Esteban Quiroz

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Quiroz and the second or maternal family name is Valdez.

Esteban Quiroz
Quiroz with Tigres de Quintana Roo in 2016
Free agent
Infielder
Born: (1992-02-17) February 17, 1992 (age 32)
Ciudad Obregón, Sonora, Mexico
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
MLB debut
September 17, 2022, for the Chicago Cubs
MLB statistics
(through 2022 season)
Batting average.275
Home runs0
Runs batted in3
Teams
Medals
Men's baseball
Representing  Mexico
2019 WBSC Premier12
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Tokyo National team

Jesús Esteban Quiroz Ortiz (born February 17, 1992) is a Mexican professional baseball infielder who is a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Chicago Cubs. He plays on the Mexico national baseball team.

Career

Tigres de Quintana Roo

Quiroz made his professional debut for the Tigres de Quintana Roo of the Mexican Baseball League in 2011.[1] He played primarily at shortstop and second base.[2]

Leones de Yucatan

The Tigres traded Quiroz to the Leones de Yucatan before the 2017 season.[3]

Quiroz played for the Mexico national baseball team in the 2017 World Baseball Classic, and hit a leadoff home run for Mexico in the first game of Pool D.[4] He went 4-for-6 with two home runs (one of them off major leaguer Yusmeiro Petit) and a double. Following his participation in the WBC, Quiroz batted .293/.428/.488/.916 in for the Leones de Yucatán of the Mexican League. Quiroz registered more walks (64) than strikeouts (41) in 358 plate appearances.

Boston Red Sox

On November 22, 2017, Quiroz signed a minor league contract with the Boston Red Sox.[5] He started the 2018 season with the Double-A Portland Sea Dogs, his first time playing professional baseball outside of Mexico. He played in 15 games before he was placed on the disabled list in late April for surgery for a sports hernia.[6] On August 10, he was sent on a rehabilitation assignment with the Gulf Coast League Red Sox, then activated by Portland on August 24.[7] Between the two teams he batted .283/.406/.547 in 106 at bats.[2]

San Diego Padres

The Red Sox traded Quiroz to the San Diego Padres in exchange for pitcher Colten Brewer on November 20, 2018.[8] Quiroz spent the 2019 season with the Triple-A El Paso Chihuahuas, playing primarily second base, hitting .271/.384/.539/.923 with 19 home runs and 66 RBIs.[9]

Tampa Bay Rays

On March 26, 2020, the Padres traded Quiroz to the Tampa Bay Rays as the player to be named later in the December 2019 trade that sent Tommy Pham and Jake Cronenworth to San Diego in exchange for Hunter Renfroe and Xavier Edwards.[10] The 2020 minor league season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but the Rays invited Quiroz to be one of the 60 players in their training pool.[3] Quiroz played in 68 games in 2021 for the Triple-A Durham Bulls, hitting .268 with 12 home runs and 48 RBIs.

Chicago Cubs

On March 25, 2022, the Rays traded Quiroz to the Chicago Cubs in exchange for Harold Ramírez.[11] Quiroz began the 2022 season with the Triple-A Iowa Cubs.[12] The Cubs promoted him to the major leagues on September 17 and he made his major league debut that day.[13] On September 20, Quiroz collected his first MLB hit, a single off of Miami Marlins starter Pablo López.[14] Quiroz appeared in 14 games for Chicago, hitting .275/.370/.275 with 3 RBI. On November 11, 2022, was removed from the 40-man roster and sent outright to Triple-A Iowa.

Philadelphia Phillies

On March 23, 2023, Quiroz was traded to the Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for cash considerations.[15] In 96 games for the Triple–A Lehigh Valley IronPigs, he batted .231/.348/.354 with seven home runs, 59 RBI, and seven stolen bases.

Quiroz returned to Lehigh Valley in 2024, playing in 54 contests and hitting .158/.290/.260 with four home runs and 22 RBI. He was released by the Phillies organization on July 14, 2024.[16]

References

  1. ^ "Esteban Quiroz, nuevo refuerzo de los Leones de Yucatán – Leones de Yucatán". Leones.mx. November 25, 2012. Retrieved January 18, 2018.[permanent dead link‍]
  2. ^ a b "Esteban Quiroz Mexican, Winter, Fall & Minor Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com.
  3. ^ a b Gilberto, Gerard (July 27, 2020). "Quiroz's interesting journey nears destination". MiLB.com. Retrieved September 17, 2022.
  4. ^ Matt Kelly (January 20, 2016). "Mexico's Esteban Quiroz hits leadoff HR". MLB.com. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
  5. ^ Mike Cole (November 22, 2017). "Red Sox Sign Esteban Quiroz From Mexican League To Add Second Base Depth". NESN. Retrieved December 15, 2017.
  6. ^ Jim Calis (October 24, 2018). "Another young 3B stud among Red Sox in AFL". MLB.com. Retrieved October 18, 2019.
  7. ^ "Esteban Quiroz". MiLB.com. Retrieved August 30, 2018.
  8. ^ RotoWire Staff (November 20, 2018). "Padres' Esteban Quiroz: Lands in San Diego". CBSSports.com. Retrieved November 20, 2018.
  9. ^ Felix F. Chavez (July 12, 2019). "Fernando Tatis Jr. won't start in El Paso, but Chihuahuas lineup may still have big names". El Paso Times. Retrieved July 13, 2019.
  10. ^ Marc Topkin (March 26, 2020). "Rays get Esteban Quiroz to complete deal with Padres". Tampabay.com. Retrieved September 17, 2022.
  11. ^ "Cubs trade Harold Ramirez to Rays for infielder Esteban Quiroz - NBC Sports Chicago". Nbcsports.com. March 26, 2022. Retrieved September 17, 2022.
  12. ^ "Breaking down the 2022 Iowa Cubs opening day roster". The Des Moines Register.
  13. ^ "Se empata récord de 24 nacidos en México en una campaña de MLB". September 18, 2022.
  14. ^ "Esteban Quiroz was a highlight factory as he sparked Cubs to win in first MLB start". marqueesportsnetwork.com. September 21, 2022. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
  15. ^ "Phillies' Esteban Quiroz: Traded to Phillies". cbssports.com. March 23, 2023. Retrieved March 23, 2023.
  16. ^ "Transactions".