Name Yoan Moncada Role Baseball player | Height 1.88 m Weight 93 kg | |
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Current team Greenville Drive (#24 / Infielder) Similar People Rusney Castillo, Hector Olivera, Yasmany Tomas, Jose Abreu, Yoan Lopez | ||
Yoan Moncada 2016 Minor League Highlights
Yoan Manuel Moncada Olivares (born May 27, 1995) is a Cuban professional baseball second baseman for the Chicago White Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played for the Boston Red Sox.
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- Yoan Moncada 2016 Minor League Highlights
- Mlb the show 16 minor league player lock ep 124 yoan moncada
- Cuban career
- Minor leagues
- Boston Red Sox
- Chicago White Sox
- References
Mlb the show 16 minor league player lock ep 124 yoan moncada
Cuban career
Moncada made his debut for Cienfuegos of the Cuban National Series in 2012. In his two years with Cienfuegos he hit .277/.388/.380 with four home runs and 21 stolen bases. Moncada left Cuba in June 2014 with permission of the Cuban government to pursue a career in Major League Baseball (MLB).
Minor leagues
On February 23, 2015, the Boston Red Sox reportedly agreed to terms with Moncada, for a signing bonus of $31.5 million. The contract was finalized on March 12. He made his professional debut with the Greenville Drive of the Class A South Atlantic League on May 18. In the winter of 2015, he was consistently cited as one of the top prospects in the Red Sox system.
Entering the 2016 season, MLB.com ranked Moncada as the 5th best prospect in Major League Baseball.
Boston Red Sox
Moncada was called up and made his major league debut on September 2, 2016 against the Oakland Athletics. In his first plate appearance, he walked and subsequently scored a run. He earned his first major league hit the following day. Moncada finished the 2016 MLB season with a .211 batting average.
Chicago White Sox
On December 6, 2016, the Red Sox traded Moncada, Michael Kopech, Luis Alexander Basabe, and Victor Diaz, to the Chicago White Sox for Chris Sale.
Moncada began the 2017 season with the Charlotte Knights of the Class AAA International League. On July 19, 2017, he was called up after the trade of Todd Frazier to the New York Yankees. Later that day, he made his Chicago White Sox debut against the Los Angeles Dodgers. He worked a walk in his first at bat against Kenta Maeda.
On July 26, 2017, Moncada hit his first career major league home run off of Jake Arrieta of the Chicago Cubs. On August 25, he was placed on the 10-day disabled list due to shin issues.