Yangervis Alfredo Solarte (born July 7, 1987) is a Venezuelan professional baseball infielder. He made his major league debut for the New York Yankees on April 2, 2014.
Professional career[]
Minnesota Twins[]
Solarte signed with the Minnesota Twins in 2005.[1] He played in the Twins organization until 2011.
Texas Rangers[]
In December 2011, he signed a minor league deal with the Texas Rangers, which included an invitation to spring training.[2]
New York Yankees[]
Solarte became a free agent after 2013 and signed a minor league deal with the New York Yankees in January 2014.[3][4] In spring training in 2014, Solarte competed with Eduardo Núñez, Zelous Wheeler, Dean Anna, and Scott Sizemore for a reserve infielder role with the Yankees,[5] making the team out of spring training.[6]
On April 8, 2014, Solarte hit two doubles, and became the first player in the Modern Era (since 1900) to hit six doubles in his first seven games in the Major Leagues.[7] On April 17, 2014 Solarte started a 5-4-3 triple play against the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field. He hit his first big league home run later that same game off of Rays pitcher Grant Balfour. He then hit his second home run, a three run homer, against the Milwaukee Brewers, which eventually drove them to win the game. Earlier the next month, Solarte at one point held the highest batting average in the American League. On July 3, 2014 Solarte was optioned back down to AAA while INF Zelous Wheeler was called up to the main roster. On July 10, 2014 Solarte was called back up to the Yankees in place if the injured Carlos Beltran.[8]
San Diego Padres[]
On July 22, 2014 the Yankees traded Solarte and Rafael De Paula to the San Diego Padres in exchange for Chase Headley.[9] One day later on the 23rd, Solarte made his Padres debut on the road against the Chicago Cubs, where he hit an RBI triple to right field in his first at-bat to score Chris Denorfia.
Personal life[]
Solarte's uncle is Roger Cedeño. Cedeño convinced his agent to take Solarte as a client as a favor.[10]
References[]
- ↑ Velle, La. Minor details: Yangervis heads to New Britain. Startribune.com. Retrieved on March 26, 2014.
- ↑ Rangers long-shot utility candidate Yangervis Solarte continues good winter showing. Rangersblog.dallasnews.com (January 27, 2013). Retrieved on March 26, 2014.
- ↑ Texas Rangers minor-leaguer jumps to Yankees. Rangersblog.dallasnews.com (January 12, 2014). Retrieved on March 26, 2014.
- ↑ Solarte focused squarely on making big league team. Newyork.yankees.mlb.com (March 4, 2014). Retrieved on March 26, 2014.
- ↑ Yankees catcher Brian McCann revisits Braves, early days. NY Daily News (March 19, 2014). Retrieved on March 26, 2014.
- ↑ Solarte makes team; Yankees option Nunez | yankees.com: News. Mlb.mlb.com (March 29, 2014). Retrieved on April 8, 2014.
- ↑ Tasch, Justin (April 8, 2014). Yankees' Yangervis Solarte bringing the energy to Bombers lineup. NY Daily News. Retrieved on April 9, 2014.
- ↑ New York Yankees Call up 3B Zelous Wheeler; Yangervis Solarte Optioned to Class-AAA; Dean Anna DFA’ed.
- ↑ http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article/nyy/yankees-acquire-chase-headley-from-padres?ymd=20140722&content_id=85727892&vkey=news_nyy
- ↑ Fox Sports. Derek Jeter shows sense of humor after final home opener as a Yankee | FOX Sports on MSN. Msn.foxsports.com. Retrieved on April 8, 2014.
External links[]
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs