Nomar Mazara

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In this
Spanish name, the first or paternal surname
is Mazara and the second or maternal family name is Jiminián.
Nomar Mazara
Runs batted in
360
Teams

Nomar Shamir Mazara Jiminián (born April 26, 1995) is a Dominican professional baseball right fielder for the Sultanes de Monterrey of the Mexican League. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Texas Rangers, Chicago White Sox, Detroit Tigers, and San Diego Padres.

Professional career

Minor Leagues

Mazara signed with the

40-man roster after the 2015 season to protect him from being eligible to be selected in the Rule 5 draft.[8]

Texas Rangers

2016

Mazara with the Rangers in 2016

Mazara began the 2016 season in Triple-A Round Rock. The Rangers promoted Mazara to the major leagues on April 10, following an injury to

American League Rookie of the Month Award.[11] On May 25, 2016, Mazara hit a massive 491-foot home run off of Angels starter Hector Santiago. Mazara continued to bat over .300 for the month of May and he yet again won the American League Rookie of the Month.[12]

2017

To begin play in 2017, Mazara hit .417 with 2 home runs and 9 RBI's, one of those home runs being his first career

Grand Slam which was hit on April 7 against the Oakland Athletics
, propelling him to the American League Player of the Week. Mazara finished the 2017 season with a batting line of: .253/.323/.422/.745 with 20 home runs and a team leading 101 RBI.

2018

In 2018, Mazara posted a batting line of .258/.317/.436/.753 with 20 home runs and 77 RBI. Mazara landed on the

disabled list from July 20 to August 16 with a right thumb sprain. The injury lingered and hampered Mazara through the end of the season, but did not require surgery to fix.[13]

2019

On June 21, 2019, Mazara hit a home run estimated at 505 feet off of Reynaldo López of the Chicago White Sox, the longest home run hit by any major leaguer in 2019.[14][15] In 2019, Mazara hit .268/.318/.469/.786 with 19 home runs and 66 RBIs.[16]

Chicago White Sox

On December 11, 2019, Mazara was traded to the Chicago White Sox in exchange for Steele Walker.[16] Overall with the 2020 Chicago White Sox, Mazara batted .228 with one home run and 15 RBIs in 42 games.[17] On December 2, Mazara was non-tendered by the White Sox.[18]

Detroit Tigers

On February 11, 2021, Mazara signed a one-year deal with the Detroit Tigers worth $1.75 million plus incentives.[19] On March 27, Tigers manager A. J. Hinch announced that Mazara had made the team's opening day roster.[20] Mazara played in 50 games for Detroit, slashing .212/.276/.321 with 3 home runs and 19 RBI. He was designated for assignment by the Tigers on July 16.[21] He was released by Detroit on July 23.[21]

San Diego Padres

On December 16, 2021, Mazara signed a minor league contract with the San Diego Padres.[22] He began the 2022 season with the El Paso Chihuahuas of the PCL. The Padres promoted Mazara to the major leagues on June 2.[23] The Padres designated Mazara for assignment on August 20.[24] He cleared waivers and elected free agency on August 23, 2022.

Washington Nationals

On December 6, 2022, Mazara signed a minor league contract with the Baltimore Orioles organization.[25] Mazara was released by the Orioles on March 27, 2023.[26]

On April 14, 2023, Mazara signed a minor league contract with the Washington Nationals and was assigned to the Triple-A Rochester Red Wings.[27] He was released on July 23.[28]

Sultanes de Monterrey

On March 1, 2024, Mazara signed with the Sultanes de Monterrey of the Mexican League.[29]

References

  1. ^ "Newberg Report: Nomar Mazara could be a future cornerstone for Rangers". Texas Rangers. Archived from the original on August 8, 2014. Retrieved April 10, 2016.
  2. ^ "Texas Rangers sign Dominican Nomar Mazara for $5 million record bonus". ESPN.com. July 2, 2011. Retrieved April 10, 2016.
  3. ^ "Plan for 16-year-old Nomar Mazara". ESPN.com. July 6, 2011. Retrieved April 10, 2016.
  4. ^ "Rangers pay record $5 million bonus to 16-year-old Nomar Mazara". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved April 10, 2016.
  5. ^ "Texas Rangers: Rangers prospect primer: Power-hitting OF Nomar Mazara comes with big expectations after inking record deal - SportsDay". SportsDay. Retrieved April 10, 2016.
  6. ^ "Crawdads' Mazara up to challenge". HDR - Hickory Daily Record. July 31, 2013. Retrieved April 10, 2016.
  7. ^ "Texas Rangers promote two top prospects to Frisco". Archived from the original on August 8, 2014. Retrieved August 4, 2014.
  8. ^ "Rangers set 40-man roster ahead of deadline". MLB.com. Retrieved April 10, 2016.
  9. ^ "Nomar Mazara excited for Rangers debut". Star-Telegram. Retrieved April 10, 2016.
  10. ^ "Texas Rangers: Nomar Mazara will be Rangers regular right fielder, hits second in MLB debut - SportsDay". Dallas Morning News. April 10, 2016. Retrieved April 10, 2016.
  11. ^ "Rangers' Nomar Mazara named AL Rookie of the Month for April". MLB.com (Press release). Major League Baseball. May 2, 2016. Retrieved May 2, 2016.
  12. ^ Posner, Ryan. "Mazara's mighty HR is downright dreamy". MLB. Retrieved May 25, 2016.
  13. ^ "Rangers' Nomar Mazara won't need surgery on right thumb". ESPN.com. Associated Press. October 2, 2018. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
  14. ^ T.R. Sullivan (June 21, 2019). "Feast your eyes on Mazara's 505-foot homer". MLB.com. Retrieved June 21, 2019.
  15. ^ "Statcast Leaderboardm". Baseballsavant.mlb.com. Retrieved October 9, 2019.
  16. ^ a b "Rangers trade OF Nomar Mazara to White Sox for prospect". ESPN.com. December 11, 2019. Retrieved December 11, 2019.
  17. ^ "Nomar Mazara Stats, Fantasy & News". MLB.com.
  18. ^ "White Sox Non-Tender Nomar Mazara, Carlos Rodon". Mlbtraderumors.com. December 2, 2020. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
  19. ^ Petzold, Evan (February 11, 2021). "Detroit Tigers sign outfielder Nomar Mazara to one-year, $1.75 million contract". freep.com. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
  20. ^ Petzold, Evan (March 27, 2021). "Detroit Tigers set Opening Day roster: Renato Nunez out, Harold Castro, Akil Baddoo in". freep.com. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
  21. ^ a b "Tigers Release Nomar Mazara". Mlbtraderumors.com. July 21, 2021.
  22. ^ "Padres, Nomar Mazara Agree To Minor League Deal". Mlbtraderumors.com. December 16, 2021. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
  23. San Diego Union-Tribune
    . June 2, 2022. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
  24. ^ "Padres pregame: Hader taking a break from closing, Azocar returns as Mazara DFA'd". August 20, 2022.
  25. ^ "Orioles Sign Nomar Mazara To Minor League Deal". MLB Trade Rumors. December 6, 2022. Retrieved December 6, 2022.
  26. ^ "Nomar Mazara: Released by Baltimore". cbssports.com. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
  27. ^ "Nationals Sign Nomar Mazara, Richie Martin To Minor League Contracts". MLB Trade Rumors. April 14, 2023. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
  28. ^ https://www.milb.com/player/nomar-mazara-608577
  29. ^ "LMB: Movimientos en listas de reserva - 1 de marzo de 2024". milb.com. Retrieved March 3, 2024.

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