Isaac Paredes

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Paredes and the second or maternal family name is Calderón.
Isaac Paredes
Tampa Bay Rays – No. 17
Infielder
Born: (1999-02-18) February 18, 1999 (age 25)
Hermosillo, Mexico
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
MLB debut
August 17, 2020, for the Detroit Tigers
MLB statistics
(through April 14, 2024)
Batting average.230
Home runs58
Runs batted in166
Teams
Medals
Men's baseball
Representing  Mexico
World Baseball Classic
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Miami Team

Isaac Edgardo Paredes Calderón (born February 18, 1999) is a Mexican professional baseball infielder for the Tampa Bay Rays of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2020 with the Detroit Tigers.

Professional career[edit]

Chicago Cubs[edit]

Paredes signed with the Chicago Cubs as an international free agent in July 2015. He made his professional debut in 2016 with the Arizona League Cubs and posted a .305 batting average with one home run and 26 RBIs in 47 games. He played in three games with the South Bend Cubs that season. He started 2017 with the South Bend Cubs.[1]

Detroit Tigers[edit]

On July 31, 2017, the Cubs traded Paredes and Jeimer Candelario to the Detroit Tigers in exchange for Alex Avila and Justin Wilson.[2] The Tigers assigned him to the West Michigan Whitecaps where he spent the remainder of the season. In 124 total games between South Bend and West Michigan he batted .252 with 11 home runs and 70 RBIs.[3] After the 2017 season, he played for Yaquis de Obregón of the Mexican Pacific League (LMP).

In 2018, Paredes spent time splitting between the Lakeland Flying Tigers and Erie SeaWolves where he hit .278 with 15 home runs and 70 RBIs over the course of 123 games with the two teams. After the 2018 season, he played for Yaquis of the LMP.[citation needed]

Paredes began the 2019 season with Erie and was named to the 2019 All-Star Futures Game.[4] He was selected to play in the Arizona Fall League for the Mesa Solar Sox following the season.[5] He would finish the season with 13 home runs, 66 RBIs, a .282 average, and 57 walks to 61 strikeouts with an OBP of .368. Paredes was added to the Tigers 40–man roster following the 2019 season.[6] After the 2019 season, he played for Yaquis of the LMP.

On August 17, 2020, the Tigers recalled Paredes,[7] and he made his MLB debut later that day against the Chicago White Sox playing third base.[8] In his second at-bat of his career, Paredes hit a bases-loaded, two-RBI single off Gio Gonzalez for his first major league hit.[9] On August 21 against the Cleveland Indians, Paredes hit a grand slam for his first major league home run. He is the first Tiger player to hit a grand slam for his first major league homer since Brennan Boesch in 2010, and the youngest Tiger to hit a grand slam since Al Kaline in 1954.[10] In 34 games during the 2020 season, Paredes hit .220 with one home run and six RBIs. After the 2020 season, he played for Venados de Mazatlán of the LMP, where he hit .379 in 42 games. He has also played for Mexico in the 2021 Caribbean Series.

Paredes did not earn a spot on the Tigers' major league roster to start the 2021 season. He was recalled from Triple-A Toledo Mud Hens on June 8 and was in the lineup that evening.[11] Paredes went on the 10-day injured list on July 22 with a sore hip.[12]

Tampa Bay Rays[edit]

On April 4, 2022, the Tigers traded Paredes and a competitive balance round B pick in the 2022 MLB draft to the Tampa Bay Rays in exchange for Austin Meadows.[13] After playing for the Durham Bulls, he made his debut with the Rays on May 1 against the Minnesota Twins. On May 18, Paredes had his first career multi-homer game against the Tigers at Tropicana Field.[14] On June 21, he homered three times against the New York Yankees in a 5–4 Rays victory.[15]

In 2023, Paredes was the opening day starter at third base.[16] On May 7, he hit a walk-off single in the 10th inning against the New York Yankees.[17]

International career[edit]

Paredes was selected to the Mexican national team for the 2023 World Baseball Classic. In the tournament, he batted .375/.444/.500. His six RBIs over the course of the tournament were tied with Joey Meneses for second on the Mexico lineup, behind only Rays teammate Randy Arozarena.[18] In the quarterfinal game against Puerto Rico, Paredes hit a solo home run off of Marcus Stroman to put Mexico on the board after a four run Puerto Rico 1st inning, and later plated the tying runs off an RBI single in the 7th inning; Mexico went on to win 5-4.[19] In the semifinal against Japan, he went 3-for-4, scoring on a Luis Urías home run and hitting another RBI single off Atsuki Yuasa.[20] However, Mexico went on to lose the game 6-5. Despite being eliminated from the tournament, Mexico's performance in 2023 was its best ever in a WBC.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Cubs prospect report: Shortstop Isaac Paredes stands out defensively". Chicago Tribune. 26 June 2017. Retrieved August 27, 2017.
  2. ^ Beck, Jason (July 31, 2017). "Tigers acquire prospect Candelario from Cubs". MLB.com. Archived from the original on August 3, 2017. Retrieved July 31, 2017.
  3. ^ "Isaac Paredes Stats, Highlights, Bio – MiLB.com Stats – The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
  4. ^ Jim Callis (June 28, 2019). "Here are the 2019 Futures Game rosters". MLB.com. Retrieved June 28, 2019.
  5. ^ "Arizona Fall League rosters revealed". MLB.com. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
  6. ^ Anthony Fenech (November 20, 2019). "Detroit Tigers protect six players from Rule 5 draft. Here are their selections". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  7. ^ Jason Beck (August 17, 2020). "Tigers call up top prospects Mize, Skubal". MLB.com. Retrieved August 19, 2020.
  8. ^ "Tigers, White Sox lineups: JaCoby Jones leading off, Isaac Paredes making MLB debut". MLive.com. August 17, 2020. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
  9. ^ Petzold, Evan (August 17, 2020). "Watch: Isaac Paredes' first big-league hit was a good one for Detroit Tigers". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved August 19, 2020.
  10. ^ Beck, Jason (August 21, 2020). "Paredes slams 1st HR; Tigers finally top Tribe". MLB.com. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
  11. ^ Beck, Jason (June 8, 2021). "Tigers call up No. 4 prospect Isaac Paredes". MLB.com. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
  12. ^ Wakiji, Dana. "Tigers' Isaac Paredes heads to injured list; Willi Castro returns". The Detroit News. Retrieved 2021-07-22.
  13. ^ "Tigers acquire Austin Meadows from Tampa Bay in exchange for Isaac Paredes and competitive balance round b pick". MLB.com. April 4, 2022. Retrieved April 4, 2022.
  14. ^ "Rays' Isaac Paredes hits two HRs to sink Tigers, his former team". Reuters. 18 May 2022.
  15. ^ "Paredes records Rays' 7th three-homer game". MLB.com. Retrieved June 22, 2022.
  16. ^ "Tampa Bay Rays Opening Day Starters". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-08-18.
  17. ^ "Rays walk-off Yankees in comeback, see season-high attendance". baynews9.com. Retrieved 2023-08-18.
  18. ^ "Stats - Mexico". MLB.com. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
  19. ^ Camerato, Jessica (March 17, 2023). "Paredes comes up HUGE with 3 RBIs to power Mexico". MLB.com.
  20. ^ "Shohei Ohtani, Japan rally to beat Mexico and advance to World Baseball Classic final". Los Angeles Times. March 20, 2023.

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