Francisco Peguero
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| Francisco Peguero | |||
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| Tigres de Quintana Roo – No. 74 | |||
| Outfielder | |||
| Born: June 1, 1988 Nigua, Dominican Republic |
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| MLB debut | |||
| August 25, 2012, for the San Francisco Giants | |||
| MLB statistics (through 2013 season) |
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| Batting average | .200 | ||
| Home runs | 1 | ||
| Runs batted in | 1 | ||
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Francisco Peguero Báez (born June 1, 1988) is a Dominican professional baseball outfielder who is with the Tigres de Quintana Roo of the Mexican League. He played in MLB for the San Francisco Giants from 2012 through 2013.
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Professional career
San Francisco Giants
Peguero began his professional career in 2006, playing for the DSL Giants, hitting .275 with four home runs and 16 RBI in 56 games. He played for the DSL Giants in 2007 as well, hitting .294 with 25 stolen bases in 69 games.
In 2008, Peguero played for two teams - the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes and Augusta Greenjackets. That season, he hit a combined .285 with four home runs, 43 RBI and 25 stolen bases in 100 games.
He spent 2009 with the Volcanoes and Greenjackets, hitting .353 with one home run, 46 RBI and 22 stolen bases in 75 games.[1]
Peguero got a late start this season after an injury in spring training. He batted .324 in San Jose before joining the Richmond Flying Squirrels on June 23, where he has played 71 games with a .309 average, 5 home runs, 37 RBIs, 34 runs scored and 8 stolen bases.
In 2012, Peguro played for the Fresno Grizzlies. In August he had a 22-game hitting streak. On August 25, 2012, Peguro was called up to the majors and made his major league debut, starting and playing left field in a game against the Atlanta Braves.[2] He got his first major league base hit September 23 with an infield single in the 4th inning against the San Diego Padres.
Peguero was designated for assignment on November 27, 2013. He became a free agent on December 2, 2013 after being non-tendered by the Giants.
Baltimore Orioles
Peguero signed with the Baltimore Orioles on December 7, 2013.[3]
References
- ↑ Baseball Reference Minors
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2013/12/07/orioles-sign-francisco-peguero-to-1-year-contract/3904961/
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- 1988 births
- Living people
- San Francisco Giants players
- Salem-Keizer Volcanoes players
- Augusta GreenJackets players
- San Jose Giants players
- Richmond Flying Squirrels players
- Fresno Grizzlies players
- Arizona League Giants players
- Norfolk Tides players
- Major League Baseball players from the Dominican Republic
- Dominican Summer League Giants players
- Gigantes del Cibao players
- Tigres de Quintana Roo players
