Yasmany Tomás
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| Outfielder / Third baseman | |||
| Born: November 14, 1990 Havana, Cuba |
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| MLB debut | |||
| April 15, 2015, for the Arizona Diamondbacks | |||
| MLB statistics (through May 16, 2016) |
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| Batting average | .281 | ||
| Home runs | 14 | ||
| Runs batted in | 62 | ||
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Yasmany Tomás Bacallao (born November 14, 1990), also known as Yasmani Tomás, is a Cuban professional baseball outfielder for the Arizona Diamondbacks of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played for the Cuba national baseball team at the 2013 World Baseball Classic.[1][2] He played for the Industriales in the Cuban National Series League from 2008 through 2013. He has also filled in at third base for the Diamondbacks.
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Professional career
Cuban beginnings
Tomás began his professional career in his home country, Cuba, where he played for the Industriales de La Habana in the Cuban National Series League. His first professional year of baseball was in 2008 where he played 35 games batting .297 with a home run, four stolen bases, and 11 RBI. In 2009, Tomás played 22 games batting .192 with a home run and three RBIs. After no participation in 2010, Tomás gained playing time in 2011 where he played 69 games batting .301 with 16 home runs, four stolen bases, and 42 RBI. In 2012, Tomás played 81 games batting .289 with 18 home runs, three triples, and 60 RBI. In 2013, he played 65 games batting .290 with six home runs, six stolen bases, and 35 RBI. In 2014, Tomás defected from Cuba in an effort to play in Major League Baseball.[3][4]
Arizona Diamondbacks
On November 26, 2014, he agreed to a six-year, $68.5 million contract with the Arizona Diamondbacks.[5] The deal became official on December 8.[6]
On April 4, 2015, Tomás was optioned to the Triple-A Reno Aces to begin the year. He was called up to the majors on April 15 and made his MLB debut that day, grounding out in his lone at-bat.[7] Tomas made his first start at third base on April 22 when Jake Lamb was placed on the 15-day DL.[8] He recorded his first RBI on April 28.[9] On May 17, 2015, Tomas hit his first career Home Run off of Phillies reliever Ken Giles.
See also
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References
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- ↑ http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/11943647/yasmany-tomas-arizona-diamondbacks-agree-6-year-685-million-deal
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External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Cuban Baseball Career statistics
- Use mdy dates from November 2014
- Pages with broken file links
- 1990 births
- Living people
- Cuban baseball players
- 2013 World Baseball Classic players
- Cuban defectors
- Major League Baseball outfielders
- Major League Baseball players from Cuba
- Arizona Diamondbacks players
- Industriales de La Habana players
- Reno Aces players
