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Revision as of 20:56, 20 September 2023
| José Tena | |
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_(cropped).jpg) Tena with the Lake County Captains in 2021 | |
| Cleveland Guardians – No. 8 | |
| Infielder | |
| Born: March 20, 2001 San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| August 5, 2023, for the Cleveland Guardians | |
| MLB statistics (through September 20, 2023) | |
| Batting average | .217 |
| Home runs | 0 |
| Runs batted in | 2 |
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José Luis Tena (born March 20, 2001) is a Dominican professional baseball infielder for the Cleveland Guardians of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2023.
Career
Tena signed with the Cleveland Indians as an international free agent in July 2017.[1][2] He made his professional debut in 2018 with the Dominican Summer League Indians, batting .313 with one home run and 23 runs batted in over 51 games. He spent the 2019 season with the Arizona League Indians where he hit .325 with one home run and 18 runs batted in over 44 games.[3] He did not play a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season.[4] Tena spent the 2021 season with the Lake County Captains, slashing .281/.331/.467 with 16 home runs and 58 runs batted in over 107 games.[5] After the season, he played in the Arizona Fall League for the Scottsdale Scorpions where he won the batting title with a .387 average over 17 games.[6]
Cleveland selected Tena to their 40-man roster on November 19, 2021.[7] Tena was optioned to the Triple-A Columbus Clippers to begin the 2023 season.[8] On August 4, 2023, Tena was promoted to the major leagues for the first time.[9]
On August 10, 2023, he registered his first major league hit, an RBI single against the Toronto Blue Jays.[citation needed]
References
- ^ "Who is Jose Tena?". March 2, 2020.
- ^ "George Valera, Jose Tena climbing Indians' minor-league ladder". August 12, 2021.
- ^ "No. 20 Jose Tena, SS: Cleveland Indians top prospects right now". April 14, 2020.
- ^ "2020 Minor League Baseball season canceled". MLB.com.
- ^ "The 12 Youngest Players on 2021 Arizona Fall League Rosters".
- ^ "20-year-old Tena wins AFL batting title". MLB.com.
- ^ "Guardians Announce Series Of 40-man Roster Moves". CleGuardians.com. November 19, 2021.
- ^ "Guardians' Jose Tena: Sent down to Triple-A". cbssports.com. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
- ^ https://www.cleveland.com/guardians/2023/08/guardians-placce-josh-naylor-tyler-freeman-on-injured-list-add-jose-tena-and-veteran-of-kole-calhoun.html
External links
- Career statistics from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- 2001 births
- Living people
- Baseball players from San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic
- Dominican Republic expatriate baseball players in the United States
- Major League Baseball players from the Dominican Republic
- Major League Baseball infielders
- Cleveland Guardians players
- Dominican Summer League Indians players
- Arizona League Indians players
- Lake County Captains players
- Scottsdale Scorpions players
- Akron RubberDucks players
- Estrellas Orientales players
- Columbus Clippers players