José Siri

José Alexander Siri (born July 22, 1995) is a Dominican professional baseball outfielder for the Houston Astros of Major League Baseball (MLB). Siri signed with the Cincinnati Reds as an international free agent in 2012. He made his MLB debut in September 2021.

José Siri
Siri with the Dayton Dragons in 2017
Houston Astros – No. 26
Outfielder
Born: (1995-07-22) July 22, 1995
Sabana Grande de Boyá, Dominican Republic
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
MLB debut
September 3, 2021, for the Houston Astros
MLB statistics
(through 2021 season)
Batting average.304
Home runs4
Runs batted in9
Teams

Career

Cincinnati Reds

Siri signed with the Cincinnati Reds as an international free agent in September 2012. He made his professional debut the next year with the Dominican Summer League Reds. He played 2014 with the Arizona League Reds, 2015 with the Arizona League Reds and Billings Mustangs, and 2016 with Billings (batting .320) and the Dayton Dragons (batting .145).[1]

Siri started 2017 with Dayton.[2] During the season, he broke the Midwest League record for consecutive games with a hit.[3][4] The record was previously held by Tony Toups with 35 in 1977. He batted .293 with Dayton, leading the league in runs (92) and stolen bases (46).[5] The Reds added him to their 40-man roster after the season.[6]

On January 27, 2020, Siri was designated for assignment by the Reds.

Seattle Mariners

On February 3, 2020, Siri was claimed off waivers by the Seattle Mariners.

San Francisco Giants

On March 10, 2020, Siri was claimed off waivers by the San Francisco Giants. On July 23, Siri was designated for assignment by the Giants. He was outrighted on July 30 and became a free agent after the season on November 2, 2020.

Houston Astros

On December 23, 2020, Siri signed a minor league contract with the Houston Astros organization.[7] In 2021, Siri began the season with the Triple-A Sugar Land Skeeters. He played in 94 games for the Skeeters, batting .318/.369/.552 with 16 home runs, 72 RBIs, and 24 stolen bases in 27 attempts.

On September 2, 2021, it was announced that Siri would be promoted from Triple-A to the major leagues.[8] The next day, he was put in as a pinch runner in the 9th inning against the San Diego Padres to make his debut. Jake Meyers promptly hit a single that scored Siri from second base to give Siri his first run as a major leaguer. [9]

Siri made his first start in the majors on September 13 in left field. Facing the Texas Rangers, he went 4-for-5 with two home runs and 5 runs batted in. He was the first player since the RBI statistic became official in 1920 to have that many RBIs along with multiple home runs in their first-ever start as a major leaguer. [10][11]

In 2021 with the Astros, he batted .304/.347/.609 with 4 home runs, 9 RBIs, one walk, and 17 strikeouts in 46 at bats.[12]

References
  1. "Jose Siri Minor & Winter Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com.
  2. "José Siri impacta con fuerza en liga menor de los Rojos | Metro Republica Dominicana". Metrord.do. Retrieved August 5, 2018.
  3. "Reds prospect Jose Siri sets Midwest League record with 36-game hitting streak". Cincinnati.com. Retrieved August 5, 2018.
  4. "Reds' Jose Siri extends hit streak to 36 games". MLB.com. Retrieved December 14, 2018.
  5. "2017 Midwest League Batting Leaders". Baseball-Reference.com.
  6. "Cincinnati Reds protect Shed Long, Jose Siri and four others from the Rule 5 Draft". Cincinnati.com. November 20, 2017. Retrieved August 5, 2018.
  7. "Astros Sign Jose Siri To Minor League Contract". MLB Trade Rumors.
  8. "Astros To Select Jose Siri". MLB Trade Rumors.
  9. @astros (4 September 2021). ".@josesiri22 pinch runs and scores for his MLB debut 🤘#ForTheH" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  10. @MarkBermanFox26 (14 September 2021). "How about this remarkable fact provided by the #Astros: Since RBIs became official in 1920, no player, entering ton…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  11. "Siri, tell me how to make history: Rook does it". MLB.com.
  12. "Jose Siri Stats". Baseball-Reference.com.
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