Full name is pronounced as eez-AHK puh-RAY-dehs...A native of Hermosillo, Mexico, Paredes became a favorite of Major League scouts at the 2014 Under-15 World Baseball Cup while playing for Team Mexico...A shortstop at the time, Paredes was the starting pitcher for Mexico against the United States team, which was headlined by prep-prospect Royce Lewis...He took the mound displaying his 90+ mph fastball and struck out five in four innings, while also going 2-for-3 with a double at the plate...With this performance, he impressed Cubs scout Louie Eljaua, who's best known for discovering and signing a young Miguel Cabrera years before...Eljaua and Cubs scouting supervisor Sergio Hernandez signed Paredes in July 2015 at the age of 16...Has been a part of four trades in his young career, going from Chicago (NL) to Detroit in 2017, Detroit to Tampa in 2022, Tampa back to Chicago in 2024, and Chicago to Houston this offseason...The deal that brought him to Houston also landed the Astros RHP Hayden Wesneski and top prospect OF Cam Smith in exchange for OF Kyle Tucker...Paredes was acquired to play either third base or first base, which would be determined depending on the rest of the Astros' offseason...Once Houston signed 1B Christian Walker in free agency, Paredes assumed the everyday third base role...When he debuts with the Astros, he will become the 13th Mexican-born player to appear in the Majors with the Astros and just the sixth position player...Paredes will also become the first Astros everyday player from Mexico since 3B Vinny Castilla played in 122 games for the Astros in 2001...Paredes is joined on the Astros by his winter ball teammate C César Salazar, who's also from Hermosillo, Mexico...They are two of the six natives of Hermosillo to reach the Majors, joining RHP Francisco Barrios, RHP Elmer Dessens, IF Erubiel Durazo and OF Luis García...Has four years and 160 days of MLB service in his career, giving the Astros two years of club control (2025-26) before he reaches free agency.
2024
In his first year in Chicago, hit .223 (40-for-179) with six doubles, three home runs, 25 RBI and scored 23 runs in 52 games...In total in 2024, he hit .238 (129-for-542) with 24 doubles, one triple, 19 homers and 80 RBI in 153 games between the Cubs and Rays...Began the season with Tampa Bay, where he hit .247 (89-for-363) with 19 doubles, one triple, 16 homers, and 55 RBI in 101 games...Was named an American League All-Star for the first time in his career...Acquired by the Cubs on July 28 for 3B Christopher Morel, RHP Hunter Bigge and RHP Ty Johnson, and made his debut with the club on July 30 at CIN...He batted .279 (76-for-272) and had a .808 OPS when playing on the road this season, compared to his .196 average (53-for-270) and .670 OPS when at home...His 11.9% walk rate this year was the 10th-highest walk rate in the Majors and ranked in the 93rd percentile per Baseball Savant...On July 31 at CIN, he recorded two doubles to tie his career-high doubles in a game, and also scored a career-high-tying three runs...Hit his first home run as a Cub on Aug. 6 vs. MIN, snapping a 15-game homerless drought and recorded a season high-tying four RBI...On Aug. 28 at PIT, he tied a career high with three runs scored and launched his 19th homer of the season to snap a 13-game homerless drought...Walked in seven straight games from Aug. 25-Sept. 1...Hit safely in six straight games from Sept. 8-14 and batted .500 (11-for-22) with a 1.064 OPS...Was walked three times on Sept. 11 at LAD to tie his career high for walks in a single game...On Sept. 25 at PHI, he recorded a career-high four hits and second-career stolen base.
