Manuel Margot
| Manuel Margot | |||
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| San Diego Padres – No. 7 | |||
| Center fielder | |||
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Born: September 28, 1994 San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic |
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| MLB debut | |||
| September 21, 2016, for the San Diego Padres | |||
| MLB statistics (through 2016 season) |
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| Batting average | .243 | ||
| Home runs | 0 | ||
| Runs batted in | 3 | ||
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Manuel Margot [man-well'/mar-goe'] is a Dominican professional baseball center fielder for the San Diego Padres of Major League Baseball (MLB).
The Boston Red Sox signed Margot as an international free agent in July 2011, receiving a reported bonus of $800,000. According to scouting report, he has plus-plus speed that he uses well on the bases, above average range and solid outfield defense, as well as the ability to hit the ball hard to all fields. At age 17, he started his professional career with Rookie Level Dominican Summer League Red Sox in their 2012 season.
In his season debut, Margot earned Red Sox Minor League Latin Program Player of the Year honors, after batting a .285/.382/.423 with 38 stolen bases in just 68 games, gaining a spot on the DSL All-Star team. Regarded as a patient hitter, he walked more than he struck out in the DSL (36-to-25 in 260 at-bats).
Margot jumped up two levels to the Lowell Spinners in 2013, and held his own as the youngest regular in the Short-Season A New York–Penn League. Following his successful debut, Margot did manage to get a hit in 12 out of his first 15 games with Lowell, collecting a .254/.343/.307 line through July 24, when a hamstring injury laid him up. After a disabled list stint, he returned on August 16 showing glimpses of his potential with a .447/.475/.658 line over his first eight games back. He finished the year with a .270 average and 18 stolen bases in only 49 games.
Margot had his first taste of full-season ball with the Low A Greenville Drive of the South Atlantic League in 2014. In his first 99 games at Greenville, he posted a .282/.362/.418 line with 10 home runs and 45 runs batted in, while leading the Drive with 105 hits and 61 runs scored, and the Red Sox organization with 39 stolen bases. As a result, he was promoted to High A Salem Red Sox on August 15.
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