Miguel Amaya #9

A native of Panama, Miguel in playing in his ninth year in the Cubs organization after he was signed as a non-drafted free agent, July 17, 2015...Added to the Cubs 40-man roster, Nov. 20, 2019...Entered the 2021 season ranked as the organization's third-best prospect by MLB.com...Was selected to the MLB Futures Game in both 2018 and 2019...Has hit .246 (368-for-1,496) with 91 doubles, four triples, 39 home runs and 211 RBI in 422 Minor League games...Has drawn 197 walks to contribute to a .348 OBP...Has thrown out 161 of 444 baserunners attempting to steal (36.3 percent)...Ranked as the fourth-best prospect by Baseball America in the Cubs system entering 2020...Was ranked second entering 2019...Was a Midwest League mid-season All-Star in 2018 and a 2019 Rising Star in the Arizona Fall League.

2023

Miguel made his Major League debut in 2023 and hit .214 (28-for-131) with four doubles, five home runs, 18 RBI and 17 runs scored in 53 games with the Cubs...He amassed 12 walks and 11 hit-by-pitches to contribute to a .329 on-base percentage...In 28 Minor League games between Double-A Tennessee and Triple-A Iowa, he hit .293 (27-for-92) with 10 doubles, five home runs, 18 RBI, a .431 OBP and a .996 OPS...Made his Major League debut May 4 at Washington, getting the start at catcher after being recalled on May 2 from Double-A Tennessee...The club finished the season 17-17 in games he started behind the plate...Notched his first career RBI in his Major League debut on a sacrifice fly...His first career hit (single) came May 6 against Miami (A.J. Puk)...Was optioned to Triple-A May 10 and recalled June 3...Spent the rest of the season on the Major League roster...Blasted his first career home run June 4 at San Diego off Drew Carlton...Recorded a career-high four-game hitting streak June 21-29...Aug. 1 hit his first career pinch-hit home run...Along with Patrick Wisdom became the first pair of Cubs pinch-hitters to homer in a game since Sept. 21, 2019. 

2022

Miguel started the 2022 season on the injured list while recovering from Tommy John surgery before being activated by Double-A Tennessee on July 18 ... was on the I.L. from Aug. 21-30 with left third digit dislocation and Sept.12-end of the season with left ankle sprain... In 28 games with Tennessee, he hit .278 (27-for-97) with six doubles, one triple, four homers, 19 RBI, a .379 OBP and a .485 slugging percentage.. Played 12 games with Rookie League Mesa during an injury rehab assignment from July 1-16 ... went 8-for-37 with two home runs, seven walks and a .341 OBP. 

2021

Limited to 23 games with Double-A Tennessee in 2021, as he landed on the seven-day injured list, June 5, with a right forearm strain... Underwent Tommy John surgery at the start of December... Produced a .406 OBP with the Smokies despite a .215 average (17-for-79) ... drew 21 walks in 106 plate appearances.

2020

Miguel spent the season at the Cubs South Bend alternate site.

2019

Played the entire season at Single-A Myrtle Beach as a 20-year-old...batted .235 (80-for-341) with 24 doubles, 11 homers and 57 RBI in 99 games...posted a .351 on-base percentage and a .402 slugging percentage, good for a .753 OPS...Threw out 34.8 percent of runners attempting to steal (46-of-132)...Batted .251 (44-for-175) with a .440 slugging mark after the All-Star Break, compared to a .217 mark (36-for-166) with a .361 slugging mark prior to the All-Star Break. 

2018

Appeared in a career-high 116 games with Single-A South Bend, his first pro campaign with a full season club...batted .256 (106-for-414) with 21 doubles, two triples, 12 homers, 52 RBI and 50 walks...was named a Midwest League mid-season All-Star...Batted .308 (28-for-91) against lefties compared to .241 (78-for-323) against righties...Posted four-straight multi-hit games, July 7-11, going 9-for-17 with two doubles and two home runs. 2017.

2017

In his first season in the United States, he batted .228 (52-for-228) with 14 doubles and three homers in 58 games with Single-A Eugene.

2016

Made his pro debut with the Dominican Summer League Cubs, batting .245 (51-for-208) with 12 doubles, one homer and 22 RBI in 58 contests.