Christian Arroyo #28

Christian Israel Arroyo...Married, wife’s name is Jessica; has one daughter, Ellison...2013 graduate of Hernando High School (Fla.)…Named the state’s Class 5A Player of the Year in 2013...Committed to the University of Florida prior to being drafted...Received Most Valuable Player honors as he helped Team USA win gold at the 2012 International Baseball Federation’s 18U World Championships in Seoul, South Korea...His mother, Kim, raised him alone from age 2-12 and could be considered his first hitting coach; she threw him batting practice while eight months pregnant in preparation for the U.S. National Team tryouts...Not related to former pitcher Bronson Arroyo, but both attended Hernando High School (not simultaneously) and are friends...Hobbies: Music, playing the drums and fishing...Signed by: Mike Metcalf.

2024

Was a non-roster invitee to spring training with MIL...Limited to 30 games with Nashville (AAA) where he hit .237 (27-for-114) with eight doubles, two HR, 13 RBI, nine walks and 19 runs...Began the season on the Minor League IL with a left-hand contusion...Played just three games with Nashville before landing back on the IL with a left wrist sprain from 4/26-7/24, including a rehab assignment with ACL Brewers (R).

2023

Over his Major League career has made starts at second base (153g), third base (49g), shortstop (19g), right field (16g), first base (7g) and designated hitter (5g)...Last season with Boston produced his first career five-hit game, going 5-for-5 with a double, homer and four RBI in a 10-4 win on 6/20 at Minnesota.

2022

Made his third Opening Day roster, his second consecutive with the Red Sox (also 2020 with CLE)...Recorded an RBI in a career-high five consecutive starts from 5/22-29...Hit a go-ahead solo HR in the second inning on 5/22 vs. SEA...The HR had a 110.7 MPH exit velocity, the hardest-hit HR of his career...Recorded an RBI in each game of the doubleheader vs. BAL on 5/28, then hit a solo HR on 5/29 vs. BAL...On the COVID-19 Related IL from 6/15-23...Played in two games for Triple-A Worcester on a rehab assignment from 6/21-22, starting at DH and SS...Reinstated on 6/24 and homered that night at CLE, a two-run shot in the seventh inning to break a 2-2 tie...Matched a career-high with three hits...Reached base safely four times on 7/3 at CHC, matching a career-high (fifth time)...Was 2-for-3 with two BB...On the IL with a left groin strain from 7/9-29. Played in two games for Double-A Portland on a rehab assignment from 7/27-28, starting at DH and 2B...Reinstated from the IL on 7/30 and went 3-for-4 with his second career triple that afternoon vs. MIL...Recorded a hit or walk in seven of his first eight PA after being reinstated (5-for-6, 2B, 3B, 2 BB)...Reached safely four times on 7/31, matching a career-high (sixth time, 2nd in 2022)...Was 2-for-2 with two BB...Drove in nine runs over 11 games from 8/9-20...Had a career-long 8-game hitting streak from 8/4-13 (.400 AVG, 12-for-30, 3 2B, HR, 2 BB)...Recorded three hits in back-to-back games on 8/19-20 at BAL, his first career pair of consecutive three-hit games...Stole a career-high two bases on 8/25 vs. TOR...Had five RBI over two games vs. TEX on 9/1 and 9/2...Was charged with a fielding error on 9/29 vs. BAL, his only error at 2B in 115 career regular-season games at the position (890.2 innings, 427 chances)...Hit safely in each of his final five games (10/1-5), going 7-for-17 (.412) in that span...Recorded at least one RBI in each of the Sox’ final three games (four total RBI).

2021

Set career highs in games (57), SLG (.445), OPS (.769), runs (22), hits (43), 2B (12), HR (6), and RBI (25)...Made his 2nd Opening Day roster (also 2020 with CLE)...Made 43 starts at 2B and one at 1B...Appeared in two games at SS and made his 1st career pitching appearance on 6/13 vs. TOR (1.0 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 1 BB)...Ranked fourth among AL second basemen in defensive runs saved (five) (source: FanGraphs, min. 300.0 inn.)...Did not commit an error in 171 TC at 2B (387.0 inn.)...Missed 82 games due to four IL stints: left hand contusion (5/7-24), right knee contusion (6/24-7/4), left hamstring strain (7/19-8/22), and COVID-19 Related (8/27-9/20)...In 26 road games, hit .343 with a .978 OPS (24-for-70, 6 2B, 4 HR)...Against LHP, hit .329 (23-for-70) with an .885 OPS...Hit three HR against RHP and three against LHP...Was 9-for-25 (.360) in the eighth and ninth innings...Hit three HR with RISP and two outs (7-for-23, .304 AVG)...His six HR came in a span of 21 games from 6/3-7/16...Homered in consecutive games on 6/10 vs. HOU and 6/11 vs. TOR...On 6/10, hit a game-tying 3-run HR in the fifth inning and worked a bases-loaded walk in the sixth...Hit a pinch-hit grand slam in the 7th inning on 6/16 at ATL, his first career grand slam...Prior to Arroyo, the most recent pinch-hit slams by Sox were hit by Mike Carp (2013), Kevin Millar (2003), and Shea Hillenbrand (2002)...In the Sox’ first game out of the All-Star break (7/16 at NYY), went 2-for-4 with a double and a two-run HR in a 4-0 win...Played in only nine more ML games the rest of the season.

