Jump to content

Yonathan Daza: Difference between revisions

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Content deleted Content added
No edit summary
(17 intermediate revisions by 8 users not shown)
Line 5: Line 5:
|image = Yonathan Daza (51269799515) (cropped).jpg
|image = Yonathan Daza (51269799515) (cropped).jpg
|caption = Daza with the [[Colorado Rockies]] in 2021
|caption = Daza with the [[Colorado Rockies]] in 2021
|team = Colorado Rockies
|team = Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos
|number = 2
|number = 2
|position = [[Outfielder]]
|position = [[Outfielder]]
Line 17: Line 17:
|debutteam = Colorado Rockies
|debutteam = Colorado Rockies
|statleague = MLB
|statleague = MLB
|statyear = March 31, 2023
|statyear = 2023 season
|stat1label = [[Batting average (baseball)|Batting average]]
|stat1label = [[Batting average (baseball)|Batting average]]
|stat1value = .282
|stat1value = .281
|stat2label = [[Home run]]s
|stat2label = [[Home run]]s
|stat2value = 4
|stat2value = 4
|stat3label = [[Run batted in|Runs batted in]]
|stat3label = [[Run batted in|Runs batted in]]
|stat3value = 67
|stat3value = 74
|teams =
|teams =
* [[Colorado Rockies]] ({{mlby|2019}}, {{mlby|2021}}–present)
* [[Colorado Rockies]] ({{mlby|2019}}, {{mlby|2021}}–{{mlby|2023}})
}}
}}
'''Yonathan Daza''' (born February 28, 1994) is a [[Venezuelans|Venezuelan]] [[professional baseball]] [[outfielder]] for the [[Colorado Rockies]] of [[Major League Baseball]] (MLB).
'''Yonathan Daza''' (born February 28, 1994) is a [[Venezuelans|Venezuelan]] [[professional baseball]] [[outfielder]] for the [[Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos]] of the [[Mexican League]]. He has previously played in [[Major League Baseball]] (MLB) for the [[Colorado Rockies]].


==Career==
==Career==
===Colorado Rockies===
Daza signed with the [[Colorado Rockies]] as an international free agent in October 2010. He spent his first three professional seasons (2011-2013) playing for the [[Rookie-level]] [[DSL Rockies]]. He played for the [[Rookie-level]] [[Grand Junction Rockies]] in 2014, hitting .370/.415/.490/.905 with 4 home runs and 35 RBI. He split 2015 between the [[Class A Short Season]] [[Boise Hawks]] and the [[Class A (baseball)|Class A]] [[Asheville Tourists]], accumulating a .325/.358/.451/.809 batting line with 3 home runs and 53 RBI. He split his 2016 season between Asheville and the [[Class A-Advanced]] [[Modesto Nuts]], hitting a combined .303/.338/.402./740 with 3 home runs and 61 RBI. He spent 2017 with the [[Class A-Advanced]] [[Lancaster JetHawks]], hitting .341/.376/.466/.842 with 3 home runs and 87 RBI.<ref name="BBcube">{{Cite web |title=Yonathan Daza |url=http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/profile.asp?ID=184051 |access-date=April 9, 2019 |publisher=thebaseballcube.com}}</ref> Daza played for the [[Salt River Rafters]] of the [[Arizona Fall League]] after the 2017 regular season.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Salt River Rafters 2017 Roster |url=http://mlb.mlb.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?t=t_ibp&sid=l119&cid=527&y=2017 |access-date=April 9, 2019 |website=MLB.com}}</ref>
Daza signed with the [[Colorado Rockies]] as an international free agent in October 2010. He spent his first three professional seasons (2011-2013) playing for the [[Rookie-level]] [[DSL Rockies]]. He played for the [[Rookie-level]] [[Grand Junction Rockies]] in 2014, hitting .370/.415/.490/.905 with 4 home runs and 35 RBI. He split 2015 between the [[Class A Short Season|Low-A]] [[Boise Hawks]] and the [[Class A (baseball)|Single-A]] [[Asheville Tourists]], accumulating a .325/.358/.451/.809 batting line with 3 home runs and 53 RBI. He split his 2016 season between Asheville and the [[Class A-Advanced|High–A]] [[Modesto Nuts]], hitting a combined .303/.338/.402./740 with 3 home runs and 61 RBI. He spent 2017 with the [[Class A-Advanced|High–A]] [[Lancaster JetHawks]], hitting .341/.376/.466/.842 with 3 home runs and 87 RBI.<ref name="BBcube">{{Cite web |title=Yonathan Daza |url=http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/profile.asp?ID=184051 |access-date=April 9, 2019 |publisher=thebaseballcube.com}}</ref> Daza played for the [[Salt River Rafters]] of the [[Arizona Fall League]] after the 2017 regular season.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Salt River Rafters 2017 Roster |url=http://mlb.mlb.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?t=t_ibp&sid=l119&cid=527&y=2017 |access-date=April 9, 2019 |website=MLB.com}}</ref>


