Gabriel Alejandro Arias (born February 27, 2000) is a Venezuelan professional baseball shortstop for the Cleveland Guardians of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2022.
Gabriel Arias | |
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![]() Arias with the Fort Wayne TinCaps in 2018 | |
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Shortstop/First Baseman | |
Born: (2000-02-27) February 27, 2000 (age 22) La Victoria, Venezuela | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
MLB debut | |
April 20, 2022, for the Cleveland Guardians | |
MLB statistics (through 2022 season) | |
Batting average | .191 |
Home runs | 1 |
Runs batted in | 5 |
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Arias signed with the San Diego Padres as an international free agent in July 2016.[1] He played his first professional season in 2017 with the Arizona League Padres and Fort Wayne TinCaps. After the season he played in the Australian Baseball League for the Canberra Cavalry.[2][3] Arias played 2018 with the Fort Wayne and 2019 with the Lake Elsinore Storm.[4] In 2020, he was invited to spring training with the Padres.[5]
On August 31, 2020, the Padres traded Arias, Austin Hedges, Josh Naylor, Cal Quantrill, Owen Miller, and Joey Cantillo to the Cleveland Indians for Mike Clevinger, Greg Allen, and Matt Waldron.[6] The Indians selected Arias' contract on November 20, 2020, adding him to their 40-man roster.[7] He spent the 2021 season with the Triple-A Columbus Clippers.[8][9] After beginning the 2022 season with Columbus, Arias was recalled by the Cleveland Guardians as the 29th man for their April 20, 2022 doubleheader against the Chicago White Sox.[10] Arias made his major league debut in game 1 of the April 20, 2022 doubleheader, starting at second base.
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