Sandro Fabian (born March 6, 1998) is a Dominican professional baseball outfielder for the Texas Rangers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2024.
| Sandro Fabian | |
|---|---|
_(cropped).jpg) Fabian with the Round Rock Express in 2023 | |
| Texas Rangers – No. 40 | |
| Outfielder | |
| Born: March 6, 1998 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| September 6, 2024, for the Texas Rangers | |
| MLB statistics (through 2024 season) | |
| Batting average | .000 |
| Home runs | 0 |
| Runs batted in | 0 |
| Teams | |
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Career
editSan Francisco Giants
editOn July 2, 2014, Fabian signed with the San Francisco Giants as an international free agent.[1] He made his professional debut in 2015 with the Dominican Summer League Giants. In 2016 with the rookie–level Arizona League Giants, Fabian slashed .340/.364/.522 with two home runs and 35 RBI over 42 games.[2]
Fabian spent the 2017 season with the Single–A Augusta GreenJackets, playing in 122 games and hitting .277/.297/.408 with 11 home runs and 61 RBI.[3] He played in 112 games for the High–A San Jose Giants in 2018, batting .200/.260/.325 with 10 home runs and 35 RBI.[4] Fabian split 2019 between the AZL Giants and San Jose, slashing a combined .276/.355/.427 with seven home runs and 41 RBI.[5]
Fabian did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[6] He returned to action in 2021 with the Double–A Richmond Flying Squirrels, hitting .264/.297/.466 with a career–high 15 home runs and 55 RBI across 90 appearances. Fabian elected free agency following the season on November 7, 2021.[7]
Texas Rangers
editOn March 8, 2022, Fabian signed a minor league contract with the Texas Rangers organization.[8] He split the 2022 campaign between the Double–A Frisco RoughRiders and Triple–A Round Rock Express. In 101 games for the two affiliates, Fabian batted .245/.313/.455 with 16 home runs and 56 RBI.[9] He elected free agency following the season on November 10, 2022.[10]
On January 6, 2023, Fabian re–signed with Texas on a new minor league contract. He played in 117 games for Triple–A Round Rock, slashing .288/.331/.523 with career–highs in home runs (23) and RBI (78).[11] Fabian elected free agency following the season on November 6.[12]
On November 22, 2023, Fabian again re–signed with the Rangers organization on a minor league contract. He played in 116 games for Round Rock in 2024, hitting .270/.343/.462 with 17 home runs and 81 RBI.[13] On September 4, 2024, the Fabian was selected to the 40-man roster and promoted to the major leagues for the first time.[14]
References
edit- ^ "MLB Prospect Profile: Sandro Fabian, OF, San Francisco Giants". minorleagueball.com. Retrieved September 22, 2024.
- ^ "Stock Up, Stock Down for San Francisco Giants' Top 5 Prospects for Week 1". syndication.bleacherreport.com. Retrieved September 22, 2024.
- ^ "Weekly Prospect Update: San Francisco Giants". fantraxhq.com. Retrieved September 22, 2024.
- ^ "Sandro Fabian - Baseball Stats". thebaseballcube.com. Retrieved September 22, 2024.
- ^ "Sandro Fabian - Stats - Batting". fangraphs.com. Retrieved September 22, 2024.
- ^ "2020 Minor League Baseball season cancelled". mlb.com. Retrieved September 22, 2024.
- ^ "2021-22 Minor League Free Agents For All 30 MLB Teams". baseballamerica.com. Retrieved September 22, 2024.
- ^ "Sandro Fabian Stats, Age, Position, Height, Weight, Fantasy & News". milb.com. Retrieved September 22, 2024.
- ^ "Sandro Fabian Makes MLB Debut". oursportscentral.com. Retrieved September 22, 2024.
- ^ "2022-23 Minor League Free Agents For All 30 MLB Teams". baseballamerica.com. Retrieved September 22, 2024.
- ^ "Round Rock OF Sandro Fabian Promoted to Texas". milb.com. Retrieved September 22, 2024.
- ^ "2023 MiLB Free Agents". baseballamerica.com. Retrieved September 22, 2024.
- ^ "Sandro Fabian Stats & Scouting Report". baseballamerica.com. Retrieved September 22, 2024.
- ^ "Who is Sandro Fabian, Texas Rangers' Triple-A call-up in place of Corey Seager?". dallasnews.com. Retrieved September 22, 2024.
External links
edit- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)