The Rockies added him to their 40-man roster after the 2017 season.<ref name="autogenerated1">{{Cite web |last=Gilbert |first=Steve |date=May 24, 2018 |title=Rockies protect 4 players with 40-man roster &#124; Colorado Rockies |url=http://m.rockies.mlb.com/news/article/262236014/rockies-protect-4-players-with-40-man-roster/?topicId=27118374 |access-date=August 9, 2018 |publisher=M.rockies.mlb.com}}</ref> He spent the 2018 season with the [[Double-A (baseball)|Double-A]] [[Hartford Yard Goats]], hitting .306/.330/.461/.791 with 4 home runs and 29 RBI. He appeared in just 54 games in 2018 after suffering a left shoulder injury in late July of that season.<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 4, 2018 |title=Rockies' Yonathan Daza: Lands on 60-day DL |url=https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/baseball/news/rockies-yonathan-daza-lands-on-60-day-dl/ |access-date=April 9, 2019 |website=CBS Sports}}</ref> Daza opened the 2019 season with the [[Triple-A (baseball)|Triple-A]] [[Albuquerque Isotopes]].<ref name=BBcube/>
The Rockies added him to their 40-man roster after the 2017 season.<ref name="autogenerated1">{{Cite web |last=Gilbert |first=Steve |date=May 24, 2018 |title=Rockies protect 4 players with 40-man roster &#124; Colorado Rockies |url=http://m.rockies.mlb.com/news/article/262236014/rockies-protect-4-players-with-40-man-roster/?topicId=27118374 |access-date=August 9, 2018 |publisher=M.rockies.mlb.com}}</ref> He spent the 2018 season with the [[Double-A (baseball)|Double-A]] [[Hartford Yard Goats]], hitting .306/.330/.461/.791 with 4 home runs and 29 RBI. He appeared in just 54 games in 2018 after suffering a left shoulder injury in late July of that season.<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 4, 2018 |title=Rockies' Yonathan Daza: Lands on 60-day DL |url=https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/baseball/news/rockies-yonathan-daza-lands-on-60-day-dl/ |access-date=April 9, 2019 |website=CBS Sports}}</ref> Daza opened the 2019 season with the [[Triple-A (baseball)|Triple-A]] [[Albuquerque Isotopes]].<ref name=BBcube/>


The Rockies promoted Daza to the major leagues for the first time on April 9, 2019, when [[David Dahl (baseball)|David Dahl]] was placed on the [[injured list]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Newman |first=Kyle |date=April 9, 2019 |title=David Dahl placed on injured list, Rockies recall Yonathan Daza from Triple-A |url=https://www.denverpost.com/2019/04/09/david-dahl-placed-on-injuried-list/ |access-date=April 9, 2019 |publisher=Denver Post}}</ref> Daza made his major league debut on the same day, versus the [[Atlanta Braves]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Atlanta Braves at Colorado Rockies Box Score, April 9, 2019 |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/COL/COL201904090.shtml |access-date=April 11, 2019 |publisher=Baseball Reference}}</ref> Daza did not appear in a game for the Rockies in 2020, despite injuries to [[David Dahl (baseball)|David Dahl]] and [[Ian Desmond]]'s decision to opt out of the season due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Aberle |first=Jeff |date=2021-01-22 |title=Colorado Rockies prospects: No. 18, Yonathan Daza |url=https://www.purplerow.com/2021/1/22/22241526/colorado-rockies-prospects-no-18-yonathan-daza-purps-2021 |access-date=2021-06-30 |website=Purple Row |language=en}}</ref> For the majority of the 2021 season, Daza was the starting center fielder for Colorado up until his injury in August. He ended up hitting .282 with 2 home runs and 30 RBI in 107 games.
The Rockies promoted Daza to the major leagues for the first time on April 9, 2019, when [[David Dahl (baseball)|David Dahl]] was placed on the [[injured list]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Newman |first=Kyle |date=April 9, 2019 |title=David Dahl placed on injured list, Rockies recall Yonathan Daza from Triple-A |url=https://www.denverpost.com/2019/04/09/david-dahl-placed-on-injuried-list/ |access-date=April 9, 2019 |publisher=Denver Post}}</ref> Daza made his major league debut on the same day, versus the [[Atlanta Braves]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Atlanta Braves at Colorado Rockies Box Score, April 9, 2019 |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/COL/COL201904090.shtml |access-date=April 11, 2019 |publisher=Baseball Reference}}</ref> Daza did not appear in a game for the Rockies in 2020, despite injuries to [[David Dahl (baseball)|David Dahl]] and [[Ian Desmond]]'s decision to opt out of the season due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Aberle |first=Jeff |date=2021-01-22 |title=Colorado Rockies prospects: No. 18, Yonathan Daza |url=https://www.purplerow.com/2021/1/22/22241526/colorado-rockies-prospects-no-18-yonathan-daza-purps-2021 |access-date=2021-06-30 |website=Purple Row |language=en}}</ref> For the majority of the 2021 season, Daza was the starting center fielder for Colorado up until his injury in August. He ended up hitting .282 with 2 home runs and 30 RBI in 107 games.

