Jhonkensy Noel
Jhonkensy Noel | |
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Cleveland Guardians – No. 43 | |
First baseman | |
Born: San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic | July 15, 2001|
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
MLB debut | |
June 26, 2024, for the Cleveland Guardians | |
MLB statistics (through June 28, 2024) | |
Batting average | .333 |
Home runs | 2 |
Runs batted in | 3 |
Teams | |
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Jhonkensy Noel (born July 15, 2001) is a Dominican professional baseball first baseman for the Cleveland Guardians of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2024.
Career[edit]
Noel signed with the Cleveland Indians organization as an international free agent on July 15, 2017.[1] He made his professional debut in 2018 with the Dominican Summer League Indians, batting .243 with ten home runs and 34 runs batted in over 64 games. In 2019, he played for the Arizona League Indians where he hit .287 with six home runs and 42 runs batted in over 47 games. He did not play a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season.[2] Noel split the 2021 season between the Arizona League, the Lynchburg Hillcats, and the Lake County Captains, slashing .340/.390/.615 with 19 home runs and 66 runs batted in over 70 games.[3]
The newly named Cleveland Guardians selected Noel to their 40-man roster on November 19, 2021.[4] Noel was optioned to the Triple-A Columbus Clippers to begin the 2023 season.[5]
On March 12, 2024, Noel was cut from major league spring training camp and optioned to Triple-A Columbus to start the year.[6] He made his major league debut on June 26, and he hit a home run in his first major league at bat.[7]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Jhonkensy Noel Makes Lots of Hard Contact". July 4, 2021. Archived from the original on November 23, 2021. Retrieved November 23, 2021.
- ^ "2020 Minor League Baseball season canceled". MLB.com. Archived from the original on November 9, 2021. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
- ^ Pontes, Geoff (December 2, 2021). "10 MLB Hitting Prospects With Intriguing Analytical Characteristics". www.baseballamerica.com. Archived from the original on December 31, 2021. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
- ^ "Guardians Announce Series Of 40-man Roster Moves". CleGuardians.com. November 19, 2021. Archived from the original on November 20, 2021. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
- ^ "Guardians' Jhonkensy Noel: Optioned to Triple-A". cbssports.com. Archived from the original on March 15, 2023. Retrieved 2023-03-15.
- ^ Joe Noga, cleveland com (2024-03-12). "Guardians cut nine minor leaguers from spring training roster". cleveland. Retrieved 2024-03-14.
- ^ https://www.mlb.com/news/jhonkensy-noel-hits-home-run-in-first-mlb-at-bat
External links[edit]
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- 2001 births
- Living people
- Arizona Complex League Indians players
- Arizona League Indians players
- Akron RubberDucks players
- Baseball players from San Pedro de Macorís
- Cleveland Guardians players
- Columbus Clippers players
- Dominican Republic expatriate baseball players in the United States
- Dominican Summer League Indians players
- Estrellas Orientales players
- Lake County Captains players
- Lynchburg Hillcats players
- Major League Baseball first basemen
- Major League Baseball players from the Dominican Republic