2023
Appeared in 143 games and made 133 starts (3B-109G, 2B-11G, 1B-10G, DH-3G, SS-1G)...Set career highs in nearly all major categories, including games, hits (123), doubles (24), HR (31), RBI (98), walks (58), batting average (.250), on-base pct. (.352), slugging pct. (.488) and OPS (.840)…ranked among AL leaders in RBI (T6th), OPS (8th) and HR (T8th)...Recorded a career-high 4.3 bWAR, marking the eighth 4.0+ bWAR season by a Mexican-born player since 1901, including the first since COL Vinny Castilla (5.6) in 1998...Led the Rays in home runs, while ranking second in games, total bases (236) and OPS…also led the club with three multi-homer games, ahead of Luke Raley and Jose Siri (2G each)...His 31 HR were third most among AL infielders behind BOS Rafael Devers and TEX Corey Seager (both 33HR)...Hit all 31 of his homers to the pull side, joining STL Nolan Arenado (2021-22) and CLE José Ramírez (2021) as the only players in the pitch tracking era (since 2008) to pull all of their home runs in a 30+ homer season…he has pulled all 53 of his career homers; making him the only player in the pitch tracking era (since 2008) with 50+ career homers, all to the pull side...Ranked among MLB leaders in pull rate (1st, 52.7%), avg. launch angle (2nd, 22.2°) and lowest ground ball rate (3rd, 31.6%)...His 20 hit-by-pitches marked the fourth most in a single season in team history behind Brandon Guyer (24HBP in 2015; 23HBP in 2016) and Carlos Gómez (21HBP in 2018)...the 20 HBP were tied with CLE Andrés Giménez for third most in MLB...Joined Evan Longoria (2009) as the only players in Rays history with a 30+ HR, 90+ RBI season in an age 24 or younger season...Joined Evan Longoria (2009, 2011, 2013, 2016) as the only third basemen in team history to have a 30-homer season...Had seven games with 4+ RBI, tying Evan Longoria (2011) and Carlos Peña (2009) for the single-season franchise record…the seven such games led the AL and were tied with ATL Matt Olson for the second most in the majors, behind NYM Pete Alonso (8G)...Registered three games with 5+ RBI, tying Ben Grieve (2001) and Austin Meadows (2021) for the single-season franchise record...Became the sixth Rays infielder (13th instance) to have a 90+ RBI season...Produced seven RBI over two games from April 7-8 vs. OAK, his most over any two-game span in his career, which included his second career grand slam on April 7...Tallied multiple hits in a career-best four straight games from April 27-30, batting .474 (9-for-19) with 4 2B, one HR and 7 RBIs during the run...On June 9 vs. TEX, produced a career-high six RBIs (3-for-4, 2B, 2 HR, 6RBI)…was the first Ray to record 6+ RBI in a game since Randy Arozarena on Sept. 23, 2022 vs. TOR (also six RBIs)...Drew at least one walk in a career-best seven straight games from June 16-23, the longest run by a Ray since a seven-game run by Yandy Díaz from July 24-31, 2020...Hit safely in a season-best eight straight games from Aug. 19-29, marking the second-longest streak of his career behind a 10-game run from Sept. 12-24, 2020...POSTSEASON: Started at third base in both games of the ALWC vs. Texas…went a combined 3-for-8 (.375) with one double...WBC: Hit .375 (9-for-24) with one HR and six RBI in six games for Team Mexico in the 2023 World Baseball Classic.
2022
In his first season in the Rays organization, tied Randy Arozarena for the team lead in homers… hit 20 HR in 111 games (88 starts) and 331 AB, compared to two HR in 57 games (51 starts) and 172 AB over parts of two seasons with the Tigers...Became the fourth player in club history with a 20-HR season before his 24th birthday, joining Evan Longoria in 2009 (33) and 2008 (27), B.J. Upton (24) in 2007 and Jorge Cantú (28) in 2005...Began the season with Triple-A Durham, appearing in 19 games with the Bulls before his May 1-7 stint with the Rays…recalled on May 16 after an injury to Brandon Lowe and remained with the Rays through the end of the season...Made 38 starts at third base, 33 starts at second base and 17 starts at first base...52.9 pct. (36 of 68) of his hits went for extra bases, fourhh-highest in the AL (min. 300 PA) behind SEA Cal Raleigh (61.5 pct.), MIN Byron Buxton (57.9 pct.) and LAA Mike Trout (56.5 pct.)