Daza played in 113 games for the Rockies in 2022, slashing .301/.349/.384 with 2 home runs and 34 RBI. In 24 games to begin the 2023 season, he batted .270/.304/.351 with no home runs and 7 RBI. On May 5, 2023, Daza was designated for assignment following the waiver claim of [[Austin Wynns]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Rockies' Yonathan Daza: Designated for assignment|url=https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/baseball/news/rockies-yonathan-daza-designated-for-assignment/amp/|access-date=2023-05-05|website=cbssports.com|language=en}}</ref> He cleared waivers and was sent outright to Triple-A Albuquerque on May 8.<ref>{{cite web|title=Rockies' Yonathan Daza: Goes unclaimed|url=https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/baseball/news/rockies-yonathan-daza-goes-unclaimed/|access-date=2023-05-08|website=cbssports.com|date=May 8, 2023 |language=en}}</ref> In 39 games for the Isotopes, Daza batted .305/.350/.415 with 2 home runs, 19 RBI, and 4 stolen bases. He elected free agency following the season on November 6.<ref>{{Cite web|title=2023 MiLB Free Agents|url=https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/2023-milb-free-agents/|access-date=February 22, 2024|website=baseballamerica.com|language=en}}</ref>

===Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos===
On February 21, 2024, Daza signed with the [[Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos]] of the [[Mexican League]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Yonathan Daza Signs With Mexican League’s Tecos De Los Dos Laredos|url=https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2024/02/yonathan-daza-signs-with-mexican-leagues-tecos-de-los-dos-laredos.html|access-date=February 21, 2024|website=mlbtraderumors.com|language=en}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
Line 42: Line 48:
{{Baseballstats |mlb=602074 |espn=34086 |br=d/dazayo01 |fangraphs=15794 |brm=daza--000yon |retro=D/Pdazay001}}
{{Baseballstats |mlb=602074 |espn=34086 |br=d/dazayo01 |fangraphs=15794 |brm=daza--000yon |retro=D/Pdazay001}}
*{{Instagram|yonathandaza94}}
*{{Instagram|yonathandaza94}}

{{Colorado Rockies roster navbox}}


{{DEFAULTSORT:Daza, Yonathan}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Daza, Yonathan}}
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:1994 births]]
[[Category:1994 births]]
[[Category:Major League Baseball outfielders]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Major League Baseball players from Venezuela]]
[[Category:Albuquerque Isotopes players]]
[[Category:Venezuelan expatriate baseball players in the United States]]
[[Category:Arizona Complex League Rockies players]]
[[Category:Asheville Tourists players]]
[[Category:Baseball players from Maracay]]
[[Category:Boise Hawks players]]
[[Category:Colorado Rockies players]]
[[Category:Colorado Rockies players]]
[[Category:Dominican Summer League Rockies players]]
[[Category:Dominican Summer League Rockies players]]
[[Category:Venezuelan expatriate baseball players in the Dominican Republic]]
[[Category:Grand Junction Rockies players]]
[[Category:Grand Junction Rockies players]]
[[Category:Boise Hawks players]]
[[Category:Asheville Tourists players]]
[[Category:Modesto Nuts players]]
[[Category:Lancaster JetHawks players]]
[[Category:Hartford Yard Goats players]]
[[Category:Hartford Yard Goats players]]
[[Category:Albuquerque Isotopes players]]
[[Category:Lancaster JetHawks players]]
[[Category:Major League Baseball outfielders]]
[[Category:Major League Baseball players from Venezuela]]
[[Category:Modesto Nuts players]]
[[Category:Salt River Rafters players]]
[[Category:Salt River Rafters players]]
[[Category:Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos players]]
[[Category:Tiburones de La Guaira players]]
[[Category:Tiburones de La Guaira players]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Maracay]]
[[Category:Venezuelan expatriate baseball players in Mexico]]
[[Category:Venezuelan expatriate baseball players in the Dominican Republic]]
[[Category:Venezuelan expatriate baseball players in the United States]]

