Ezequiel Tovar #14

Ezequiel Jesus Tovar...married to Laura.

2022

Made his Major League debut on Sept. 23 vs. San Diego at the age of 21 years and 53 days old, the youngest position player to make his Major League debut in franchise history...Appeared in nine games with the Rockies and hit .212 (7-for-33) with one double, one home run, two RBI, two walks and nine strikeouts...Singled in each of his first two at-bats in his Major League debut, both on the first pitch of the at-bat...became the first Rockie since pitcher Peter Lambert on June 6, 2019 at Chicago-NL to record a hit on the first pitch they saw in the Majors, the first position player to do so since Alvin Colina on Sept. 19, 2006...also became the first Rockies player in franchise history to record two hits on his first two pitches seen, joining White Sox pitcher Dylan Cease (May 4, 2021 at Cincinnati) as the only Major Leaguers since 2000 to accomplish the feat...Hit his first Major League home run in the final game of the season, a solo home run off Clayton Kershaw at Dodger Stadium on Oct. 5...Named a Double-A Eastern League All-Star and league’s Top MLB Prospect...slashed .318/.386/.545 with 15 doubles, three triples, 13 home runs, 47 RBI and 17 stolen bases in 66 games with the Yard Goats...was also named the Eastern League Player of the Month of April after leading the league in hits (24) and total bases (46)...Was placed on the Yard Goats’ injured list on July 1 with a groin/pelvis injury...was reinstated on Sept. 15 and sent to Triple-A Albuquerque where he went 7-for-21 (.333) with one home run in five games before the Rockies recalled him on Sept. 22...Was selected to play for the National League in the SiriusXM Futures Game but did not play due to injury...Was invited to his first Major League Spring Training and was named the winner of the Abby Greer Award, given to the Rockies’ Spring Training MVP...in 10 games, went 11-for-20 with two doubles, three home runs and 10 RBI.

2021

Split the season between High-A Spokane and Low-A Fresno, combining to slash .287/.322/.475 with 15 home runs, 72 RBI and 24 stolen bases... Appeared and started in 96 games as a shortstop, compiling a .960 fielding percentage (started eight games as the designated hitter)... Combined to slash .293/.331/.475 with 11 home runs as a left-handed hitter in 345 at bats while hitting .264/.286/.471 with four home runs and 14 RBI as a right-handed hitter... Recorded at least one hit in 17 of 21 games in June for a .330 average (36-for-109)... Compiled three or more hits in 12 games, with a career-high four on June 12, going 4-for-5 with a home run and four RBI... Played for the Salt River Rafters of the Arizona Fall League appearing in 25 games, hitting .161/.219/.287 with three home runs, 10 RBI and two stolen bases … appeared in 18 games at shortstop and seven at second base.

2020

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

2019

Played in 55 games with Short-Season Boise before finishing his season with 18 games at Rookie Level Grand Junction...Combined to bat .253 (73-for-289) with two home runs and 15 RBI...Stole a combined 17 bases with only one caught stealing.

2018

Started 20 games at shortstop and nine games at second base for DSL Colorado...Recorded a 10-game hitting streak from July 16-25 during which time he hit .316 (12-for-38) with a .400 batting average on balls in play.