Jasson Atondo

Jasson Abelardo Atondo

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 0", Weight 165 lb.

• Born August 27, 1995 in El Colorado, Sinaloa? (as per BR register) Los Mochis, Sinaloa? (as per Mexican Pacific League site) Mexico

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Biographical Information

Jasson Atondo has played in the minors and for the Mexican national team.

Atondo debuted with the 2015 Piratas de Campeche, hitting .277/.319/.348 in 49 games. That winter, he batted .185/.267/.259 as a backup infielder for the Naranjeros de Hermosillo. He batted .220/.254/.295 for the 2016 Piratas, then was 5 for 18 with a double and a triple for the Naranjeros. In 2017, his batting line was .229/.304/.286 for Campeche, then he hit .200/.245/.200 for Hermosillo, serving as a backup infielder again for both clubs.

He began to make strides in 2018; the 22-year-old batted .319/.347/.354 for Campeche in the spring season and .250/.319/.288 in the fall. He then had a very good winter for Hermosillo despite again backing up, playing behind Luis Jimenez at 3B and Danny Espinosa at SS and also being third-string at 2B. He hit .351/.376/.398 with 39 runs in 61 games while making very few errors. He lost the Mexican Pacific League batting title by one point to Francisco Peguero despite not having a set position. He was 10th in OBP, 5th in runs and led in hits (81, one ahead of MVP Manny Rodriguez). He easily won the Rookie of the Year award, with 78.6% of the vote.

A late addition to the Mexican team for the 2019 Pan American Games Qualifier, he went 1 for 7 with a run and a RBI while splitting time with Javier Salazar. His lone hit came off Brazil's Igor Januário.