Aristides Aquino
| Aristides Aquino | |
|---|---|
 Aquino with the Chunichi Dragons in 2023 | |
| Diablos Rojos del México – No. 56 | |
| Outfielder | |
| Born: April 22, 1994 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
| Professional debut | |
| MLB: August 19, 2018, for the Cincinnati Reds | |
| NPB: March 31, 2023, for the Chunichi Dragons | |
| MLB statistics (through 2022 season) | |
| Batting average | .211 |
| Home runs | 41 |
| Runs batted in | 108 |
| NPB statistics (through 2023 season) | |
| Batting average | .154 |
| Home runs | 1 |
| Runs batted in | 6 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
Aristides Aquino Núñez (born April 22, 1994) is a Dominican professional baseball outfielder for the Diablos Rojos del México of the Mexican League. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cincinnati Reds and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Chunichi Dragons.
Career
[edit]Cincinnati Reds
[edit]Aquino signed with the Cincinnati Reds as an international free agent from the Dominican Prospect League in January 2011.[1] He made his professional debut that year with the Dominican Summer League Reds and also spent 2012 playing with them. He played for the Arizona League Reds and Billings Mustangs in 2013, Billings in 2014 and Billings and Dayton Dragons in 2015. In 2016, he played for the Daytona Tortugas and was named the Florida State League Player of the Year.[1][2] The Reds added him to their 40-man roster after the season.[3]
Aquino was called up to the majors for the first time on August 17, 2018,[4] to take the place of Joey Votto, who was placed on the 10-day disabled list.[5] On August 19, 2018, Aquino made his major league debut as a pinch runner for Scooter Gennett.[6] Aquino stayed in the game to play right field, and later struck out in his first major league at bat facing Ray Black. He was non-tendered and became a free agent on November 30, 2018. He re-signed a minor league deal on December 3, 2018.
He opened the 2019 season with the Louisville Bats. On August 1, the Reds selected Aquino's contract.[7] Aquino hit seven home runs in his first ten major league games, tying the record of Trevor Story. On August 10, 2019, in a game against the Chicago Cubs, Aquino hit three home runs, becoming the first rookie in MLB history to hit a home run in three consecutive innings, and the second rookie after Bobby Estalella to have a three home run game in his first ten career games.[8]
On August 16, 2019, Aquino became the first player in modern MLB history with 10 home runs in his first 16 career games. The next day, he hit his eleventh home run in 17 games. He also holds the record for most home runs in a month for a National League rookie (14), in addition to tying the Reds franchise record for home runs in a month for any player.[9]
Aquino saw limited playing time in 2020 due to the addition of Nick Castellanos, appearing in only 23 games, batting a meager .170/.304/.319 with 2 home runs and 8 RBI.[10]
On April 25, 2021, Aquino was placed on the 60-day injured list as he recovered from hamate bone surgery.[11] He was activated on June 13.[12]
On April 30, 2022, Aquino was designated for assignment by the Cincinnati Reds and was sent outright to Triple-A.[13] On May 20, Aquino was selected back to the active roster.[14] He was removed from the 40-man roster and returned to Triple-A on May 23,[15] but was selected back to the active roster hours later.[16]
On November 15, Aquino was designated for assignment. On November 18, he was non-tendered and became a free agent.
Chunichi Dragons
[edit]On November 27, 2022, Aquino signed with the Chunichi Dragons of Nippon Professional Baseball.[17] In 20 games he slashed .154/.262/.176 with 1 home run and 6 RBI and he became a free agent following the 2023 season.
Diablos Rojos del México
[edit]On February 19, 2024, Aquino signed with the Diablos Rojos del México of the Mexican League.[18] In 59 games, he slashed .296/.390/.491 with nine home runs, 37 RBI and five stolen bases. With the team, Aquino won the Serie del Rey.[19]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "No. 22 Cincinnati Reds prospect Aristides Aquino jkeeps slugging for Daytona Tortugas - MiLB.com News - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". Retrieved November 19, 2016.
- ^ Dean, Zach. "Daytona Tortugas' Aristides Aquino named 2016 FSL Player of the Year". Retrieved November 19, 2016.
- ^ "Jesse Winker among 7 protected from Rule 5 draft". Retrieved November 19, 2016.
- ^ "Cincinnati Reds place 1B Joey Votto on the 10-day disabled list with a leg injury".
- ^ "Reds' Aristides Aquino: Heading to majors". www.cbssports.com. CBS Interactive. August 17, 2018. Retrieved August 22, 2018.
- ^ "Balanced Reds sweep Giants with 11-4 romp". www.foxsports.com. Fox Sports Interactive Media, LLC. August 19, 2018. Retrieved August 22, 2018.
- ^ RotoWire Staff (August 1, 2019). "Reds' Aristides Aquino: Gets big-league call". CBS Sports. Retrieved August 1, 2019.
- ^ Mark Sheldon (August 11, 2019). "Aquino hits 3 HRs, has 7 in 10 career games". MLB.com. Retrieved August 11, 2019.
- ^ Jablonski, David. "Aristides Aquino home run tracker: Rookie sets National League record". daytondailynews. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
- ^ "Aristides Aquino's future with Reds hinges on Nick Castellanos' decision". September 15, 2020.
- ^ "Minor MLB Transactions: 4/25/21". April 25, 2021.
- ^ "Reds Reinstate Aristides Aquino from Injured List". June 13, 2021.
- ^ "Reds Designate Aristides Aquino, Select Connor Overton". MLB Trade Rumors. April 30, 2022. Retrieved April 30, 2022.
- ^ "Reds' Aristides Aquino: Back with big-league club". cbssports.com. Retrieved February 7, 2023.
- ^ "Reds' Aristides Aquino: Returned to Triple-A". cbssports.com. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
- ^ "Reds' Aristides Aquino: Contract selected". cbssports.com. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
- ^ "Aristides Aquino Signs with NPB's Chunichi Dragons". November 27, 2022.
- ^ "César Valdez y Arístides Aquino reforzarán en México were verano". cdndeportes.com.do. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
- ^ "LMB: ¡Los Diablos Rojos se llevan al infierno su título 17 y reinan en lo más alto de la Liga Mexicana de Beisbol!". milb.com. Retrieved November 14, 2024.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
- 1994 births
- Living people
- Arizona League Reds players
- Baseball players from Santo Domingo
- Billings Mustangs players
- Chunichi Dragons players
- Cincinnati Reds players
- Dayton Dragons players
- Daytona Tortugas players
- Diablos Rojos del México players
- Dominican Republic expatriate baseball players in Japan
- Dominican Republic expatriate baseball players in Mexico
- Dominican Republic expatriate baseball players in the United States
- Dominican Summer League Reds players
- Leones del Escogido players
- Louisville Bats players
- Major League Baseball outfielders
- Major League Baseball players from the Dominican Republic
- Pensacola Blue Wahoos players
- Tigres del Licey players