Raynel Delgado #73

Graduated from Calvary Christian (Fla.) Academy...Is looking to become the 13th Cuban-born player to play for the franchise with the first being RHP Diego Segui (1969) and the last being C Yasmani Grandal (2019)…Played on the 18U USA Baseball team in 2017...Is a fan of the Miami Heat.....his favorite athletes growing up were LeBron James and Derek Jeter...Enjoys pickleball, fishing and going to the beach.

2023

After playing seven games with AA Akron, he was promoted to AAA Columbus where he played 104 games, totaling a .254 (87-for-343) batting average with seven home runs and 33 RBIs...Hit .338 (25-for-74) in June and hit .310 (13-for-42) in September, his two best months of the season...His 111 games played marked the most of any season in his professional career after playing 104 in 2022...Drew a career-high 49 walks in 2023...Has stolen 14-or-more bases in each of the last three seasons...Started 81 games at second base and 17 games at third base.

2022

Split the season with High-A Lake County and AA Akron...Combined for .241 batting average with five home runs and 43 RBI in 104 games...Played his first 39 games with the Captains, splitting his time at third base (16 starts) and second base (14 starts)...Was promoted to Akron on June 14 after amassing a .263 (31-for-118) with Lake County...In 65 games with the RubberDucks, he hit .229 (48-for-210) with 12 extra-base hits with 11 steals.

2021

Continued his time with High-A Lake County, spending the whole season with the club, launching eight home runs with 35 RBI and 14 steals...Hit all eight of his home runs and totaled a .227 (63-for-277) average against right-handed pitching.

2020

Did not play in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

2019

Split the season with Low-A Mahoning Valley and High-A Lake County...Owned a .240 (48-for-200) in 53 games with Mahoning Valley at the time of his promotion to Lake County on August 14...Hit .250 (16-for-64) in 17 games for the Captains with multiple hits in six of his final 11 games with the club.

2018

Impressed in his first season with the organization in the Arizona League...In 46 games with the club, he boasted a .306 (53-for-173) batting average with 10 doubles, one home run, 21 RBI and 10 steals...Was selected in the sixth round of the 2018 MLB Draft.