Ezequiel Tovar
| Ezequiel Tovar | |
|---|---|
| Colorado Rockies – No. 14 | |
| Shortstop | |
| Born: August 1, 2001 Maracay, Venezuela | |
Bats: Switch Throws: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| September 23, 2022, for the Colorado Rockies | |
| MLB statistics (through April 12, 2024) | |
| Batting average | .258 |
| Home runs | 19 |
| Runs batted in | 83 |
| Teams | |
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Ezequiel Jesús Tovar (born August 1, 2001) is a Venezuelan professional baseball shortstop for the Colorado Rockies of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2022.
Career[edit]
Minor leagues[edit]
Tovar signed with the Colorado Rockies as an international free agent on August 1, 2017.[1]
Tovar made his professional debut with the Dominican Summer League Rockies, batting .262 with 11 RBIs over 35 games. In 2019, he split time between the rookie–level Grand Junction Rockies and the Low–A Boise Hawks with whom he slashed .253/.318/.322 with two home runs, 16 RBIs, and 17 stolen bases over 73 games. He did not play game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] Tovar spent the 2021 season with the Single–A Fresno Grizzlies and High–A Spokane Indians, slashing .287/.322/.475 with 15 home runs, 72 RBIs, thirty doubles, and 24 stolen bases.[3] After the season, he played in the Arizona Fall League.[4] He was selected to the 40-man roster following the season on November 19, 2021.[5]
Tovar began the 2022 season with the Double–A Hartford Yard Goats, playing in 66 games and hitting .318/.386/.546 with 13 home runs, 47 RBI, and 17 stolen bases. He was promoted to the Triple–A Albuquerque Isotopes on September 15, 2022.[6]
Major leagues[edit]
After five games with Albuquerque, the Rockies promoted Tovar to the major leagues.[7] He made his major league debut on September 23, notching his first career hit off of Sean Manaea of the San Diego Padres.[8] On October 5, the final day of the season, Tovar hit his first career home run, a solo shot off of Los Angeles Dodgers starter Clayton Kershaw.[9]
On March 26, 2024, Tovar signed a seven-year, $63.5 million contract extension with the Rockies including an eighth year club option that could increase the total value to $84 million.[10][11]
References[edit]
- ^ Etkin, Jack (31 August 2021). "Ezequiel Tovar Shows Resilience". www.baseballamerica.com.
- ^ "2020 Minor League Baseball season cancelled". mlb.com. Retrieved June 20, 2023.
- ^ "Rockies 'have a good one coming' in Tovar". MLB.com.
- ^ "Rockies 'have a good one coming' in Tovar". MLB.com.
- ^ "Rockies' Ezequiel Tovar: Joins 40-man roster". 19 November 2021.
- ^ "Touted Rox prospect Tovar promoted to Triple-A, when will he hit the bigs?". denversports.com. 16 September 2022. Retrieved June 20, 2023.
- ^ "It's Tovar Time: Colorado Rockies to call up prospect Ezequiel Tovar". roxpile.com. 21 September 2022. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
- ^ "Tovar tallies 2 quick hits, makes history in MLB debut". MLB.com.
- ^ "In Rox final game, Tovar hits 1st MLB HR -- off a legendary ace". mlb.com. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
- ^ "Rockies, SS Ezequiel Tovar agree to 7-year, $63.5M extension". ESPN.com. March 26, 2024. Retrieved March 27, 2024.
- ^ Harding, Thomas (March 26, 2024). "'This is my family:' With 7-year deal, Rox ready to build around Tovar". MLB.com. Retrieved March 27, 2024.
External links[edit]
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
- 2001 births
- Living people
- Albuquerque Isotopes players
- Boise Hawks players
- Colorado Rockies players
- Dominican Summer League Rockies players
- Fresno Grizzlies players
- Grand Junction Rockies players
- Hartford Yard Goats players
- Major League Baseball infielders
- Major League Baseball players from Venezuela
- Salt River Rafters players
- Spokane Indians players
- Venezuelan expatriate baseball players in the Dominican Republic
- Venezuelan expatriate baseball players in the United States