Brayan Rocchio Explained

Brayan Rocchio
Team:Cleveland Guardians
Number:4
Position:Shortstop
Bats:Switch
Throws:Right
Birth Date:13 January 2001
Birth Place:Caracas, Venezuela
Debutleague:MLB
Debutdate:May 16
Debutyear:2023
Debutteam:Cleveland Guardians
Statleague:MLB
Statyear:August 21, 2024
Stat1label:Batting average
Stat1value:.217
Stat2label:Home runs
Stat2value:6
Stat3label:Runs batted in
Stat3value:35
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Brayan Hommy Rocchio (born January 13, 2001) is a Venezuelan professional baseball shortstop for the Cleveland Guardians of Major League Baseball (MLB).

Career

Rocchio was signed as an international free agent by the Cleveland Indians in July 2017.[1] He made his professional debut with the Dominican Summer League Indians in 2018.[2]

Rocchio was promoted to the Arizona League Indians after hitting .323 in 25 games for the DSL Indians.[3] He had an even better season with the AZL Indians, hitting for a .343 batting average in 35 games. Across both leagues in his first professional season, Rocchio hit .335 in 60 games.[4] For his 2019 season, he played the full season with the Mahoning Valley Scrappers in LowA ball. He played in 69 games, hitting for a .250 batting average. He did not play a minor league game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The newly named Cleveland Guardians selected Rocchio to their 40-man roster on November 19, 2021. Rocchio was optioned to the Triple-A Columbus Clippers to begin the 2023 season.[5]

On April 19, 2023, Rocchio was promoted to the major leagues for the first time.[6] He did not see game action for the Guardians and was optioned back to Columbus the following day, becoming a phantom ballplayer.[7] On May 16, Rocchio was again promoted to the major leagues after José Ramírez was placed on the bereavement list.[8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: No. 6 Brayan Rocchio, SS: Cleveland Indians top prospects right now. Joe. Noga. Cleveland.com. March 18, 2020.
  2. Web site: Brayan Rocchio is our No. 6 Cleveland prospect. Who should be No. 7?. Brian. Hemminger. Covering the Corner. January 18, 2021.
  3. Web site: Brayan Rocchio: The Next Big Thing. Joseph. Coblitz. The Sports Daily. January 16, 2019.
  4. Web site: Brayan Rocchio Statistics. Baseball Reference.
  5. Web site: Guardians' Brayan Rocchio: Top prospect sent to minors. March 15, 2023. cbssports.com. en.
  6. Web site: Guardians' Brayan Rocchio: Call-up official. CBSSports.com.
  7. Web site: Guardians' Brayan Rocchio: Optioned to Triple-A. April 20, 2023. cbssports.com. en.
  8. Web site: Guardians' Brayan Rocchio: Receiving promotion. May 16, 2023. cbssports.com. May 16, 2023 . en.