Jhon Torres

MLB teams
Jhon Torres
Free agent – No. 22 ,36,33,
Outfielder
Born: (2000-03-29) March 29, 2000 (age 24)
Sincelejo, Colombia
Bats: Right
Throws: Right

Jhon Hansser Torres (born March 29, 2000) is a Colombian professional baseball outfielder who is a free agent.

Torres signed with the Cleveland Indians as an international free agent in 2016.[1] He made his professional debut that summer with the Rookie-level Dominican Summer League Indians, batting .255 with five home runs and 35 RBIs over 54 games.[2] He began the 2017 season with the Rookie-level Arizona League Indians.

On July 31, 2018, Torres (alongside Conner Capel) was traded to the St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Óscar Mercado.[3] He was assigned to the Rookie-level Gulf Coast League Cardinals, with whom he finished the season. Over 44 games combined between the two teams, Torres slashed .321/.409/.525 with eight home runs and thirty RBIs.[4] In 2019, he began the season with the Peoria Chiefs of the Class A Midwest League. However, after batting only .167 with eight RBIs over 21 games,[5] he was reassigned to the Johnson City Cardinals of the Rookie-level Appalachian League where he hit .286/.391/.527 with six home runs and 17 RBIs over 33 games to end the year.[6]

Torres did not play a minor league game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.[7] For the 2021 season, he returned to Peoria, now members of the High-A Central, and slashed .238/.302/.366 with six home runs, 32 RBIs, and 25 doubles over 97 games.[8] He returned to Peoria to begin the 2022 season, but opened the year on the injured list.[9][10]

References

  1. ^ Badler, Ben (March 24, 2017). "2016 International Reviews: Cleveland Indians". www.baseballamerica.com.
  2. ^ Sickels, John (2018-07-31). "Cardinals, Indians swap prospects". Minor League Ball. Retrieved 2021-05-04.
  3. ^ Goold, Derrick (August 2018). "Cardinals trade slick-fielding center fielder Mercado to Cleveland for prospects". STLtoday.com.
  4. ^ Goold, Derrick (May 13, 2019). "Carlos Martinez could return to Cardinals next weekend". STLtoday.com.
  5. ^ Newman, Kyle (2021-01-30). "A look at the Rockies' possible return from trading Nolan Arenado to the Cardinals". Denverpost.com. Retrieved 2021-05-04.
  6. ^ Goold, Derrick (May 24, 2020). "Wave of the future in the Cardinals' outfield". STLtoday.com.
  7. ^ "2020 Minor League Baseball season canceled". MLB.com.
  8. ^ "Peoria Chiefs minor league baseball roster for 2021 Cardinals". Pjstar.com. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
  9. ^ "Winn, McGreevy Among Standouts on Chiefs Opening Day Roster".
  10. ^ "Cardinals' Jhon Torres: Lands on 7-day IL". April 9, 2022.