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Luis Juárez

Luis Juárez
Leones de Yucatán – No. 90
First baseman / Left fielder / Catcher
Born: (1990-02-06) February 6, 1990 (age 34)
Culiacán, Sinaloa
Bats: Right
Throws: Right

Luis Felipe Juárez (born February 6, 1990), nicknamed "El Pepón" is a Mexican professional baseball first baseman for the Leones de Yucatán of the Mexican League. He was selected Mexico national baseball team at 2017 World Baseball Classic,[1] 2019 Pan American Games Qualifier,[2] and 2019 exhibition games against Japan.[3]

Career

Sultanes de Monterrey

On April 3, 2009, Juárez signed with the Sultanes de Monterrey of the Mexican League. After 8 seasons with the club, he became a free agent, but re-signed with the team on March 30, 2017.

Leones de Yucatán

On December 21, 2017, Juárez was traded alongside Walter Ibarra to the Leones de Yucatán in exchange for Francisco Lugo and Ricky Alvarez.[4] Juárez did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the Mexican League season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[5]

In 2022, he played in 43 games for Yucatán, hitting .297/.420/.573 with 10 home runs and 35 RBI. Juárez won the Mexican League Championship with the Leones in 2022.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Mexico". World Baseball Classic. Retrieved March 10, 2019.
  2. ^ "MÉXICO". Prē Pan 19 (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on March 27, 2019. Retrieved March 8, 2019.
  3. ^ "Roster de México para ENEOS Samurai Japan Series". MiLB.com: The Official Site of Minor League Baseball (in Spanish). February 26, 2019. Retrieved March 10, 2019.
  4. ^ "Luis Juarez Stats, Fantasy & News". MLB.com.
  5. ^ "Mexican League Cancels 2020 Season".
  6. ^ "LMB King's Series — Championship Series 2022 — Round-up". gambyl.com. Retrieved 2023-05-10.


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