 57 RBI.[6] He elected free agency following the season on November 2, 2018.[7]
Chicago Cubs
On January 21, 2019, Adames signed a minor league contract with the Chicago Cubs organization.[8][9] Adames spent the majority of the year dealing with an undisclosed injury, and hit .256 with 2 home runs and 6 RBI in 12 games for the Triple–A Iowa Cubs. He was released by Chicago on July 5.[10]
San Francisco Giants
On July 12, 2019, Adames signed a minor league contract with the San Francisco Giants. On September 14, the Giants selected his contract.[11] He batted .318/.375/.364 for the Giants in 22 at–bats.[12] Playing for the Triple–A Sacramento River Cats, he hit .283/.364/.517 in 145 at–bats.[13] Adames was removed from the 40–man roster and sent outright to Sacramento on November 1. Adames did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[14] He became a free agent on November 2, 2020.[15]
Leones de Yucatán
On March 21, 2022, Adames signed with the Saraperos de Saltillo of the Mexican League for the 2022 season.[16] However, he did not make the Opening Day roster and his rights were later acquired by the Leones de Yucatán. He signed with the Leones on April 23.[17] In 78 games for the team, Adames batted .255/.379/.517 with 17 home runs and 51 RBI. He won the Mexican League Championship with the team in 2022.[18]
Adames returned to the team in 2023. He appeared in 35 games, slashing .220/.314/.325 with two home runs and 11 RBI, before he was waived on June 1, 2023.[17]
Pericos de Puebla
On June 2, 2023, Adames was claimed off waivers by the Pericos de Puebla of the Mexican League.[19] In 52 games, he batted .300/.385/.506 with 8 home runs, 35 RBI, and 6 stolen bases. With Puebla, Adames won the Serie del Rey.[20]
Adames made 88 appearances for Puebla in 2024, slashing .301/.406/.442 with seven home runs, 39 RBI, and 13 stolen bases.
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