Omar Luna

Omar Luciano Luna Taveras

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 11", Weight 205 lb.

• Born December 13, 1986 in Monte Cristi, Monte Cristi D.R.

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Biographical Information

Omar Luna has played in the minor leagues and for the Dominican national team. He won a batting title in AA

Luna began his professional career with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays (Junior Ramirez was the signing scout) , and he hit .289/.328/.397 for the Princeton Devil Rays in 2007 while having a .265/.294/.286 batting line for the Hudson Valley Renegades in his first season. He collected 19 steals (10th in the Rays chain) with a .251/.282/.318 batting line for the Columbus Catfish in 2008, then he slumped to .185/.219/.216 in 76 games as a utility man with the Charlotte Stone Crabs in 2009. Luna bounced back in 2010 as he hit .291/.306/.369 for the Durham Bulls in 40 games, and he also went 2-for-8 for the Montgomery Biscuits and 2-for-24 for the Stone Crabs. He played 34 games for the Aguilas Cibaenas in winter ball, and he recorded a .234/.250/.266 batting line while fielding .962 as their main shortstop.

In 2011, Luna hit .272/.317/.343 for the Stone Crabs, but his batting line fell to .204/.229/.227 for the Bulls. He had a solid .320/.333/.340 batting line in 17 games as a backup infielder for the Águilas in the winter. Luna then stole 19 bags with a .315/.369/.389 batting line for the Montgomery Biscuits in 2012. He led the Southern League in average (.001 ahead of Josh Fellhauer) and was named the top utility man in the loop. In the winter, he batted .235/.295/.294 in 34 games for the Aguilas. He signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2013, but he only hit .171/.207/.216 for the Chattanooga Lookouts then he was released. After having a .360/.407/.440 batting line in 13 games for the independent El Paso Diablos, the Atlanta Braves signed him and Luna batted .297/.345/.370 in 47 contests for the Mississippi Braves. He was 1-for-24 in Cibaenas in the winter.

Luna played for four independent teams in 2014, and he hit .265/.286/.265 in 17 games for the York Revolution, .333/.351/.370 in 13 games for the Amarillo Sox, .226/.291/.292 in 37 games for the Lincoln Saltdogs and went 0-for-9 for the Laredo Lemurs. He was 3-for-10 with a walk and a homer for the Dominicans in the 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games, splitting short with Justino Cuevas. Luna played 93 games for the Joplin Blasters with a .290/.332/.352 batting line (going 13-for-13 in steals), and he represented the Dominican Republic in the 2015 Premier 12. He was 0-for-1 against South Korea, and he went 2-for-5 against Mexico. He then went to Italy, and he hit .222/.269/.254 in 15 games for Nettuno in the 2017 Serie A1. He had played every position except catcher and center field during his career.

After retiring as a player, he became the batting coach for the DSL Rays 2 from 2018 to 2019 and for the DSL Rays in 2021. He managed the DSL Rays in 2022, and he became their batting coach in 2023.