Luis Juárez
| Luis Juárez | |
|---|---|
| Leones de Yucatán – No. 90 | |
| First baseman / Left fielder / Catcher | |
| Born: February 6, 1990 Culiacán, Sinaloa | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right |
Luis Felipe Juárez (born February 6, 1990), nicknamed "El Pepón" is a Mexican professional baseball first baseman for the Leones de Yucatán of the Mexican League. He was selected Mexico national baseball team at 2017 World Baseball Classic,[1] 2019 Pan American Games Qualifier,[2] and 2019 exhibition games against Japan.[3]
Career
[edit]Sultanes de Monterrey
[edit]On April 3, 2009, Juárez signed with the Sultanes de Monterrey of the Mexican League. After 8 seasons with the club, he became a free agent, but re-signed with the team on March 30, 2017.
Leones de Yucatán
[edit]On December 21, 2017, Juárez was traded alongside Walter Ibarra to the Leones de Yucatán in exchange for Francisco Lugo and Ricky Alvarez.[4] Juárez did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the Mexican League season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[5]
In 2022, he played in 43 games for Yucatán, hitting .297/.420/.573 with 10 home runs and 35 RBI. Juárez won the Mexican League Championship with the Leones in 2022.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Mexico". World Baseball Classic. Retrieved March 10, 2019.
- ^ "MÉXICO". Prē Pan 19 (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on March 27, 2019. Retrieved March 8, 2019.
- ^ "Roster de México para ENEOS Samurai Japan Series". MiLB.com: The Official Site of Minor League Baseball (in Spanish). February 26, 2019. Retrieved March 10, 2019.
- ^ "Luis Juarez Stats, Fantasy & News". MLB.com.
- ^ "Mexican League Cancels 2020 Season".
- ^ "LMB King's Series — Championship Series 2022 — Round-up". gambyl.com. Retrieved 2023-05-10.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics from MLB, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- luis juarez on Twitter
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- 1990 births
- Living people
- Águilas de Mexicali players
- Baseball players from Sinaloa
- Leones de Yucatán players
- Mexican League baseball catchers
- Mexican League baseball first basemen
- Mexican League baseball left fielders
- Baseball players from Culiacán
- Sultanes de Monterrey players
- 2017 World Baseball Classic players
- World Baseball Classic players of Mexico
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