Brayan Rocchio
Rocchio in 2023
Cleveland Guardians – No. 4
Shortstop
Born: (2001-01-13) January 13, 2001
Caracas, Venezuela
Bats: Switch
Throws: Right
MLB debut
May 16, 2023, for the Cleveland Guardians
MLB statistics
(through 2023 season)
Batting average.247
Home runs0
Runs batted in8
Teams

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 Low–A ball. He played in 69 games, hitting for a .250 batting average.[4] 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]

References

  1. ↑ Noga, Joe (March 18, 2020). "No. 6 Brayan Rocchio, SS: Cleveland Indians top prospects right now". Cleveland.com.
  2. ↑ Hemminger, Brian (January 18, 2021). "Brayan Rocchio is our No. 6 Cleveland prospect. Who should be No. 7?". Covering the Corner.
  3. ↑ Coblitz, Joseph (January 16, 2019). "Brayan Rocchio: The Next Big Thing". The Sports Daily.
  4. 1 2 "Brayan Rocchio Statistics". Baseball Reference.
  5. ↑ "Guardians' Brayan Rocchio: Top prospect sent to minors". cbssports.com. Retrieved 2023-03-15.
  6. ↑ "Guardians' Brayan Rocchio: Call-up official". CBSSports.com.
  7. ↑ "Guardians' Brayan Rocchio: Optioned to Triple-A". cbssports.com. Retrieved 2023-04-20.
  8. ↑ "Guardians' Brayan Rocchio: Receiving promotion". cbssports.com. Retrieved 2023-05-16.
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