Gabriel Cancel #48

Gabriel Octavio Cancel resides in Arecibo, Puerto Rico...Attended Padre Aníbal Reyes Belén High School in Hatillo, Puerto Rico.

2021

Spent the majority of the season at Triple-A Omaha, as well as a six-game rehab assignment with the ACL Royals in September...In 57 games with Omaha, batted .238 (49-for-206) with 12 doubles, 14 home runs, 35 RBI and 12 stolen bases....Was one of 10 Royals farmhands to have at least 10 doubles, home runs and steals in 2021....Was placed on the Injured List on July 14 with a left oblique injury....Appeared in six games for the ACL Royals Blue from Sept. 9-17, batting .333 with one double and three runs....Played in 20 games for the Cangrejeros de Santurce in the Puerto Rican Winter League, and hit two home runs.

2020

Spent the season at the Royals alternate training site in Kansas City, Kansas…was a non-roster invitee to Major League Spring Training, batting .278 (5-for-18) with a double and a homer in 11 games...Also participated in the club’s postseason camp at Kauffman Stadium.

2019

Spent the entire year with Northwest Arkansas, appearing in a career-high 123 games in his first season at the Double-A level...Tabbed a Texas League midseason All-Star, starting at second base and batting fifth for the North Division…also named an Organization All-Star by MiLB.com...Ranked tied for second in the league in doubles (30), tied for third in homers (18), sixth in RBI (69) and ninth in runs scored (70) and total bases (198)…also set career highs in atbats (464), total bases, homers and steals (15)...Slashed .314/.344/.558 (27-for-86) with six   doubles and five homers when leading off an inning...Collected a career-high five RBI on  April  24 at Corpus Christi, which included a third-inning grand slam - the second of his professional career...Established a career-high with four hits on Aug. 29 vs. Midland…went 4-for-4 with a double, two runs scored and two RBI...Played in nine games for the Surprise Saguaros in the Arizona Fall League, as well as 19 contests with Cangrejeros de Santurce in the Puerto Rican Winter League.

2018

Spent the entire year at Wilmington (A+), slashing .259/.316/.385 (118-for-455)…started 87 games at second base, while he also started at third base (8) and shortstop (12)...Tied for the Carolina League lead with 31 doubles, while his 73 RBI ranked fourth in the league and tied for second among Royals' farmhands, behind only Frank Schwindel (93)...Collected 53 RBI in 53 games between June 1 and July 31…however,   he recorded just six RBI over his final 29 games...Hit his first professional grand slam, driving in a season-high four runs on June 12 at Down East. 

2017

Named an Organization All-Star by MiLB.com, playing with Lexington (A) the entire year...Ranked fifth among Royals' farmhands with 46 extra-base hits (30 doubles, 14 homers)...Recorded his first multi-homer contest April 26 vs. Hagerstown, while he homered in consecutive games three times: June 22-24 at West Virginia, July 9-10 vs. Greenville and Aug. 3-5 at Hickory.

2016

Ranked among the Appalachian League leaders in doubles (18, tied for second), extra-base hits (24, tied for third) and slugging percentage (.494, fifth).