Adael Amador #23

Adael Alexander Amador...Signed as a non-drafted international free agent, July 2, 2019...Contracted selected by Colorado from Double-A Hartford, Nov. 14, 2023.

2024

Made his Major League debut on June 9 at St. Louis at 21-years-and-59-days old, becoming the second-youngest position player in Rockies franchise history to make his Major League debut behind SS Ezequiel Tovar (21-053d, 2022) and the third-youngest overall … was the fifth-youngest position player to appear in a game in 2024...Recalled from Double-A Hartford on June 9, his first appearance on a Major League active roster...Logged his first career hit on the first pitch he saw, the first Rockie to do so since Tovar on Sept. 23, 2022 vs. San Diego … also recorded his first career stolen base, the sixth Rockie in history to steal a base in his debut, the first since Wynton Bernard on Aug. 12, 2022...Recorded his first career multi-hit game on June 19 vs. Los Angeles-NL … also drew a walk in the game, the youngest Rockie all-time to reach base three times in one game at 21-years-and-69-days old...Placed on the 10-day injured list on June 21 with left oblique tightness … activated on July 3 and optioned to Hartford...Spent most of the season with Hartford, slashing .230/.343/.376 with 14 home runs, 52 RBI and 35 stolen bases...Overall, appeared in 104 games at second base (94 G with Hartford, 10 G with Colorado) and four games at shortstop (all with Hartford).

2023

Slashed .287/.380/.875 with 12 home runs, 46 RBI and 15 stolen bases over three levels of the Rockies organization...Spent the bulk of the season with High-A Spokane, hitting .302/.392/.514 with nine home runs, 35 RBIs and 12 stolen bases in 54 games...Was promoted to Double-A Hartford on Aug. 26 where he slashed .143/.244/.229 with one home run, two RBIs and three stolen bases in 10 games with the Yard Goats...Played five games in the Arizona Complex League where he went 7-for-18 (.389) to go along with a .500 on-base percentage while connecting on five home runs and driving in nine...Overall on the season, appeared at 46 games at shortstop and 23 games at second base...As a left-handed batter, slashed .301/.393/.505 with eight home runs and 33 RBIs in 196 at bats…as a righty, hot .247/.344/.468 with four home runs and 13 RBIs...His 1.05 strikeout to walk ratio led the entire Rockies Minor League organization while his 11.5 strikeout percentage was the lowest in the system...From May to August, slashed .308/.410/.539 with 10 home runs, 38 RBIs and 10 stolen bases in 53 games...Was placed on the injured list on June 23 (broken right hamate bone) and began a five-game rehab stint in the Arizona complex League on Aug. 14…returned from the IL for Hartford on Aug. 26...Played for RA12 in the Puerto Rican Winter League through the 2023-24 offseason…slashed .243/.372/.300 through 21 games. 

2022

Named a California League All-Star and a MiLB.com Organization All-Star after slashing .292/.415/.445 in 115 games with Single-A Fresno...Ranked among league leaders in runs (100, 1st), hits (131, 3rd), walks (87, 4th), OBP (5th), total bases (200, 6th) and batting average (7th) … his 87 walks set a Fresno franchise record … struck out 67 times in 555 plate appearances...His 12.1 strikeout percentage was the lowest in the Rockies entire Minor League system while his 1.30 walks to strikeout ratio also led the organization (min. 300 PA)...Slashed .343/.452/.441 as a left-handed batter in 125 plate appearances...Appeared in 108 games at shortstop and seven at second base.

2021

Slashed .299/.394/.445 through 47 games for the ACL Rockies in his first professional season...Ranked among ACL leaders in runs (41, 4th), hits (49, T-6th) caught stealings (7, T-1st) and OBP (9th)...Started 37 games at shortstop and six games at second base.

2020

Did not play due to the cancellation of the Minor League season.