POSTSEASON: Made his Postseason debut, starting all 11 of the Sox’ games at 2B...Christian and Kiké Hernández became the 15th and 16th Red Sox ever to record at least one single, one double, one triple, and one HR in a single Postseason...Recorded two sacrifice bunts...In the ninth inning of the Sox’ clinching win over the Rays in Game 4 of the ALDS, he bunted Christian Vázquez to second base; Vázquez would come around to score the winning run...Hit his lone HR in the Sox’ 12-3 win over HOU in Game 3 of the ALCS, a two-run shot in the third inning...All three of his Postseason RBI came in that game.

2020

Made his Red Sox debut, playing in 15 of the club’s final 18 games after being recalled to the active roster on 9/8...Appeared at 2B (13 G/13 GS) and SS (2 G/1 GS)...Reached base safely in 11 of his 14 games with a plate appearance, recording at least one hit in nine of those...Matched a career-high with three HR (also 2017 with SF). 

2019

Spent three stints on the Tampa Bay roster before a right forearm flexor tendon strain in mid-June ended his season...Following the trade, he rehabbed injury in Goodyear, AZ...Over his three stints with Tampa Bay he made 13 starts at third base and one at second... Optioned out of spring training on March 9 and recalled for the first time on April 1, opening his season with the Rays...Last game played came on June 12 vs. Oakland...Homered in consecutive games, June 1-2, at Minnesota...At Triple-A Durham he went 5-for-5 with 3 doubles, a grand slam and 7 RBI on May 28 vs. Louisville...Overall, recorded a .984 OPS at AAA and had six multi-hit games over his final 10 games played with the Bulls.

2018

Appeared in 20 games and made 16 starts (8-2B, 7-3B, 1-DH) with the Rays…was with the club from May 16-July 15, which included a stint on the 10-day DL, June 17-July 15, for a left oblique strain...Made his Rays debut at 22 years, 352 days, becoming the youngest positional player at the time of his Rays debut since Wil Myers (22.190) on June 18, 2013 and the youngest infielder since Reid Brignac (22.170) on July 4, 2008…was later surpassed by Willy Adames and Jakes Bauers...From May 17-18, became the first player to begin his Rays career with consecutive multi-hit games since Drew Sutton (3) in 2012…became the second player in club history age 22 or younger to begin his Rays career with consecutive multi- hit games, following Delmon Young (3) in 2006...On May 17 at LAA, his 5th-inning single off Tyler Skaggs marked his first hit as a Ray...On June 8 vs. SEA, his 5th-inning solo homer off Marco Gonzales was his first with the Rays and fourth of his career…became the sixth player born in Tampa to homer for the Rays, joining Fred McGriff (92), Matt Joyce (74), Tino Martinez (22), Ozzie Timmons (4) and Kevin Cash (2)…at 23 years, 9 days old, was the youngest Ray to homer as a second baseman since B.J. Upton in 2007...Was on the disabled list three times with Triple-A Durham: April 15-30 (right calf strain), July 30-Aug 15 (concussion) and Sep 2-18 (left hamstring strain).

2017

Made his major league debut for the Giants on April 24 vs. LAD at 21 years, 239 days…was the first Giant to start in his debut before his 22nd birthday since Madison Bumgarner in 2009 and the first position player since Royce Clayton in 1991…he became the youngest player to start at third base for the Giants since Matt Williams in 1987... Became the first player drafted out of high school in the 2013 June Draft class to debut, one day before LAD Cody Bellinger... Appeared in 34 games and made 32 starts (21- 3B, 9-SS, 2-2B) for the Giants…recorded his first career hit on April 25 vs. LAD, a single off threetime Cy Young Award winner Clayton Kershaw... On April 26 vs. LAD, connected for his first career home run, a 2-run shot off Sergio Romo... Also homered on April 28 vs. SD and on May 5 at CIN…the latter came off 40-year-old Bronson Arroyo, who-though unrelated-attended the same high school and graduated one month after Christian was born... Selected to the major league roster after batting .439/.471/.682 (29-for-66) through 17 games with Triple-A Sacramento.... Optioned back to Sacramento on June 4…on June 14, sustained a left wrist contusion when he was hit on the hand by a pitch and landed on the disabled list the next day…on July 1, in his first game after returning, was hit again and his broken left hand ended his season…underwent surgery on July 10... Re-aggravated his hand injury taking a ground ball off his glove hand for the Leones del Escogido in the Dominican Winter League… underwent surgery to insert a pin into his left hand on Nov 3…he is expected to recover in time for Opening Day... Prior to the trade, was ranked by MLB.com as the No. 1 prospect in the Giants system…ranked by Baseball America as the Giants No. 4 prospect and the organization's Best Hitter for Average… after the trade, was ranked by MLB.com as the No. 6 prospect in the Rays system and the No. 5 third base prospect in baseball.

2016

Highly regarded Giants prospect spent all of 2016 with double-A Richmond, batting .274 (130-for- 474) with 36 doubles, three home runs and 49 RBI in 119 games...Was third among Eastern League leaders in doubles (36)...Was selected to the EL mid-season All-Star team...Invited to Giants' big league camp for the first time in his career.