Richie Palacios
Richie Palacios | |
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Tampa Bay Rays – No. 1 | |
Outfielder / Second baseman | |
Born: Brooklyn, New York, U.S. | May 16, 1997|
Bats: Left Throws: Right | |
MLB debut | |
April 25, 2022, for the Cleveland Guardians | |
MLB statistics (through April 23, 2024) | |
Batting average | .252 |
Home runs | 8 |
Runs batted in | 29 |
Teams | |
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Richard Jordan Palacios (born May 16, 1997) is an American professional baseball outfielder and second baseman for the Tampa Bay Rays of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Cleveland Guardians and St. Louis Cardinals.
Amateur career
Palacios attended
Professional career
Cleveland Indians / Guardians
Palacios made his professional debut in 2018 with the
The newly-named Cleveland Guardians selected Palacios to their 40-man roster on November 19, 2021.[7]
After beginning the 2022 season with the Triple-A Columbus Clippers, Palacios was recalled by the Guardians on April 25, 2022, and made his major league debut that same day, starting in left field. He collected his first career hit in the same game, a single off of Los Angeles Angels starter Michael Lorenzen.[8] He played in 54 games during his rookie campaign, hitting .232/.293/.286 with no home runs and 10 RBI.
Palacios was optioned to Triple-A Columbus to begin the 2023 season.[9] In 56 games with Columbus, Palacios batted .217/.351/.318 with 3 home runs, 30 RBI, and 6 stolen bases. On June 11, 2023, Palacios was designated for assignment by the Guardians after Cody Morris was activated off of the injured list.[10]
St. Louis Cardinals
On June 16, 2023, Palacios was traded to the St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for cash considerations.[11] In 32 games for the Cardinals, he batted .258/.307/.516 with 6 home runs and 16 RBI.
Tampa Bay Rays
On January 5, 2024, the Cardinals traded Palacios to the Tampa Bay Rays in exchange for Andrew Kittredge.[12]
International career
On the international level, Palacios is eligible to represent
Personal life
His brother,
References
- ^ "Out on the Cape: Brooklyn baseball star seizing summer-time opportunity • Brooklyn Paper". July 11, 2017.
- ^ "#1 Richard Palacios - Profile". pointstreak.com. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
- mlb.com.
- ^ "Laurel resident Cody Morris makes progress on minor league mounds". 13 August 2019.
- ^ "For RubberDucks' Richard Palacios, it's more than the shoes".
- ^ "Richie Palacios a step away from making an impact for Guardians: Podcast". December 16, 2021.
- ^ "Guardians Announce Series Of 40-man Roster Moves". CleGuardians.com. November 19, 2021.
- ^ "Palacios' first big league hit | 04/25/2022". MLB.com.
- ^ "Guardians' Richie Palacios: Optioned to Triple-A". cbssports.com. Retrieved 2023-03-25.
- ^ "Guardians' Richie Palacios: Removed from40-man roster". cbssports.com. Retrieved 2023-06-11.
- ^ "Cardinals' Richie Palacios: Traded to St. Louis". cbssports.com. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
- ^ Passan, Jeff (January 5, 2024). "Rays trade Andrew Kittredge to Cards, get José Caballero from M's". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 6, 2024.
- ^ a b "Opinion | Perennial Blue Jays prospect Josh Palacios knows how the game is played. All he wants is a shot". Toronto Star. 6 March 2020.
- ^ a b Noga, Joe. "Guardians' Richie Palacios dreamed of representing Curaçao, playing with his brother in WBC for the Netherlands". Plain Dealer. No. 15 February 2023. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
- ^ "Grote namen in voorselectie Koninkrijksteam voor World Baseball Classic – HonkbalSoftbal.nl". HonkbalSoftbal.nl (in Dutch). January 10, 2023. Retrieved March 22, 2023.
- ^ "Stats - Kingdom of the Netherlands". MLB.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
- ^ "Netherlands v. Chinese Taipei". ESPN.
- ^ "For Palacios family of Park Slope, Brooklyn, baseball is a family affair". New York Daily News. 8 April 2012.
- ^ "Towson shortstop, Indians draftee Richie Palacios went the extra mile to carry on family legacy". 6 June 2018.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet