Luis Sardiñas
Luis Alexander Sardiñas Avilez (born May 16, 1993) is a Venezuelan professional baseball infielder for the Charros de Jalisco of the Mexican League. Sardiñas signed with the Texas Rangers as an amateur free agent in 2009. He made his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut with the Rangers during the 2014 season, and has also played for the Milwaukee Brewers in 2015, the Seattle Mariners in 2016, the San Diego Padres in 2016 and 2017, and the Baltimore Orioles in 2018.
| Luis Sardiñas | |
|---|---|
| Charros de Jalisco – No. 17 | |
| Infielder | |
| Born: May 16, 1993 Upata, Venezuela | |
Bats: Switch Throws: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| April 20, 2014, for the Texas Rangers | |
| MLB statistics (through 2018 season) | |
| Batting average | .224 |
| Home runs | 5 |
| Runs batted in | 32 |
| Teams | |
Career edit
Texas Rangers edit
Sardiñas signed with the Texas Rangers as an amateur free agent in 2009. He started the 2013 season with the Myrtle Beach Pelicans of the Class A-Advanced Carolina League and was promoted to the Frisco RoughRiders of the Class AA Texas League during the season.[1]
Sardiñas was ranked by MLB.com as the 84th best prospect in baseball before the 2013 season. He was considered the Rangers second best prospect by MLB.com during the 2013-14 offseason.[2]
The Rangers promoted Sardiñas to the major leagues on April 19, 2014.[3] He made his major league debut the next day.[4] He collected his first Major League hit off of Andre Rienzo.
Milwaukee Brewers edit
On January 19, 2015, the Rangers traded Sardiñas, Corey Knebel, and Marcos Diplan to the Milwaukee Brewers for starting pitcher Yovani Gallardo.[5] He batted .196/.240/.216 in 36 games for the Brewers in 2015,[6] while also playing for the Colorado Springs Sky Sox of the Class AAA Pacific Coast League (PCL).[7]
Seattle Mariners edit
On November 20, 2015, the Brewers traded Sardiñas to the Seattle Mariners for Ramón Flores.[8] Sardiñas hit his first major league home run on April 5, 2016, off of reliever Andrew Faulkner of the Rangers.[9] He batted .181/.203/.264 in 72 at bats for the Mariners during the 2016 season, while also playing for the Tacoma Rainiers of the PCL.[10]
San Diego Padres edit
On August 15, 2016, the Mariners traded Sardiñas to the San Diego Padres in return for a player to be named later or cash considerations.[11] He batted .287 for the Padres for the remainder of the 2016 season, and competed to become the Padres' starting shortstop in 2017.[12] He did not win the starting shortstop role,[13] but made the team as a reserve. He batted .163/.226/.163 in 2017 before the Padres designated him for assignment on May 21.[14]
Baltimore Orioles edit
On May 24, 2017, the Baltimore Orioles claimed Sardiñas off of waivers.[15] Two days later, he was removed from the 40–man roster and sent outright to the Norfolk Tides of the Triple–A International League.[16] Sardiñas finished the year with Norfolk, playing in 83 games and hitting .319 with five home runs and 30 RBI.
After beginning 2018 with Norfolk, Sardiñas was selected to the major league roster on April 17, 2018.[17] He went 2–for–18 (.111) in eight games before being placed on the injured list with a back injury. Upon being activated on July 6, Sardiñas was again removed from the roster and outrighted to Triple–A Norfolk.[18] He elected free agency on October 2.[19]
Washington Nationals edit
On January 22, 2019, Sardiñas signed a minor league contract with the Washington Nationals.[20] He split the year between the Double–A Harrisburg Senators and Triple–A Fresno Grizzlies, playing in 82 games and hitting .234 with one home run and 21 RBI. Sardiñas became a free agent following the 2019 season,[21] but later re-signed to a minor league deal in the offseason. After the 2019 season, he played for Caribes de Anzoátegui of the Liga Venezolana de Béisbol Profesional (LVMP).
Sardiñas did not play in a game for the organization in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[22] On May 29, 2020, Sardiñas was released by Nationals.[23] After the 2020 season, he again played for the Caribes of the LVMP.
Mariachis de Guadalajara edit
On February 15, 2021, Sardiñas signed with the Mariachis de Guadalajara of the Mexican League.[24] In 51 games for the team, he batted .332/.376/.550 with 9 home runs, 40 RBI, and 13 stolen bases.[25]
Algodoneros de Unión Laguna edit
On August 1, 2022, Sardiñas was traded to the Algodoneros de Unión Laguna.[26] He played in only four games for the club to finish the year. In 2023, Sardiñas played in 45 games for Unión Laguna, batting .318/.389/.459 with four home runs and 39 RBI.[27]
Leones de Yucatán edit
On July 11, 2023, Sardiñas was traded to the Leones de Yucatán.[28] In 23 games for Yucatán, he batted .290/.389/.398 with 2 home runs and 10 RBI.
Charros de Jalisco edit
On February 12, 2024, Sardiñas was traded to the Charros de Jalisco.[29]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Sardinas, Odor among trio moved to Double-A". Mlb.mlb.com. January 8, 2013. Retrieved December 14, 2013.
- ^ "2013 Prospect Watch". MLB.com. Retrieved December 14, 2013.
- ^ "Rangers place OF Adduci on DL, recall INF Sardinas". USA Today. Associated Press. April 19, 2014. Retrieved May 9, 2014.
- ^ "White Sox explode for 16 runs, yield just 2 hits in rout of Rangers". ESPN.com. Associated Press. April 20, 2014. Retrieved May 9, 2014.
- ^ Watkins, Calvin (January 19, 2015). "Yovani Gallardo headed to Rangers". ESPN.
- ^ "Milwaukee Brewers send Luis Sardinas to Seattle Mariners for Ramon Flores". Espn.com. November 20, 2015. Retrieved May 24, 2017.
- ^ Briggeman, Brent. "Colorado Springs Sky Sox shortstop Luis Sardinas armed to follow his idol's path | Colorado Springs Gazette, News". Gazette.com. Retrieved May 24, 2017.
- ^ "Mariners Acquire INF Luis Sardiñas from Milwaukee – From the Corner of Edgar & Dave". Marinersblog.mlblogs.com. October 27, 2016. Retrieved May 24, 2017.
- ^ "Baseball Capsules". The Big Story. Retrieved January 24, 2017.
- ^ Johns, Greg (January 20, 2016). "Mariners trade Luis Sardinas to Padres | MLB.com". M.mariners.mlb.com. Retrieved May 26, 2017.
- ^ Watkins, Ryan (August 15, 2016). "Mariners trade utility infielder Luis Sardinas to the Padres". The Seattle Times.
- ^ "Luis Sardinas looks to take next step at shortstop". The San Diego Union-Tribune. February 20, 2017. Retrieved May 26, 2017.
- ^ "Luis Sardinas out of shortstop race, competing for utility role". The San Diego Union-Tribune. March 25, 2017. Retrieved May 26, 2017.
- ^ "Cahill goes for MRI; Sardinas DFA'd to make room for Chase d'Arnaud". The San Diego Union-Tribune. May 8, 2017. Retrieved May 24, 2017.
- ^ "Orioles claim infielder Luis Sardinas off waivers from Padres". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved May 24, 2017.
- ^ Roch Kubatko (August 18, 2016). "Orioles outright Luis Sardiñas - School of Roch". Masnsports.com. Retrieved May 26, 2017.
- ^ "Orioles Select Contract Of Luis Sardiñas". mlbtraderumors.com. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
- ^ "Orioles Outright Luis Sardiñas". mlbtraderumors.com. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
- ^ Todd, Jeff (October 8, 2018). "Players Electing Free Agency". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved October 9, 2018.
- ^ Byrne, Connor (January 26, 2019). "Nationals Sign Luis Sardinas". mlbtraderumors.com. Retrieved January 26, 2019.
- ^ Matt Eddy (November 7, 2019). "Minor League Free Agents 2019". Baseball America. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
- ^ "2020 Minor League Baseball season cancelled". mlb.com. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
- ^ Cooper, J.J. (June 1, 2020). "135 MiLB Releases We Learned About Today". Baseball America. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
- ^ "Several Former Big Leaguers Sign with Mexican League's Guadalajara Mariachis".
- ^ "Mariachis: Luis Sardiñas se incorpora el 21 de marzo". milb.com. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
- ^ "Luis Sardiñas se incorpora a Algodoneros". unionlaguna.mx (in Spanish). August 1, 2022. Retrieved August 7, 2022.
- ^ "¡El Infielder Venezolano Luis Sardiñas, Se Una A Los Campeones!". leones.mx. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
- ^ "LMB: Movimientos en listas de reserva - 11 de julio de 2023". MiLB.com (in Spanish). July 11, 2023. Retrieved July 17, 2023.
- ^ "LMB: Movimientos en listas de reserva - 12 de febrero de 2024". milb.com. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
External links edit
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Luis Sardiñas on Instagram