…min. 300 PA, his 16.55 AB/HR ratio ranked eighth in the AL...From May 18–July 2, his 13 HR tied LAA Mike Trout for second in the AL behind NYY Aaron Judge (15)…from July 3 through season’s end, was held to seven HR in his last 71 games (56 starts)… homered twice in his last 30 games (21 starts)...His .205 avg. was the 2nd-lowest in franchise history among players with a 20-HR season behind Carlos Peña (.196) in 2010...On May 1 vs. MIN, made his Rays debut and singled off Tyler Duffey in the 7th inning...On May 18 vs. DET, started against his former team for the first time and hit solo homers in the 3rd and 8th innings, the first multi-HR game of his career…the two HR matched his total from the first 65 games (55 starts) of his career...Named AL Player of the Week for June 20-26, his first career weekly honor…hit .579/.619/1.474 (11-for-19) with two 2B, five HR and nine RBI in five games over that stretch, leading the Majors in avg., slugging pct., OPS, homers and extra-base hits...On June 20 vs. NYY, broke up Gerrit Cole’s no-hit bid with a single to start the eighth inning...On June 21 vs. NYY, hit solo homers off Nestor Cortes in the first and third innings and a two-run homer off Clarke Schmidt in the fifth…the three HR tied a single-game franchise record (7th time), joining Brandon Lowe on Oct. 2, 2021 at NYY, Travis d’Arnaud on July 15, 2019 at NYY, Evan Longoria on Oct. 3, 2012 vs. BAL, B.J. Upton on Sept. 9, 2012 vs. TEX, Longoria on Sept. 18, 2008 vs. MIN and Jonny Gomes on July 30, 2005 vs. KC… at 23 years, 123 days, became the second-youngest in club history with three HR in a single game behind Longoria (22.347) in 2008...Had seven HR in 87 career games before his three-HR game…according to the Elias Sports Bureau, the seven HR were the fewest in club history for a three-HR game, passing Jonny Gomes (nine) in 2005...On June 22 vs. NYY, homered in his first at-bat and became the first player in club history to homer in four consecutive at-bats, according to the Elias Sports Bureau, and first in the majors since CHW José Abreu (four) from Aug 22-23, 2020 at CHC…became the second player in the expansion era (since 1961) to homer in four straight at-bats against the Yankees, joining KC/CHW Bo Jackson (four) from July 17, 1990–April 9, 1993...Became the fourth Ray to hit four HR in a two-game span, joining Brandon Lowe from Sept. 30–Oct. 2, 2021 at HOU/NYY, Curt Casali from July 27-28, 2015 vs. DET and Greg Vaughn from May 18-19, 2002 vs. BAL…the four HR tied a club record for a three-game series, joining Casali in 2015, Carlos Peña from June 8-10, 2010 vs. TOR, Vaughn in 2002 and Fred McGriff from May 4-6, 1999 vs. KC...On June 25 vs. PIT, singled in the sixth inning, hit a solo homer in the eighth and walk-off, two-run single in the ninth, the first walk-off hit of his career…his walk-off hit was the seventh in franchise history on a 0-2 pitch, first since Austin Meadows (two-run single) on July 21, 2021 vs. BAL…homered in a third consecutive game, batting .583 (7-for12) with five HR, eight RBI and one HBP in 13 PA over that stretch…became the second player in club history with 5 HR over a 3-game span, joining Brandon Lowe (five) from Sept. 29–Oct. 2, 2021...On July 2 at TOR, became the second player in franchise history to homer in both games of a doubleheader, joining Ben Zobrist on April 28, 2011 at MIN…through Game 2, joined Fred McGriff from April 28–May 7, 1999 as the only players in club history with at least eight HR, 15 RBI and a 1.500 OPS (or higher) over a 10-game span...On Aug. 28 at BOS, homered over the Green Monster in the 2nd and 4th innings for the third multi-HR game of his career…at 23 years, 191 days, became the youngest player in franchise history with a multi-HR game at Fenway Park… walked in the fifth, sixth and eighth and became the fourth player in club history with two HR and three BB in a single game, joining Brandon Lowe on May 21, 2021 at TOR, Ji-Man Choi on Sept. 11, 2019 at TEX and Carlos Peña on Aug. 31, 2007 at NYY… became the third player all-time and first visitor with two HR and three BB in a game at Fenway Park, following Mo Vaughn on April 25, 1996 vs. TEX and Félix Mantilla on Sept. 18, 1964 vs. MIN....Hit a pinch-hit single off Shane Bieber in the eighth inning in Game 1 of the AL Wild Card Series at CLE…started Game 2 at second base and went 1-for-2 with one BB.
2021
Appeared in 23 games with the Tigers in 2021...spent most of the season with Triple-A Toledo, playing in 72 games...Recorded his first Major League triple June 9 vs. Seattle...Hit his first home run of the season and second of his career on June 11 vs. Chicago (AL)...Equaled his career-high with three hits, including a double, on July 19 vs. Texas...On the injured list from July 22-Aug. 18 with a right hip strain...Hit a pair of home runs and drove in three Aug. 27 vs. St. Paul.
