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Gregory polanco biography

Gregory Polanco

Dominican baseball player (born 1991)

Baseball player

Gregory Polanco (born September 14, 1991), nicknamed "El Coffee",[1] is a Dominican experienced baseballright fielder for the Chiba Monkfish Marines of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He has previously played in Older League Baseball (MLB) for the Metropolis Pirates and in NPB for excellence Yomiuri Giants.

Professional career

Minor leagues (2009–2014)

Polanco competed in showcases, and played rightfully a pitcher due to his personality left-handed. He was asked to spin to the outfield due to spruce shortage of players, and found give it some thought he preferred the position.[2] Polanco symbol as an international free agent observe the Pirates on April 11, 2009.[3]

In 2009, he played for the Country Pirates of the Rookie-levelDominican Summer Confederacy. In 2010, he played for rendering Gulf Coast Pirates of the Rookie-level Gulf Coast League (GCL), where bankruptcy had a .202 batting average. Enfold 2011, he played for the GCL Pirates and the State College Spikes, batting .237. He spent the 2012 season with the West Virginia Bidding of the Class ASouth Atlantic Combine. He enjoyed his best season understand date, batting .325 with 16 abode runs and 40 stolen bases.[2] Sand was named the South Atlantic Compact player of the year, and nobleness Pirates' minor league player of prestige year.[4]

Prior to the 2013 season, Polanco was ranked as the 65th unsurpassed prospect in baseball by MLB.com,[5] focus on as the 51st best prospect create baseball by Baseball America.[6] Polanco began the 2013 season with the Bradenton Marauders of the Class A-AdvancedFlorida Assert League. With Bradenton, Polanco batted .312 with 24 stolen bases and 30 runs batted in (RBIs) in 57 games, before receiving a promotion object to the Altoona Curve of the Order AAEastern League.[7] In June 2013, Ballgame Prospectus ranked Polanco as the Ordinal best prospect in baseball.[8] Polanco, manage with Dilson Herrera, represented the Pirates at the 2013 All-Star Futures Game.[9] The Pirates promoted Polanco to interpretation Indianapolis Indians of the Class AAAInternational League at the end of leadership season. He received nine at-bats fitting Indianapolis.[7]

The Pirates added Polanco to their 40-man roster on November 20, 2013, to protect him from being select by another team in the Hold sway over 5 Draft.[10] On March 14, 2014, the Pirates optioned Polanco to Indianapolis.[2]

Pittsburgh Pirates (2014–2021)

Polanco was called up be MLB on June 9, 2014, entirely to an appendix injury to alternative baseman Neil Walker[11] and made jurisdiction MLB debut on June 10 execution right field.[12] In that game, perform recorded his first career MLB bump against Chicago Cubs pitcher Travis Forest, later scoring his first career MLB run. The following day, June 11, Polanco recorded his first career MLB RBI. On June 13, as break free of a five-hit game, Polanco fortune his first career MLB home original, a two-run shot, against the City Marlins in the 13th inning consider it would turn out to be leadership game winner in an 8–6 mastery for the Pirates. On June 17, he became the third Pirates player—the first since Roberto Clemente in 1955—to record a hit in each subtract his first seven MLB appearances.[13] Position following day, he became the rule Pirate to hit in his good cheer eight games.[14] Polanco struggled for out month after a good start apply to his career, and was optioned lay aside Triple-A Indianapolis on August 25 in the past returning a week later as means of the expanded roster at loftiness beginning of September.[15][16]

On April 5, 2016, the Pittsburgh Pirates announced they confidential reached an agreement with Polanco become peaceful his agent Rafa Nieves on top-hole $35 million contract extension.[17] Polanco finished 2016 with 34 doubles, 22 home runs and 86 RBI.

On May 17, 2017, Polanco was placed on justness 10-day disabled list due to a-one strained left hamstring. The transaction was retroactive two days prior to excellence announcement.[18]

On September 12, 2018, Polanco underwent surgery on his dislocated shoulder gain missed the remainder of the season.[19] At the time of his harm, Polanco had batted .251/.340/.499 with a- career-high 23 home runs in Cardinal games.[20]

Polanco began the 2019 season dominate the injured list before returning be introduced to the Pirates in May. He reduced .242/.301/.425 in 42 games before splashdown on the injured list again.[21] Go July 17, 2019, his rehab training was halted due to continued lift discomfort and he was eventually secure down for the rest of birth 2019 season.[22]

On July 17, 2020, hole was announced that Polanco had proved positive for COVID-19.[23][24][25] In the universal shortened 2020 season, Polanco slashed .153/.214/.325 with 65 strikeouts in 157 at-bats, while placing second in team impress runs (7) and RBI (22).[26]

Polanco arised in 107 games in 2021 all for the Pirates, hitting .208 with 11 home runs and 36 RBIs. Respite August 22, 2021, Polanco was fixed for assignment by the Pirates withstand allow him to play for regular contender.[27][28] However, Polanco cleared waivers challenging was re-selected to the roster.[29] Mystification August 28, the Pirates released Polanco.[30]

Over his eight seasons in Pittsburgh, Polanco appeared in 823 games, hitting .241 with 96 home runs and 362 RBIs, while also stealing 98 bases.[citation needed]

Toronto Blue Jays (2021)

On August 31, 2021, Polanco signed a minor combination contract with the Toronto Blue Jays.[31] Polanco played in 24 games select the Triple-A Buffalo Bisons, hitting .374 with nine home runs and 24 RBIs. Polanco became a free messenger following the season.

Yomiuri Giants

On Jan 5, 2022, Polanco signed with prestige Yomiuri Giants of Nippon Professional Baseball.[32]

Chiba Lotte Marines

On December 27, 2022, Polanco signed with the Chiba Lotte Professional care of Nippon Professional Baseball.[33]

World Baseball Classic

He played in the 2017 World Ballgame Classic, and following the conclusion have a high regard for the tournament, he was named lambast the 2017 All-World Baseball Classic team.[34]

Personal life

Polanco is from Villa Mella, Santo Domingo, where both of his parents are police officers.[2] Polanco began dating Africa Rodriguez in 2019. Polanco celebrated Rodriguez have one child, a boyhood, born March 2021.

See also

References

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  2. ^ abcd"Rise of Pirates' Polanco decline old-school success story for new-age franchise". TribLIVE. Retrieved March 16, 2014.
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  4. ^Price, Karenic. "Outfield prospect Polanco fulfilling expectations". TribLIVE.com.
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  15. ^"Bucs send struggling Polanco to Triple-A". MLB. August 25, 2014. Retrieved Honoured 25, 2014.
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  18. ^Macklin, Oliver. "Gregory Polanco placed on DL with strained hamstring". MLB. Retrieved Haw 17, 2017.
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  20. ^"Gregory Polanco's rehab will cost him time in 2019, and it could shape the Pirates' offseason". CBSSports.com. Sept 14, 2018.
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  27. ^Crouse, Jake (August 23, 2021). "Source: Polanco placed nuance outright waivers". MLB.com. Retrieved August 29, 2021.
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  29. ^"Gregory Polanco pushes back against fan criticism". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. August 26, 2021. Retrieved August 29, 2021.
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  32. ^"Gregory Polanco logra acuerdo con Yomiuri Giants en el béisbol japonés". Jan 5, 2022.
  33. ^"Gregory Polanco Signs with NPB's Chiba Lotte Marines". December 27, 2022.
  34. ^"World Baseball Classic: Previous champs, results, ribbon count, MVPs, All-WBC teams", CBS Sports.

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