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José Tena
Tena with the Lake County Captains in 2021
Washington Nationals
Infielder
Born: (2001-03-20) March 20, 2001 (age 23)
San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
MLB debut
August 5, 2023, for the Cleveland Guardians
MLB statistics
(through July 3, 2024)
Batting average.200
Home runs0
Runs batted in3
Teams

José Luis Tena (born March 20, 2001) is a Dominican professional baseball infielder for the Washington Nationals of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut for the Cleveland Guardians in 2023.

Career

Tena signed with the Cleveland Indians as an international free agent on July 2, 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 rookie–level 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, he registered his first major league hit, an RBI single against Alek Manoah of the Toronto Blue Jays.[10]

Tena was optioned to Triple-A Columbus to begin the 2024 season.[11]

References

  1. ^ "Who is Jose Tena?". March 2, 2020.
  2. ^ "George Valera, Jose Tena climbing Indians' minor-league ladder". August 12, 2021.
  3. ^ "No. 20 Jose Tena, SS: Cleveland Indians top prospects right now". April 14, 2020.
  4. ^ "2020 Minor League Baseball season canceled". MLB.com.
  5. ^ "The 12 Youngest Players on 2021 Arizona Fall League Rosters". October 6, 2021.
  6. ^ "20-year-old Tena wins AFL batting title". MLB.com.
  7. ^ "Guardians Announce Series Of 40-man Roster Moves". CleGuardians.com. November 19, 2021.
  8. ^ "Guardians' Jose Tena: Sent down to Triple-A". cbssports.com. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
  9. ^ "Guardians place Josh Naylor, Tyler Freeman on injured list, add José Tena, veteran OF Kole Calhoun". August 4, 2023.
  10. ^ "WATCH: Jose Tena Gets First Major League Hit In Big Inning For Guardians". si.com. August 10, 2023. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
  11. ^ "Guardians' Jose Tena: Optioned to Columbus". cbssports.com. March 21, 2024.
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