Aneury De Jesús Tavárez Trinidad [ah-nay'-oo-ree / tah-vah'-rez] (born April 14, 1992) is a Dominican professional baseball outfielder for the Toros de Tijuana of the Mexican League.
| Aneury Tavárez | |
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| Toros de Tijuana – No. 00 | |
| Outfielder | |
| Born: April 14, 1992 Barrio Obrero, Dominican Republic | |
Bats: Left Throws: Right |
Career
editBoston Red Sox
editThe Boston Red Sox signed Tavárez as an international free agent in October 2010, signing him a bonus of $80,000.[1] His first four seasons in the minors were unremarkable – a combined .254 batting average (289-for-1136) with 336 strikeouts and just 66 walks in 314 games.[2]
Tavárez opened 2015 with the High–A Salem Red Sox, where he improved to .280 with a .444 OBP and .447 of slugging in 39 games. He then was promoted to the Double-A Portland Sea Dogs during the midseason and ended the year with the Triple-A Pawtucket Red Sox. Overall, he posted a .253/.314/.401 slash line with a .715 OPS in 112 games.[2] After the season, he was selected to the roster for the Dominican Republic national baseball team at the 2015 WBSC Premier12.[3]
Tavárez settled into Double-A in 2016, after spending the 2015 season at three levels, and struggled early in the year. As late as May 5, he was hitting .219 with a .534 OPS and was fighting for playing time before settling down in June, when he posted a robust .413 average and was briefly called up to Pawtucket for six games. Tavárez produced again in Triple-A, hitting .389/.522/.667 with a one home run and five RBI, while collecting a 1.188 OPS.[2] Following his return on July 1 to Double-A, Tavárez hit .341 for the Sea Dogs during the month, boost his batting average to .336 in August, and finished the season with a career-high 12-game hitting streak, in which he went 15-for-37 (.405),[4] missing out on the Eastern League batting title by a narrow margin.[5] Binghamton Mets infielder Phillip Evans overtook Tavárez on the last day of the season, edging him .3351 to .3350.[6] Tavárez led the league in triples (13), along with a third-best .379 OBP (.379) and fourth-bests in SLG (.506) and OPS (.886).[5] He also earned Portland Sea Dogs Most Valuable Player honors and was named to both the Eastern League mid-season and season-ending All-Star teams.[7] Adidionally, Tavárez led the Red Sox minor league system in average and triples, ranking third both in slugging and OPS behind Andrew Benintendi (.532/.910) and Yoan Moncada (.511/.918), fifth in OBP, sixth in hits (132), and eighth in stolen bases (20).[1]
Baltimore Orioles
editOn December 8, 2016, Tavárez was selected by the Baltimore Orioles in the 2016 Rule 5 draft.[8] He did not play in any regular seasons minor league games for Baltimore.
Boston Red Sox (second stint)
editTavárez was returned to Boston from Baltimore on April 2, 2017. He spent the season with three Red Sox teams: the Low–A Lowell Spinners (7 games), Double-A Portland Sea Dogs (18 games), and Triple-A Pawtucket Red Sox (33 games). Overall, he batted .272 with five home runs and 22 RBI in 58 games played.
Tavárez opened the 2018 season with Triple-A Pawtucket. In 104 games for the club, he batted .226/.284/.343 with 8 home runs, 34 RBI, and 9 stolen bases. Tavárez elected free agency following the season on November 2, 2018.[9]
On January 25, 2019, Tavárez re-signed to a minor league deal with the Red Sox. He was released on May 10, 2019.
Generales de Durango
editOn May 27, 2019, Tavárez signed with the Generales de Durango of the Mexican League. Tavárez did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the Mexican League season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[10] In 2021, he slashed .353/.436/.603 with 10 home runs and 36 RBI over 55 games. He continued his success in 2022, batting .388/.466/.659 with 23 home runs and 80 RBI in 85 games, and was named a Mid-Season All Star in the North Division. In 2023, he registered a .263/.332/.425 line in 47 games.
Guerreros de Oaxaca
editOn June 26, 2023, Tavárez was traded to the Guerreros de Oaxaca of the Mexican League in exchange for OF Ademar Rifaela.[11] In 7 games for Oaxaca, Tavárez went 6–for–25 (.240) with no home runs and two RBI.
Bravos de León
editOn December 11, 2023, Tavárez signed with the Bravos de León of the Mexican League.[12] In 45 games for León, Tavárez batted .286/.373/.456 with four home runs and 24 RBI.
Toros de Tijuana
editOn June 8, 2024, the Bravos traded Tavárez to the Toros de Tijuana of the Mexican League.[13] In 45 games he hit .311/.348/.466 with 4 home runs, 33 RBIs and 9 stolen bases.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Sox-Prospects.com – Aneury Tavarez page".
- ^ a b c Aneury Tavarez Batting Statistics. MiLB.com. Retrieved on September 1, 2016.
- ^ "DOM Roster". World Baseball Softball Confederation: WBSC. Archived from the original on July 26, 2018. Retrieved January 5, 2018.
- ^ Aneury Tavares batting statistics. MiLB.com. Retrieved on September 5, 2016.
- ^ a b 2016 Eastern League Batting Statistics. MiLB.com. Retrieved on September 5, 2016.
- ^ Sea Dogs fall in season finale, 3-1. Portland Press Herald. Retrieved on September 6, 2016.
- ^ Sea Dogs Announce 2016 Team Awards. MiLB.com. Retrieved on September 1, 2016.
- ^ "2016 Rule 5 Draft results". MLB.com. December 8, 2016. Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved December 8, 2016.
- ^ "Minor League Free Agents 2018". baseballamerica.com. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
- ^ "Mexican League Cancels 2020 Season". July 2020.
- ^ "Llega líder productor de la liga". clubgenerales.com (in Spanish). Retrieved June 30, 2023.
- ^ "Aneury Tavárez llega para "bombardear" con los Bravos de León". elsoldeleon.com.mx. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
- ^ "LMB: Movimientos en listas de reserva - 8 de junio de 2024". milb.com. Retrieved June 10, 2024.
External links
edit- Career statistics from MLB, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- SoxProspects.com