| Andrés Giménez | |
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 Giménez with theToronto Blue Jays in 2025 | |
| Toronto Blue Jays – No. 0 | |
| Second baseman /Shortstop | |
| Born: (1998-09-04)September 4, 1998 (age 27) Barquisimeto,Venezuela | |
Bats: Left Throws: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| July 24, 2020, for the New York Mets | |
| MLB statistics (through 2025 season) | |
| Batting average | .253 |
| Home runs | 56 |
| Runs batted in | 257 |
| Stolen bases | 111 |
Stats atBaseball Reference  | |
| Teams | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Andrés Alfonso Giménez Osorio (born September 4, 1998) is a Venezuelan professionalbaseballsecond baseman andshortstop for theToronto Blue Jays ofMajor League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for theNew York Mets andCleveland Guardians. He made his MLB debut in 2020 with the Mets.
Giménez signed with theNew York Mets ofMajor League Baseball (MLB) as an international free agent in July 2015.[1] He made his professional debut in 2016 with theDominican Summer League Mets and spent the whole season there,batting a combined .350 with threehome runs, 38runs batted in (RBIs), and a .992on-base plus slugging (OPS). In 2017, he played for theColumbia Fireflies where he slashed .265/.346/.349 with four home runs and 31 RBIs in 92 games.[2][3]
After the 2017 season,Baseball America rated Giménez as the Mets' bestprospect.[4] He spent the 2018 season with both theSt. Lucie Mets and theBinghamton Rumble Ponies, batting .281/.347/.409 with six home runs, 46 RBIs, and 38stolen bases in 122 total games between the two clubs.[5] That summer, he played in the 2018All-Star Futures Game.[6] He returned to Binghamton for the 2019 season,[7] hitting .250/.309/.387 with nine home runs, 37 RBIs, and 28 stolen bases over 117 games.
The Mets added Giménez to their40-man roster following the 2019 season.[8] Giménez made the Mets'Opening Day roster in 2020,[9] and made his Major League debut on July 24, 2020, atCiti Field as an eighth inning defensive replacement forRobinson Canó at second base.[10] On July 29, Giménez made his first start, and recorded his first career hit off ofBoston Red Sox pitcherNathan Eovaldi, a single, in the second inning. In the sixth inning of the same game, Giménez tripled offMarcus Walden to record his first career RBI.[11]
Giménez received a single vote inNational League Rookie of the Year voting, tying him for seventh place withIan Anderson andSixto Sánchez.[12] According toStatcast, his sprint speed was tied for fourth-fastest among Major League shortstops on the season.[13]
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On January 7, 2021, the Mets traded Giménez,Amed Rosario,Josh Wolf, andIsaiah Greene to theCleveland Indians forFrancisco Lindor andCarlos Carrasco.[14][15] Giménez was the team'sOpening Day starter at shortstop.[16] Giménez struggled at the start of the season and was demoted toTriple-A on May 18.[17]
In 2022 with the renamedGuardians, Giménez experienced a breakout season, batting .297 with 17 home runs and 69 RBI. He was elected to the All Star Game at 2nd base and started as a replacement for the injuredJose Altuve. His reputation as a clutch hitter developed in 2022, as he had a 281WRC+ in high leverage situations, meaning he nearly tripled the average hitter's production in that position.[18] Giménez won aGold Glove Award for his performance at second base.[19] He was also selected for the second team on the 2022All-MLB Team.[20]
Prior to the 2023 season, Giménez represented theVenezuelan national baseball team in the2023 World Baseball Classic.[21] On March 30, Giménez signed a seven-year major league contract with the Guardians worth $106.5 million. The deal includes a club option for the 2030 season.[22] On April 12, 2023, a relay throw to home plate by Giménez struck the head of umpireLarry Vanover, who was hospitalized with non-life threatening injuries.[23] In 2023 he batted .251/.314/.399, had the lowest average exit velocity of all AL batters (84.8 mph), and led the AL in percentage of balls that were softly hit (21.7%).[24][25]
On December 10, 2024, Giménez, alongsideNick Sandlin, was traded to theToronto Blue Jays in exchange forSpencer Horwitz and Nick Mitchell.[26] In his first five games with the Toronto Blue Jays to start the season, Giménez hit three home runs, a franchise record.[27]
