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| José Cardona | |||||||||||||||
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.jpg) Cardona at theTexas League All-Star Game in 2017 | |||||||||||||||
| Sultanes de Monterrey – No. 33 | |||||||||||||||
| Outfielder | |||||||||||||||
| Born: (1994-03-16)March 16, 1994 (age 31) San Nicolás de los Garza,Nuevo León,Mexico | |||||||||||||||
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |||||||||||||||
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José Alejandro Cardona (born March 16, 1994) is a Mexican professionalbaseballoutfielder for theSultanes de Monterrey of theMexican League. He signed with theTexas Rangers as an international free agent in 2011. Cardona is listed at 6 feet 1 inch (1.85 m) and 175 pounds (79 kg) and bats and throws right handed.
On March 18, 2011, Cardona signed with theTexas Rangers organization as an international free agent.[1] He made his professional debut with theDominican Summer League Rangers, and hit .264 in 39 games. He returned to the team in 2012 and slashed .263/.385/.332 in 69 games. In 2013, Cardona played for the DSL Rangers and the rookie-levelAZL Rangers, hitting a combined .282/.351/.363 with 1 home run and 19 RBI. For the 2014 season, Cardona split the season between the AZL Rangers, the Low-ASpokane Indians, and the High-AMyrtle Beach Pelicans, batting a cumulative .306/.342/.393 with no home runs and 21 RBI in 47 games between the three teams. The following year, Cardona played in Single-A for theHickory Crawdads, slashing .254/.317/.380 with career-highs in home runs (10) and RBI (59). In 2016, Cardona was promoted to the High-AHigh Desert Mavericks, and batted .300/.371/.463 with a career-high 14 home runs and 48 RBI in 101 games for the team. For the 2017 season, Cardona split the year between the Double-AFrisco RoughRiders and the Triple-ARound Rock Express, accumulating a .274/.314/.377 slash line with 7 home runs and 47 RBI between the two teams. In 2018, Cardona again split the year between Round Rock and Frisco, and also played in 3 rehab games with the AZL Rangers, recording a .254/.314/.358 batting line with 8 home runs and 33 RBI in 104 games between the three levels.[2] On November 2, 2018, he elected free agency.
On December 31, 2018, Cardona signed a minor league contract with theChicago Cubs organization.[1] He appeared in only 10 games for the rookie-levelAZL Cubs before being released by the organization on July 4, 2019.
On July 14, 2019, Cardona signed with theBravos de León of theMexican League.[3] He finished the year with León, batting .277/.321/.317 with 1 home run and 9 RBI. Cardona did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the Mexican League season because of theCOVID-19 pandemic.[4]
On May 19, 2021, Cardona signed with theSultanes de Monterrey of theMexican League.[3] In 28 games for Campeche, Cardona slashed .291/.345/.373 with 2 home runs and 7 RBI.
On June 27, 2021, Cardona was loaned to thePiratas de Campeche of theMexican League.[3]
On April 21, 2022, Cardona was returned to theSultanes de Monterrey of theMexican League.[citation needed]
Cardona was selected to theMexico national baseball team at the2020 Summer Olympics (contested in 2021).[5]