2020
Played in the first 34 games of his Major League career in 2020 after being recalled from the alternate training site on August 17…batted .220/.278/.290 on the season, with seven runs scored, four doubles, one home run and six RBI... Went 1x4 in his Major League debut on August 17, going 1x4 with a pair of RBI…first hit was a two-run single off Gio Gonzalez in the fourth inning…became the seventh player in franchise history and second since 1989 to have two-or-more RBI in his Major League debut (other, JaCoby Jones on August 30, 2016)... Belted his first career homer on August 21 at Cleveland, a grand slam in the fourth inning that put the Tigers ahead 7-5…became the 10th player in Tigers history and third since 1992 to have his first career homer come via grand slam (last, Brennan Boesch on April 30, 2010)…was the fifth player in franchise history to have a game with four-or-more RBI within the first four contests of his career (last, Alex Avila on August 7, 2009)…per the Elias Sports Bureau, became the first Tiger to have six-or-more RBI in his first four career games since Pete Fox in 1933... Went 3x4 with a double on August 24 at Cleveland, his first career multi-hit contest...at 21 years, 188 days old, he became the youngest Tiger to record three-or-more hits in a game since Omar Infante on April 22, 2003...was one of six Mexican-born Major Leaguers to have three-or-more hits in a game since 2010, and the first Tiger to do so since 1999 (Karim Garcia on October 1, 1999 at Kansas City)... Went hitless on September 25 at Kansas City, snapping his hitting streak at a career-best 10 games... over that stretch he batted .364/.400/.455 with just six strikeouts...ranked as the second longest hitting streak for a Tiger during the season, behind only Miguel Cabrera’s streak of 13 games...per the Elias Sports Bureau, became the first Tigers rookie with a hitting streak of 10-plus games since Will Rhymes had a hit in 12 straight in 2010, and the first Tiger younger than 22 years-old to have a 10-plus game streak since Omar Infante’s 12-game streak in 2002... Was successful in the field during his first year with Major League action...committed just two errors in 80 chances at third base, earning a .975 fielding percentage...ranked as the seventh-highest fielding percentage since 2000 among Tigers rookie infielders with at least 80 chances... Ranked as the No. 5 prospect in the Tigers organization and the No. 100 prospect overall by Baseball America...was also rated as having the best strike zone discipline in the Tigers system.
2019
Named the Tigers Minor League Co-Player of the year in 2019 after hitting .282/.368/.416 with 23 doubles, one triple, 13 home runs and 66 RBI in 127 games with Double A Erie...Named to the Eastern League midseason and postseason All-Star Teams...was also selected a Tigers organization All-Star by MiLB.com...Ranked tied for second in the Eastern League in hits (135), while he was third in batting average and on- base percentage, tied for fourth in total bases (199), fifth in OPS (784), sixth in RBI, tied for eighth in walks (57) and tied for ninth in runs (63)...Had a 10-game hitting streak from May 2-13, batting .282/.383/.359 with one double, one triple and six RBI...Selected Eastern League Player of the Week for the week ending August 4 after hitting .552/.567/.724 with two doubles, one home run and five RBI...Had a season-high five hits with a double and three RBI on August 21 at Richmond...Appeared in 29 games with the SeaWolves in August, batting .336/.411/.496 with three doubles, five home runs and 22 RBI...Hit .295/.372/.373 with five doubles, one triple, two home runs and 20 RBI in 44 games with Yaquis de Obregon in the Mexican Pacific Winter League...Ranked as the fifth-best prospect in the Tigers organization, the No. 100 prospect in all of baseball and the No. 10 prospect in the Eastern League by Baseball America following the season...was also rated as possessing the best strike zone discipline in the Tigers organization.
2018
Spent most of the 2018 season with Single A Lakeland, before being promoted to Double A Erie on July 19...Selected to the Florida State League midseason All-Star Team...was also named a Tigers organization All-Star by MiLB.com...Tabbed the Tigers Minor League Player of the Month for July, hitting .340/.423/.585 with two doubles, seven home runs and 19 RBI in 27 games...Drove in a season-high six runs and went 3x6 with a double and a home run on August 30 at Harrisburg...Appeared in 45 games with Yaquis de Obregon in the Mexican Pacific Winter League, batting .236/.378/.392 with nine doubles, one triple, four home runs and 24 RBI...Ranked as the third-best prospect in the Tigers organization, the No. 94 prospect in baseball and the 16thbest prospect in the Eastern League by Baseball America following the season...was also rated as the best hitter for average and as possessing the best strike zone discipline in the Tigers organization.
2017
Began the 2017 season in the Chicago Cubs organization, before being acquired by the Tigers along with Jeimer Candelario on July 31...Ranked eighth in the Midwest League with 70 RBI, while he was tied for eighth with 28 doubles...Placed on the temporarily inactive list from July 2-7...Belted a pair of home runs on July 7 at Dayton...added a second multi-homer game and went 4x6 on August 8 at Lake County...Hit .370/.426/.556 with seven doubles, one home run and seven RBI in 15 games with Yaquis de Obregon in the Mexican Pacific Winter League...Ranked as the seventh-best prospect in the Tigers organization and the No. 9 prospect in the Eastern League by Baseball America following the season.
2016
Began his professional career in 2016, appearing in 50 games between the AZL Cubs and Single A South Bend...Named to the Arizona League postseason All-Star Team...Was a perfect 4x4 with two runs scored on July 14 vs. the AZL Royals...also had four hits and a RBI on July 19 at the AZL Dodgers...Posted a 17-game hitting streak from July 28-August 19, batting .353/.384/.529 with five doubles, two triples, one home run and 12 RBI...Ranked as the No. 29 prospect in the Cubs organization by Baseball America following the season.
