born june dominican professional baseball major_league_baseball mlb played mlb new_york_yankees shortstop primary position serves utility played outfield yankees yankees signed international free agent played minor league baseball organization mlb debut yankees august served allow ability days field struggles yankees designated assignment start season traded twins enjoyed breakout season named appear mlb star game professional career minor leagues new_york_yankees signed international free agent february organization introduced childhood idol press conference told eventual replacement yankees starting shortstop professional debut minor league baseball class short season new_york season represented yankees league star game season yankees won consecutive league championship rated fourth best prospect new_york going season ranked sixth best prospect yankees organization prospect best throwing arm yankees started class advanced struggled tampa yankees demoted charleston class south atlantic league overall batting average tampa charleston started season charleston named starting shortstop star game promoted tampa july played tampa batting home runs runs batted rbi games promoted season batting average games appeared got hits yankees promoted playoffs following season yankees added man roster protect selected franchise rule draft yankees assigned batted games runs scored doubles triples home runs rbi stolen bases named team postseason star team triple star team won kevin lawn award yankees minor league player year new_york_yankees called majors time august placed day disabled list debuted day replacing seventh inning plate appearance received playing time fill injured august recorded major league hit ahead rbi single right field hit career home run chicago_white_sox august stole career base day games yankees hit home run seven rbis scored runs season rated eighth best prospect yankees organization naming best defensive best infield arm yankees organization yankees postseason case injured yankees ventured playoffs losing texas_rangers beat role utility start season yankees played approximately games week allowing rest batted filling yankees starting shortstop weeks injured later team starting baseman rodriguez required knee surgery addition playing infield positions manager outfielder experienced elbow played games yankees led team errors despite playing time despite defensive struggles yankees viewed likely man roster spring training utility yankees starting left fielder injuring elbow received playing time left field infield games new_york_yankees season hit committed errors chances day committed errors game demoted triple team team decided abandon approach utility player receive daily playing time shortstop second base organization views everyday shortstop september yankees promoted triple manager placed starting lineup baltimore_orioles day finished regular season batting average bats left yankees postseason roster american league championship series added roster suffered fractured ankle game hit career postseason home run tigers pitcher yankees lost series tigers game sweep heading season yankees general manager said team utility reversing team position played shortstop spring training began season disabled list started shortstop placed day disabled list missing previous week left rib cage transferred day disabled list strained left oblique activated disabled list july missing months ended season batting average rbis games played spring training competed reserve role yankees reserve starting season disabled list yankees chose anna add roster yankees designated assignment hope improving offense acquired yankees april exchange minor league pitcher twins optioned international_league batting rochester promoted twins 26th man roster april optioned day finished season batting average games played twins twins agreed million salary season avoiding salary arbitration games hit rbi positions twins avoiding arbitration twins million season entered season expecting compete reserve role roster impressed april hitting games reserve role following injury shortstop began earning playing time team starting shortstop injury baseman remained lineup following return twins hitter july named star game day batting average home runs stolen bases scouting profile yankees viewed possible replacement shortstop willing trade hitting prospect yankees considered trade negotiations scouts consider throwing arm strong compliment ability hit average hit power ability scouts feel field swings pitches outside strike zone
Eduardo Núñez