Andruw Monasterio

Andruw Monasterio

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 11", Weight 186 lb.

• Debut May 28, 2023

• Born May 30, 1997 in Caracas, Distrito Capital Venezuela

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Biographical Information

Infielder Andruw Monasterio was originally signed by the Chicago Cubs as an international amateur free agent out of Venezuela on March 7, 2014. He played in the Cubs system from 2014 until he was traded to the Washington Nationals on August 21, 2018 in return for Daniel Murphy. He was still playing in Class A at the time and finished the year with the Potomac Nationals of the Carolina League after starting it in the same year with the Myrtle Beach Pelicans. He hit .267/.363/.338 in 122 games between the two clubs.

His stay in the Nats system was short-lived, as on December 17th, he was traded again, this time heading to the Cleveland Indians as the player to be named later in an earlier trade that had landed Washington C Yan Gomes. He played in the Indians system in 2019 and 2021, sitting out the 2020 season when the minor leagues were shut down by the COVID-19 pandemic. An injury limited him to 70 games for the AA Akron Rubber Ducks in 2019, and he hit just .217 with 1 homer and 11 RBIs, but he did much better in 2021, combining to bat .287/.371/.442 in 107 games between Akron and the AAA Columbus Clippers. He became a free agent after the season and signed with the Milwaukee Brewers before the 2021-2022 lockout put a freeze on transactions until March.

In 2022, he again split time between AA and AAA, the Biloxi Shuckers of the Southern League and the Nashville Sounds of the International League respectively. In 110 games, he hit .271/.364/.406 with 69 runs, 9 homers and 44 RBIs. He started the 2023 season with Nashville and was hitting .271 in 42 games when he got the call to Milwaukee on May 27th. He made his debut the next day, as a defensive replacement at second base in a 7-5 win over the San Francisco Giants and striking out against Tristan Beck in his first major league at-bat in the 6th inning.

Related Sites

• Andruw Monasterio on mlb.com