Jhonkensy Noel (born 15 July 2001) is a Dominican professional baseball first baseman and outfielder for the Cleveland Guardians of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2024.
| Jhonkensy Noel | |
|---|---|
 Noel with the Columbus Clippers in 2023 | |
| Cleveland Guardians – No. 43 | |
| First baseman / Outfielder | |
| Born: July 15, 2001 San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| June 26, 2024, for the Cleveland Guardians | |
| MLB statistics (through July 19, 2024) | |
| Batting average | .250 |
| Home runs | 4 |
| Runs batted in | 7 |
| Teams | |
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Career
editNoel 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 added Noel to their 40-man roster on November 19, 2021, protecting him from the Rule 5 draft.[4] He split the 2022 campaign between Lake County, the Double–A Akron RubberDucks, and the Triple–A Columbus Clippers, hitting a combined .229/.310/.489 with 32 home runs and 84 RBI. Noel was optioned to Triple-A Columbus to begin the 2023 season.[5] He spent the entirety of the season with the Clippers, batting .220/.303/.420 with 27 home runs and 85 RBI.
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
editReferences
edit- ^ Ingraham, Jim (4 July 2021). "Jhonkensy Noel Makes Lots of Hard Contact". Baseball America. Archived from the original on 23 November 2021. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
- ^ Adler, David (30 June 2020). "2020 Minor League Baseball season canceled". MLB.com. Archived from the original on 9 November 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
- ^ Pontes, Geoff (2 December 2021). "10 MLB Hitting Prospects With Intriguing Analytical Characteristics". www.baseballamerica.com. Archived from the original on 31 December 2021. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
- ^ "Guardians Announce Series Of 40-man Roster Moves". CleGuardians.com. 19 November 2021. Archived from the original on 20 November 2021. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ "Guardians' Jhonkensy Noel: Optioned to Triple-A". CBSSports.com. 14 March 2023. Archived from the original on 15 March 2023. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
- ^ Joe Noga, cleveland com (12 March 2024). "Guardians cut nine minor leaguers from spring training roster". cleveland. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
- ^ Martinez-Lopez, Melanie (26 June 2024). "Wildest 1st AB ever? 'Big Christmas' loses bat, then HRs". MLB.com. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
External links
edit- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)