Esteban Germán Explained

Esteban Germán
Position:Second baseman / Third baseman
Bats:Right
Throws:Right
Birth Date:1978 1, mf=yes
Birth Place:Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Debutleague:MLB
Debutdate:May 5
Debutyear:2002
Debutteam:Oakland Athletics
Debut2league:NPB
Debut2year:2012
Debut2team:Saitama Seibu Lions
Finalleague:MLB
Finaldate:September 27
Finalyear:2011
Finalteam:Texas Rangers
Final2league:NPB
Final2year:2015
Final2team:Orix Buffaloes
Statleague:MLB
Stat1label:Batting average
Stat1value:.280
Stat2label:Home runs
Stat2value:8
Stat3label:Runs batted in
Stat3value:111
Stat2league:NPB
Stat21label:Batting average
Stat21value:.278
Stat22label:Home runs
Stat22value:15
Stat23label:Runs batted in
Stat23value:182
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Esteban Germán Guridi (born January 26, 1978) is a Dominican former professional baseball second baseman. Germán played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Kansas City Royals, Oakland Athletics, and Texas Rangers.

Career

In the through seasons, Germán played sparingly, appearing in a total of 50 games.

On December 8, 2005, during the Winter Meetings, Germán was acquired by Kansas City from the Rangers for minor leaguer Fabio Castro. In as a member of the Royals, Germán saw an increase in playing time and made an impression. In 106 games that season, he batted .326 with three home runs and 34 RBIs, while playing a range of positions which included all four infield positions, left field, center field, and designated hitter.

On March 13, 2009, Germán signed a minor league deal with the Chicago Cubs and was invited to spring training, but was released a month later.[1] On April 8, 2009 the Rangers re-signed Germán to a minor league contract.[2]

On December 16, 2009, German, was outrighted off the 40 man roster to Triple-A. He would have his contract repurchased by the Rangers, and returned to the 40-man roster, in September 2010.

In 2011, he had 11 at-bats in 11 games for the Rangers, splitting his time in the field between second base and third base.[3] He elected free agency on November 4.

German signed with the Saitama Seibu Lions in Japan on December 14, 2011.

German signed with the Orix Buffaloes in Japan for the 2014 season.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cubs, Infielder Esteban German Agree to Terms . Chicago.cubs.mlb.com . March 13, 2009 . October 3, 2011 . March 16, 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090316181729/http://chicago.cubs.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20090313&content_id=3979660&vkey=pr_chc&fext=.jsp&c_id=chc . dead .
  2. Web site: Metcalf to KC . Newbergreport.com . October 3, 2011.
  3. Web site: Esteban German Statistics and History . Baseball-Reference.com . October 3, 2011.