José Marmolejos

José Ramon Marmolejos (born January 2, 1993), sometimes referred to as José Marmolejos-Diaz, is a Dominican professional baseball first baseman and outfielder for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Seattle Mariners.

José Marmolejos
Marmolejos with the Harrisburg Senators in 2017
Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles – No. 12
First baseman / Outfielder
Born: (1993-01-02) January 2, 1993
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Professional debut
MLB: July 24, 2020, for the Seattle Mariners
NPB: March 29, 2022, for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles
MLB statistics
(through 2021 season)
Batting average.183
Home runs10
Runs batted in30
NPB statistics
(through April 5, 2022)
Batting average.158
Home runs0
Runs batted in1
Teams

Career

Washington Nationals

Marmolejos signed with the Washington Nationals as an international free agent in June 2011.[1] After hitting .310 over 124 games with 11 home runs for the Class-A Hagerstown Suns of the South Atlantic League in 2015, Marmolejos was named the Nationals' Minor League Player of the Year.[2] He repeated in 2016, earning organizational Minor League Player of the Year honors with a combined .289 batting average and 13 home runs with the High-A Potomac Nationals and the Class-AA Harrisburg Senators.[3]

The Nationals added Marmolejos to their 40-man roster after the 2016 season.[4] On February 24, 2017, Marmolejos was placed on the 60-day disabled list with a left forearm strain.[5] While rehabbing, Marmolejos went 5-for-6 with the Harrisburg Senators in a May 22, 2017, game visiting the Erie SeaWolves. He capped off his day by hitting a two-out, go-ahead grand slam in the ninth inning, and the Senators won the ballgame 14–13.[6][7] He was activated from the disabled list and assigned to continue playing for Class-AA Harrisburg on June 1, 2017.[8] He was named to participate in the Eastern League All-Star game in 2017.[9] In total, he hit .288 with 14 home runs in 107 games in Class-AA for the 2017 season.[10] Marmolejos was designated for assignment on July 26, 2018.[11] He remained with the Nationals and received a non-roster invitation to major league spring training before the 2019 season.[12] Marmolejos became a free agent after the 2019 season.[13]

Seattle Mariners

On November 27, 2019, Marmolejos signed a minor league contract with the Seattle Mariners, that included an invitation to spring training.[14]

On July 24, 2020, Marmolejos made his MLB debut on Opening Day, going hitless over 3 at-bats against the Houston Astros. Marmolejos finished the 2020 season hitting .206 with 6 home runs and 18 RBI.[15] Marmolejos hit .139 with 3 home runs and 9 RBI in 31 games for the Mariners in 2021 before being designated for assignment on May 20, 2021.[16] He was outrighted to the Triple-A Tacoma Rainiers on May 23.[17] After having a great stint with Triple-A Tacoma, hitting .360 with 23 home runs and 71 RBI's through 72 games, his contract was re-selected by the Mariners on August 30, 2021.[18] On September 14, Marmolejos was once again designated for assignment by the Mariners.[19] On October 5, Marmolejos elected free agency.[20]

Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles

On December 7, 2021, Marmolejos signed with the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles of Nippon Professional Baseball.[21]

References
  1. jeremy.houghtaling@lee.net, Jeremy Houghtaling. "Auburn Doubledays first baseman Marmolejos hopes to get the best of both worlds". Retrieved November 19, 2016.
  2. Kerr, Byron (October 17, 2015). "Jose Marmolejos-Diaz has the lefty power bat the Nationals love". MASN Sports. Retrieved June 16, 2017.
  3. Reddington, Patrick (September 30, 2016). "Nationals name Jose Marmolejos their Minor League Player & Reynaldo Lopez Pitcher of the Year". Federal Baseball. Retrieved June 16, 2017.
  4. Zuckerman, Mark. "Voth, Bautista among five players added to Nats' 40-man roster". Retrieved November 19, 2016.
  5. Collier, Jamal (February 24, 2017). "Nationals finalize agreement with Wieters". MLB.com. Retrieved February 24, 2017.
  6. "Quintana cracks 3 HRs in Erie SeaWolves' loss". GoErie.com. May 22, 2017. Retrieved May 23, 2017.
  7. Avallone, Michael (May 22, 2017). "Quintana tees off three times in slugfest". Minor League Baseball. Retrieved May 23, 2017.
  8. "Nationals' Jose Marmolejos: Activated and optioned to Double-A". CBS Sports. June 1, 2017. Retrieved June 16, 2017.
  9. "Three Senators Named to Western Division All-Star Team". Minor League Baseball. June 28, 2017. Retrieved June 28, 2017.
  10. "Minor League Wednesday: A look at how the Nationals' prospects performed in 2017". The Washington Post. September 6, 2017. Retrieved September 7, 2017.
  11. "Nationals' Jose Marmolejos: Designated for assignment". CBS Sports. July 26, 2018. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
  12. Dougherty, Jesse (March 8, 2019). "Nationals make first round of spring training cuts". The Washington Post. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
  13. Eddy, Matt (November 7, 2019). "Minor League Free Agents 2019". Baseball America. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
  14. RotoWire staff (November 26, 2019). "Mariners' Jose Marmolejos: Signs minor-league deal". CBSSports.com. Retrieved November 27, 2019.
  15. "26 days until Mariners Opening Day: Previewing Jose Marmolejos". 6 March 2021.
  16. "Mariners Claim Jacob Nottingham, Designate Jose Marmolejos".
  17. "Minor MLB Transactions: 5/23/21".
  18. "Mariners DFA Jimmy Yacabonis, Recall Jose Marmolejos".
  19. "Mariners Outright Jose Marmolejos".
  20. Anthony Franco (October 7, 2021). "Players Recently Electing Free Agency". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved October 8, 2021.
  21. Mark Polishuk (December 7, 2021). "Jose Marmolejos Signs With Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
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