Jorge Polanco
| Jorge Polanco | |||
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| Minnesota Twins – No. 11 | |||
| Infielder | |||
| Born: July 5, 1993 San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic |
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| MLB debut | |||
| June 26, 2014, for the Minnesota Twins | |||
| MLB statistics (through May 15, 2016) |
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| Batting average | .273 | ||
| Home runs | 1 | ||
| Runs batted in | 8 | ||
| Stolen bases | 1 | ||
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Jorge Luis Pacheco Polanco (born July 5, 1993) is a Dominican professional baseball infielder for the Minnesota Twins of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Career
Polanco signed with the Minnesota Twins as an international free agent in 2009. He made his debut in 2010 for the Dominican Summer League Twins. He also played for the Gulf Coast Twins that year and hit .233./303/.294 overall. He remained with the Gulf Coast Twins in 2011, hitting .250/.319/.349 in 51 games. Playing for the Elizabethton Twins in 2012, he hit .318/.388/.514 with five home runs in 51 games.[1] He played the 2013 season for the Cedar Rapids Kernels hitting .308/.362/.452 and five home runs in 115 games. After the season he played for the Leones del Escogido of the Dominican Professional Baseball League.[2] In November he was added to the Twins 40-man roster.[3] Polanco started the 2014 season with the Fort Myers Miracle.
Polanco was called up to the majors for the first time on June 26, 2014.[4]
References
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- 1993 births
- Living people
- Minnesota Twins players
- Dominican Summer League Twins players
- Gulf Coast Twins players
- Elizabethton Twins players
- Cedar Rapids Kernels players
- Leones del Escogido players
- Fort Myers Miracle players
- New Britain Rock Cats players
- People from San Pedro de Macorís
- Major League Baseball players from the Dominican Republic
