Oswaldo Arcia
| Oswaldo Arcia | |||
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 Arcia with the Minnesota Twins in 2016 | |||
| Free agent | |||
| Outfielder | |||
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Born: May 9, 1991 Anaco, Venezuela | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| April 15, 2013, for the Minnesota Twins | |||
| MLB statistics (through 2016 season) | |||
| Batting average | .235 | ||
| Home runs | 44 | ||
| Runs batted in | 131 | ||
| Teams | |||
Oswaldo Celestino Arcia (born May 9, 1991) is a Venezuelan professional baseball outfielder who is a free agent. He has played for the Minnesota Twins, Tampa Bay Rays, Miami Marlins and San Diego Padres.
Professional career
Arcia signed with the Minnesota Twins as an amateur free agent in 2007. He was added to the team's 40 man roster on November 18, 2011.[1]
Arcia was the Twins Minor League Hitter of the Year in 2012 after hitting .320/.388/.539 with 17 home runs and 98 runs batted in (RBIs).[2][3]
2013
Arcia was called up to the majors for the first time on April 15, 2013.[4] He went 1-for-3 in his Major League debut. On April 23, Arcia hit his first career major league home run off Jose Fernandez of the Miami Marlins. Arcia finished the season batting .251/.304/.430 with 14 home runs in 97 games. Arcia displayed poor plate discipline and showed a knack for swinging at the first pitch in an at bat. He struck out 117 times in 303 at bats and played left and right field for the Twins.
2014
Arcia began the season as the starting right fielder for the Twins. He played in right before going on the DL with a wrist injury.[5] He missed over a month due to the injury and was activated from the DL at the end of May. In 103 games, he slashed .231/.300/.452, slugging 20 home runs and amassing 57 RBIs.
2015
Arcia played in 19 games for the Twins in 2015. [6] On June 3, he was demoted to Triple-A[7] where he finished the year with the Rochester Red Wings. He batted .276/.338/.379 in 65 big league plate appearances, with two home runs and eight RBIs.
2016
On June 16, 2016, Arcia was designated for assignment to create room for Danny Santana, who was activated from the disabled list. On June 24, the Twins traded Arcia to the Tampa Bay Rays for a player to be named later.[8] Arcia played 21 games for the Rays, before being designated for assignment on August 19, 2016.[9] On August 23, the Marlins claimed Arcia off waivers and assigned him to their major league roster. After receiving two plate appearances with the Marlins across two games, they designated him for assignment on August 25, after acquiring Jeff Francoeur.[10] Arcia was claimed off waivers by the San Diego Padres on August 27.[11]
Personal
His brother, Orlando Arcia, plays for the Milwaukee Brewers.[12]
References
- ↑ "Twins add three players to Major League roster". MLB.com. November 18, 2011. Retrieved August 25, 2016.
- ↑ "TwinsCentric: Oswaldo Arcia, for better or worse". Star Tribune. Retrieved August 25, 2016.
- ↑ "Twins name Arcia, Hermsen top Minors players". MLB.com. Retrieved August 25, 2016.
- ↑ "Twins call up Arcia, then send him back down". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 25, 2016.
- ↑ Gleeman, Aaron (April 9, 2014). "Twins put Oswaldo Arcia on disabled list with wrist injury". NBC Sports. Retrieved August 25, 2016.
- ↑ "Oswaldo Arcia Statistics and History - Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball Reference. Retrieved August 25, 2016.
- ↑ Gleeman, Aaron (June 3, 2015). "Oswaldo Arcia is healthy, so Twins demoted him to Triple-A". NBC Sports. Retrieved August 25, 2016.
- ↑ "Twins trade Oswaldo Arcia to Rays for future considerations". Star Tribune. Retrieved August 25, 2016.
- ↑ Blum, Sam (August 19, 2016). "Rays designate Arcia for assignment". MLB.com. Retrieved August 25, 2016.
- ↑ "Marlins Designate Oswaldo Arcia For Assignment". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved August 25, 2016.
- ↑ Wilmoth, Charlie (August 27, 2016). "Padres Claim Oswaldo Arcia From Marlins". mlbtraderumors.com. Retrieved August 27, 2016.
- ↑ "» Twinsights: Arcia brothers on a collision course". Pioneer Press. June 2, 2014. Retrieved August 25, 2016.
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