Revision as of 06:09, 17 April 2024

Yonathan Daza
Daza with the Colorado Rockies in 2021
Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos – No. 2
Outfielder
Born: (1994-02-28) February 28, 1994 (age 30)
Maracay, Venezuela
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
MLB debut
April 9, 2019, for the Colorado Rockies
MLB statistics
(through 2023 season)
Batting average.281
Home runs4
Runs batted in74
Teams

Yonathan Daza (born February 28, 1994) is a Venezuelan professional baseball outfielder for the Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos of the Mexican League. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Colorado Rockies.

Career

Colorado Rockies

Daza signed with the Colorado Rockies as an international free agent in October 2010. He spent his first three professional seasons (2011-2013) playing for the Rookie-level DSL Rockies. He played for the Rookie-level Grand Junction Rockies in 2014, hitting .370/.415/.490/.905 with 4 home runs and 35 RBI. He split 2015 between the Low-A Boise Hawks and the Single-A Asheville Tourists, accumulating a .325/.358/.451/.809 batting line with 3 home runs and 53 RBI. He split his 2016 season between Asheville and the High–A Modesto Nuts, hitting a combined .303/.338/.402./740 with 3 home runs and 61 RBI. He spent 2017 with the High–A Lancaster JetHawks, hitting .341/.376/.466/.842 with 3 home runs and 87 RBI.[1] Daza played for the Salt River Rafters of the Arizona Fall League after the 2017 regular season.[2]

The Rockies added him to their 40-man roster after the 2017 season.[3] He spent the 2018 season with the Double-A Hartford Yard Goats, hitting .306/.330/.461/.791 with 4 home runs and 29 RBI. He appeared in just 54 games in 2018 after suffering a left shoulder injury in late July of that season.[4] Daza opened the 2019 season with the Triple-A Albuquerque Isotopes.[1]

The Rockies promoted Daza to the major leagues for the first time on April 9, 2019, when David Dahl was placed on the injured list.[5] Daza made his major league debut on the same day, versus the Atlanta Braves.[6] Daza did not appear in a game for the Rockies in 2020, despite injuries to David Dahl and Ian Desmond's decision to opt out of the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[7] For the majority of the 2021 season, Daza was the starting center fielder for Colorado up until his injury in August. He ended up hitting .282 with 2 home runs and 30 RBI in 107 games.

Daza played in 113 games for the Rockies in 2022, slashing .301/.349/.384 with 2 home runs and 34 RBI. In 24 games to begin the 2023 season, he batted .270/.304/.351 with no home runs and 7 RBI. On May 5, 2023, Daza was designated for assignment following the waiver claim of Austin Wynns.[8] He cleared waivers and was sent outright to Triple-A Albuquerque on May 8.[9] In 39 games for the Isotopes, Daza batted .305/.350/.415 with 2 home runs, 19 RBI, and 4 stolen bases. He elected free agency following the season on November 6.[10]

Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos

On February 21, 2024, Daza signed with the Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos of the Mexican League.[11]

References

  1. ^ a b "Yonathan Daza". thebaseballcube.com. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
  2. ^ "Salt River Rafters 2017 Roster". MLB.com. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
  3. ^ Gilbert, Steve (May 24, 2018). "Rockies protect 4 players with 40-man roster | Colorado Rockies". M.rockies.mlb.com. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
  4. ^ "Rockies' Yonathan Daza: Lands on 60-day DL". CBS Sports. September 4, 2018. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
  5. ^ Newman, Kyle (April 9, 2019). "David Dahl placed on injured list, Rockies recall Yonathan Daza from Triple-A". Denver Post. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
  6. ^ "Atlanta Braves at Colorado Rockies Box Score, April 9, 2019". Baseball Reference. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
  7. ^ Aberle, Jeff (January 22, 2021). "Colorado Rockies prospects: No. 18, Yonathan Daza". Purple Row. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
  8. ^ "Rockies' Yonathan Daza: Designated for assignment". cbssports.com. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
  9. ^ "Rockies' Yonathan Daza: Goes unclaimed". cbssports.com. May 8, 2023. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
  10. ^ "2023 MiLB Free Agents". baseballamerica.com. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
  11. ^ "Yonathan Daza Signs With Mexican League's Tecos De Los Dos Laredos". mlbtraderumors.com. Retrieved February 21, 2024.

External links