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Iglesias has excelled while splitting time between shortstop and third base, remaining in the starting lineup even after Middlebrooks returned from the DL. Despite being known primarily for his defense, Iglesias has batted .420 since being recalled, including an 18-game [[hitting streak]] that was broken on June 19th against the [[Tampa Bay Rays]]. |
Iglesias has excelled while splitting time between shortstop and third base, remaining in the starting lineup even after Middlebrooks returned from the DL. Despite being known primarily for his defense, Iglesias has batted .420 since being recalled, including an 18-game [[hitting streak]] that was broken on June 19th against the [[Tampa Bay Rays]]. |
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On July 30, 2013, Iglesias and [[Avisail Garcia]] were traded to the Detroit Tigers as part of a three-way deal that sent [[Jake Peavy]] from the [[Chicago White Sox]] to the Red Sox. <ref>http://espn.go.com/boston/mlb/story/_/id/9523880/jake-peavy-boston-red-sox-3-team-deal-involving-chicago-white-sox-detroit-tigers-sources-confirm</ref> |
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| José Iglesias | |
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| Detroit Tigers – No. 10 | |
| Third Baseman | |
| Born: January 5, 1990 Havana, Cuba | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
| debut | |
| May 8, 2011, for the Boston Red Sox | |
| Career statistics (through July 29, 2013) | |
| Batting average | .280 |
| Home runs | 2 |
| Runs batted in | 21 |
| Teams | |
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| Career highlights and awards | |
José Antonio Iglesias Alemán (born January 5, 1990) is a Cuban professional baseball infielder with the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB) in the United States.
With pitcher Noel Argüelles, Iglesias defected from the Cuban junior national team while in Canada.[1] Iglesias signed as an international free agent with the Red Sox in September 2009.[2] Prior to the 2011 season, Iglesias was the sole Red Sox prospect on the MLB.com annual list of top 50 baseball prospects, where he was ranked 42nd.[3]
In March 2011, Iglesias was optioned to the Triple-A Pawtucket Red Sox. Iglesias was called up by the Red Sox and made his major league debut on May 8, 2011 as a defensive substitute for Jed Lowrie in the ninth inning of a 9–5 win over the Minnesota Twins. He made the final out of the game, fielding a ground-out from Alexi Casilla. In the next game, he represented the game-winning run, scoring from first base on a Carl Crawford double in the 11th inning.[4] On May 11, 2011, Iglesias made his first MLB start at shortstop due to Jed Lowrie being sick.[5]
In 2012, Iglesias started the season in Pawtucket. He was called up to Boston May 1 after an ailing back sidelined Kevin Youkilis,[6] although did not appear in a game before being sent back down to Triple-A. Iglesias also appeared late in the 2012 season to back up Mike Aviles, then later started more games, and hit his first career home run.
Entering 2013, Iglesias is ranked as the 10th best prospect in the Red Sox organization[7] and ranks 96th in the MLB.com Top 100 Prospects list.[8] Iglesias started the season in Boston, going 9 for 20 with two doubles with one RBI in six games, but was optioned to Triple-A Pawtucket after Stephen Drew was activated on April 10. He was recalled by the Red Sox on May 24 when third baseman Will Middlebrooks was placed on the DL.
Iglesias has excelled while splitting time between shortstop and third base, remaining in the starting lineup even after Middlebrooks returned from the DL. Despite being known primarily for his defense, Iglesias has batted .420 since being recalled, including an 18-game hitting streak that was broken on June 19th against the Tampa Bay Rays.
On July 30, 2013, Iglesias and Avisail Garcia were traded to the Detroit Tigers as part of a three-way deal that sent Jake Peavy from the Chicago White Sox to the Red Sox. [9]
See also
References
- ^ Passan, Jeff. (2009-12-05) Cuban Arguelles agrees to deal with Royals – MLB – Yahoo! Sports. Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved on 2012-08-26.
- ^ Kilgore, Adam (2009-09-08). "Sox announce Iglesias signing". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 2010-04-02.
- ^ Iglesias represents Red Sox on prospect list MLB.com, January 25, 2011
- ^ "Crawford's RBI lifts Red Sox to win over Twins". Associated Press. 2011-05-09. Retrieved 2011-05-09.
- ^ Browne, Ian (2011-05-11) With Lowrie ill, Iglesias gets first big league start | redsox.com: News. Boston.redsox.mlb.com. Retrieved on 2012-08-26.
- ^ Abraham, Peter (May 2, 2012). "With Kevin Youkilis out, Jose Iglesias called up". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 2 May 2012.
- ^ Boston Red Sox prospects
- ^ MLB.com – 2013 Top 100 Prospects list
- ^ http://espn.go.com/boston/mlb/story/_/id/9523880/jake-peavy-boston-red-sox-3-team-deal-involving-chicago-white-sox-detroit-tigers-sources-confirm
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Jose Iglesias on Twitter