Rowdy Tellez
Mexican-American baseball player (born 1995) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ryan John "Rowdy" Tellez (/təˈlɛz/ tə-LEZ;[1] born March 16, 1995) is an American professional baseball first baseman for the Pittsburgh Pirates of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Toronto Blue Jays and Milwaukee Brewers. He has played for the Mexico national baseball team.
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Pittsburgh Pirates – No. 44 | |||||||||||||||
First baseman | |||||||||||||||
Born: (1995-03-16) March 16, 1995 (age 29) Sacramento, California, U.S. | |||||||||||||||
Bats: Left Throws: Left | |||||||||||||||
MLB debut | |||||||||||||||
September 5, 2018, for the Toronto Blue Jays | |||||||||||||||
MLB statistics (through July 24, 2024) | |||||||||||||||
Batting average | .235 | ||||||||||||||
Home runs | 101 | ||||||||||||||
Runs batted in | 299 | ||||||||||||||
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In 2013, Tellez was both a Baseball America and a Rawlings First Team High School All-American. He was drafted by the Blue Jays in the 30th round of the 2013 Major League Baseball draft. In 2015, Tellez was a Midwest League All-Star, and named to the Arizona Fall League (AFL) All-Prospect Team and an AFL Rising Star. The following year, he was named an Eastern League All-Star, an MiLB.com Toronto Blue Jays Organization All-Star, and a Baseball America Double-A All-Star.
He made his major league debut in 2018, and is the only player since 1913 to hit seven doubles in his first seven major league games.