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Venezuelan baseball player (born 2000) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Osleivis José Basabe Chourio (born September 13, 2000) is a Venezuelan professional baseball infielder for the Tampa Bay Rays of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2023.
Osleivis Basabe | |
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Tampa Bay Rays – No. 37 | |
Infielder | |
Born: Bobures, Venezuela | September 13, 2000|
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
MLB debut | |
August 13, 2023, for the Tampa Bay Rays | |
MLB statistics (through 2023 season) | |
Batting average | .218 |
Home runs | 1 |
Runs batted in | 12 |
Teams | |
On December 23, 2017, Basabe signed with the Texas Rangers as an international free agent.[1] He made his professional debut in 2018 with the Dominican Summer League Rangers, hitting .344/.414/.474 with 1 home run, 34 RBI, and 12 stolen bases. He split the 2019 season between the rookie–level Arizona League Rangers and Low–A Spokane Indians, hitting a combined .323.352/.398 with 32 RBI.[2] Basabe did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[3]
On December 10, 2020, the Rangers traded Basabe, Heriberto Hernandez, and Alexander Ovalles to the Tampa Bay Rays in exchange for Nathaniel Lowe, Jake Guenther, and Carl Chester.[4] He split his first season in the Rays organization between the Charleston RiverDogs and Bowling Green Hot Rods, hitting .282/.347/.388/.734 with 3 home runs, 36 RBI, and 18 stolen bases.[5] Basabe split the 2022 campaign between Bowling Green and the Montgomery Biscuits, hitting a combined .324/.385/.462/.847 with 4 home runs, 47 RBI, and 21 stolen bases.[6]
On November 15, 2022, the Rays added Basabe to their 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft.[7] Basabe was optioned to the Triple-A Durham Bulls to begin the 2023 season.[8][9] On August 13, Basabe was promoted to the major league for the first time.[10] Basabe hit his first career home run, a grand slam against the Colorado Rockies, on August 22.[11] In 31 games during his rookie campaign, he batted .218/.277/.310 with one home run and 12 RBI.
Basabe was optioned to Triple–A Durham to begin the 2024 season.[12]
Basabe's cousin, Luis Matos, is currently an outfielder for the San Francisco Giants.[13] Another cousin, Luis Alexander Basabe, previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Giants. Another cousin, Luis Alejandro Basabe, is also a professional baseball player.[14]
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