Moisés Sierra | |||
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Sierra with the Chicago White Sox
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Miami Marlins | |||
Right fielder | |||
Born: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
September 24, 1988 |||
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MLB debut | |||
July 31, 2012, for the Toronto Blue Jays | |||
MLB statistics (through 2014 season) |
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Batting average | .243 | ||
Home runs | 9 | ||
Runs batted in | 37 | ||
Teams | |||
Medal record | ||
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Representing Dominican Republic | ||
Men's Baseball | ||
World Baseball Classic | ||
2013 San Francisco | Team |
Moisés Sierra (born September 24, 1988) is a Dominican professional baseball outfielder in the Miami Marlins organization. He previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Toronto Blue Jays and Chicago White Sox.
Sierra began his professional career in 2006, playing for the DSL Blue Jays. That year, he hit .253 with 4 home runs, 26 RBIs, and 17 stolen bases in 69 games. He played for the GCL Blue Jays in 2007, hitting .203 with 5 home runs and 15 RBIs. In 2008, he was with the Lansing Lugnuts, with whom he hit .246 with 9 home runs, 39 RBIs, and 12 stolen bases. He split 2009 between the Dunedin Blue Jays and New Hampshire Fisher Cats, hitting a combined .292 with 6 home runs and 62 RBIs.
In 2010, he split the season between the GCL Blue Jays and Dunedin, hitting a combined .211 in 20 games.
In 2013, he played for Buffalo in the International League and the Blue Jays in the Gulf League, hitting a combined .262 in 103 games.
Sierra was brought up to the Toronto Blue Jays on July 31, 2012, following the trades of Travis Snider and Eric Thames. At the time of his call-up, Sierra was batting .289 with 17 home runs and 63 RBIs in 100 games at Triple-A Las Vegas Sierra made his debut that night against the Seattle Mariners, and recorded his first career hit in his first at bat. On August 13, Sierra hit his first career home run, a solo shot off Chicago White Sox starter Jake Peavy. In 2012, he batted .224, in 147 at bats.