22 Facts About Eddie Rosario

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Eddie Rosario has previously played in MLB for the Twins and Cleveland Indians.

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Eddie Rosario represented Puerto Rico in the 2013 and 2017 editions of the World Baseball Classic, winning a silver medal in both.

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Eddie Rosario made his major league debut in 2015, hitting a home run in his first at bat, on the first pitch, off of Scott Kazmir of the Oakland Athletics.

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4.

Eddie Rosario was scouted by Hector Otero, who worked for the Minnesota Twins at the time, as the organization's lead scout for South Florida and Puerto Rico.

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5.

Eddie Rosario was selected by the Minnesota Twins in the fourth round of the 2010 MLB draft.

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6.

Eddie Rosario first played in Minor League Baseball in 2010, in the Gulf Coast League.

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7.

Eddie Rosario played several seasons in the Puerto Rican Winter League, and played in the Arizona Fall League in 2013 and 2014.

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8.

Eddie Rosario played in 122 games for the Twins, sharing outfield duties with Torii Hunter, Aaron Hicks, and fellow prospect Byron Buxton.

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9.

In 2017, Eddie Rosario became the Twins' everyday left fielder and emerged into one of the AL's best hitters.

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10.

Eddie Rosario ranked in the top 25 for batting average, OPS, slugging, and doubles.

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11.

Eddie Rosario finished the season with the lowest fielding percentage among major league left fielders, at.

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12.

On December 1,2020, Eddie Rosario was placed on outright waivers and cleared waivers the next day.

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13.

On February 4,2021, Eddie Rosario was signed to a one-year, $8 million contract with the Cleveland Indians.

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14.

On July 30,2021, Eddie Rosario was traded to the Atlanta Braves along with cash considerations in exchange for Pablo Sandoval.

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15.

In four at-bats, Eddie Rosario saw five pitches, the fewest pitches seen in a cycle since at least the 1990 season.

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16.

The 2021 Braves became the fourth team in Major League Baseball history to record two walk-off wins in the first two games of a postseason series, as Eddie Rosario matched the feat of teammate Austin Riley, who hit a walk-off single in Game 1.

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17.

Eddie Rosario recorded two home runs and a triple as part of a second four-hit game in Game 4 of the series, following Steve Garvey as the only players to record those base hits in the postseason.

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Eddie Rosario was the fifth major league player to record two four-hit games during the playoffs, and the second to have both four-hit games occur in the same series.

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19.

Eddie Rosario was awarded the NLCS MVP award for his performance in the series.

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20.

On March 16,2022, Eddie Rosario returned to the Braves on a two-year contract worth $18 million with a club option for the 2024 season.

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21.

Eddie Rosario played for Puerto Rico in their silver medal run of the 2013 World Baseball Classic and their silver medal run of the 2017 World Baseball Classic.

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22.

Eddie Rosario played right field defensively and batted seventh in the lineup.

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