Thairo Estrada
Thairo Estrada | |
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San Francisco Giants – No. 39 | |
Second baseman | |
Born: Bejuma, Venezuela | February 22, 1996|
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
MLB debut | |
April 21, 2019, for the New York Yankees | |
MLB statistics (through April 13, 2024) | |
Batting average | .260 |
Home runs | 42 |
Runs batted in | 157 |
Teams | |
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Thairo Jose Estrada Villegas (born February 22, 1996) is a Venezuelan
Early life
Thairo Jose Estrada Villegas was born on February 22, 1996, in Bejuma, Venezuela.
Professional career
Minor leagues
Estrada signed with the
He played 2014 with the Gulf Coast Yankees and the Class A-
Estrada played in 2015 with Staten Island. He slashed .267/.338/.360 with two home runs and 23 RBIs in 247 at bats over 63 games, and was named a New York-Pennsylvania League Mid-Season All Star.[5]
He then played in 2016 for the Class A
Estrada spent 2017 with the Class AA
In January 2018, while in his hometown in Venezuela, Estrada was shot in his right hip by robbers in a robbery attempt.[13] Doctors in Venezuela who performed surgery upon him were unable to remove the bullet from his hip, but he was cleared to play with the small caliber bullet lodged in his hip; it was only removed in July six months later, in the United States.[14][15]
After a delayed start to his season as he missed
New York Yankees (2019–2020)
The Yankees promoted Estrada to the major leagues on April 4, 2019, but
In his minor league career through 2019, Estrada had played 225 games at shortstop, 161 games at second base, and 52 games at third base.[2]
In 2020 for the Yankees, Estrada batted .167/.231/.229 with one home run and three RBIs in 48 at bats across 26 games, playing 20 games at second base, 6 games at third base, and 3 games at shortstop.[23]
On April 6, 2021, Estrada was designated for assignment following the acquisition of Rougned Odor.[24]
San Francisco Giants (2021–present)
On April 11, 2021, the Yankees traded Estrada to the
He was called up to the Giants on June 6, following an injury to third baseman
In the 2021 regular season for the Giants, Estrada batted .273/.333/.479 with 7 home runs and 22 RBIs in 121 at bats. He played 19 games at shortstop, 16 games at second base, 4 games at third base, 4 games in left field, and one game in right field.[28] At AAA Sacramento, he batted .333/.399/.538 with 9 home runs and 40 RBIs in 210 at bats.[28]
In 2022 Estrada batted .260/.322/.402 with 71 runs, 14 home runs, 62 RBIs, 21 stolen bases (7th in the NL) in 27 attempts, 5.5 at bats per strikeout (8th), and 14 hit by pitch (7th), and had the fastest sprint speed of all Giants players, at 28.3 feet per second.[29][30] On defense he had a range factor/9Inn at 2B of 4.22 (3rd).[30] On January 13, 2023, Estrada agreed to a one-year, $2.25 million contract with the Giants for the 2023 season, avoiding salary arbitration.[31]
Personal life
In January 2018, Estrada was shot in his right hip/thigh by a pair of teenagers in a robbery attempt in his hometown of Bejuma in Venezuela, while he and his wife were in a cafe and he was at the counter.[13][32] The bullet was not removed until six months later, in July 2018 in a hospital in Tampa, Florida.[33][34] He said, "The situation [in Venezuela] is not very good, not very safe... it makes you think about [not] even going back anymore."[32]
Estrada married Lorena Cardenas on September 19, 2017. His daughter was born on January 5, 2019. He already had a son from a previous relationship. [35]
References
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- ^ a b c d "Thairo Estrada Stats, Fantasy & News". MLB.com.
- ^ a b c d e "Thairo Estrada Stats, Fantasy & News". MiLB.com.
- ^ Miller, Sean (May 24, 2017). "Thairo Estrada sets the table for the Trenton Thunder". NJ.com. Retrieved September 13, 2017.
- ^ Greg Johnson (June 28, 2017). "Four Thunder players make 2017 Eastern League All Star Game". Trentonian. Retrieved September 13, 2017.
- ^ "Thairo Estrada acumula 16 juegos seguidos embasándose". El Carabobeño (in Spanish). June 2, 2017. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
- ^ "Thairo Estrada Stats, Highlights, Bio". MiLB.com. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
- ^ King, George A. (November 20, 2017). "Yankees scramble to keep top-rated farm system together". The New York Post. Retrieved November 26, 2017.
- ^ Cohen, Perry (October 24, 2017). "Yankees' Thairo Estrada hits first AFL homer". MLB.com. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
- ^ Brendan Kuty (June 20, 2018). "It just gets worse for Yankees prospect who got shot". nj.
- ^ a b "Yanks' Estrada recovering from gunshot wound". MiLB.com. February 16, 2018. Retrieved November 19, 2018.
- ^ Witz, Billy (February 17, 2018). "Shot in a Robbery Attempt, Yankees Prospect Recovers at Spring Training". The New York Times.
- ^ Adler, Lindsey. "After successful surgery to remove bullet, Yankees hope infield prospect Thairo Estrada can get back to speed in Fall League". The Athletic.
- ^ Kuty, Brendan (May 2, 2018). "As if getting shot wasn't bad enough for this Yankees prospect ..." nj.com. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
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- ^ Miller, Randy (April 4, 2019). "Yankees' Troy Tulowitzki No. 11 on injured list; Thairo Estrada called up – What it means". nj.com. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
- ^ Caldera, Pete. "Yankees call up Giovanny Urshela, planning to play him a lot at third base". North Jersey Media Group.
- ^ "Bullpen wastes James Paxton's gem before Austin Romine wins it in 10th". Newsday. April 22, 2019. Retrieved June 11, 2021.
- ^ "'Every kid's dream': Ford hits 1st HR with Yanks". MLB.com.
- ^ Diemert, Joshua (November 11, 2020). "Yankees 2020 Roster Report Cards: Thairo Estrada". Pinstripe Alley.
- ^ "Yankees Designate Thairo Estrada For Assignment". MLB Trade Rumors.
- ^ Guardado, Maria (April 11, 2021). "Notes: Estrada acquired; Moronta to IL". MLB.com. Retrieved April 11, 2021.
- ^ "Why SF Giants should look for help from Triple-A before pursuing trades". Mercury News. June 30, 2021.
- ^ "Giants 3B Longoria out 4–6 weeks after collision". ESPN. June 6, 2021.
- ^ a b "Thairo Estrada Stats". Baseball-Reference.com.
- ^ "Statcast Sprint Speed Leaderboard". baseballsavant.com.
- ^ a b "Thairo Estrada Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More". Baseball-Reference.com.
- ^ "2023 MLB Arbitration Tracker". MLBTradeRumors. Retrieved January 13, 2023.
- ^ a b "Yanks prospect Estrada OK after gunshot wound". MLB.com.
- ^ Brendan Kuty (February 21, 2019). "Yankees prospect who got shot: Why I waited 6 months to get bullet out". nj.
- ^ Brendan Kuty (February 16, 2018). "How Yanks prospect Estrada got shot in botched robbery". nj.
- ^ "Thairo Estrada".
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
- Thairo Estrada on Instagram