Ronny Simon #63

Ronny Oliver Simon...Wife’s name is Yamna...Was signed by Cubs scouts Marino Encarnacion, Gian Guzman and Jose Serra.

2025

Appeared in 12 Spring Training games as a non-roster invitee with Miami...Began the season with Jacksonville (Marlins’ Triple-A)...Went 3-for-5 with a triple, a home run, two RBI and two runs on 4/15 at Memphis...Played in his final game with the Jumbo Shrimp on 4/18 at Memphis...Was selected by Miami on 4/20...Made his Major League debut as the designated hitter on 4/21 vs. Cincinnati, collecting an RBI single off Nick Lodolo in his first at-bat...Made three errors in his final game with the Marlins (5/27 at San Diego)...Was designated for assignment on 5/30...Was claimed off waivers by Pittsburgh and optioned to Indianapolis on 6/2...Had two hits in his Indians debut on 6/6 at Memphis...Hit four leadoff home runs from 6/7-7/3, including doing that in back-to-back games from 7/2-3 at Louisville...Set a single-season, Victory Field-era (since 1996) record with his four leadoff home runs, while also joining Brian Bixler (7/6-7, 2009) as the only Indians to hit leadoff home runs in back-to-back games in that span...Reached base safely in 20 straight games from 6/11-7/15, going 24-for-79 (.304) with four doubles, four home runs, 12 RBI, 15 walks, 10 stolen bases, 14 runs and a .921 OPS during the streak...Went 3-for-6 with five RBI on 8/3 at Iowa...Had a season-high, 10-game hitting streak from 7/26- 8/6, going 18-for-45 (.400) with two doubles, a home run, nine RBI, four walks, four stolen bases, eight runs scored and a .960 OPS during the streak...Reached base safely in each of his 15 games with the Indians from 7/26-8/12, going 22-for- 64 (.344) with two doubles, a triple, a home run, nine RBI, eight walks, five stolen bases, nine runs scored and an .870 OPS during the streak...Was tied for the International League lead in stolen bases, while also ranking third in hits, tied for fourth in walks and tied for eighth in runs, during his first stint with Indianapolis...Was recalled on 8/13 when Oneil Cruz was placed on the seven-day injured list...Made his team debut that day at Milwaukee, collecting two hits and scoring two runs...Became the first Pirates batter with at least two hits and two runs in his team debut since John Nogowski (2h/3r) on 7/5/21 vs. Atlanta, and was the first to do it out of the leadoff spot of the batting order since Andrew McCutchen (2h/3r) in his Major League debut on 6/4/09 vs. New York (NL)...Posted his first Major League stolen base in the fifth inning of a 3-2 win on 8/15 at Wrigley Field...Recorded his first Pirates RBI on a game-tying double in the ninth inning on 8/25 at St. Louis...Was optioned to Indianapolis after that game and played in two games from 8/27-28 vs. Buffalo... Was recalled on 8/29 when Jack Suwinski was placed on the 10-day injured list...Hit a combined .297 (77-for-259) with 10 doubles, three triples, eight home runs, 39 RBI, 42 walks, 28 steals, 43 runs and an .844 OPS in 69 games split between Jacksonville and Indianapolis...Pinch ran in the eighth inning of that night’s game at Fenway Park and suffered a season-ending dislocated left shoulder after scoring on a head-first slide...Was placed on the 10-day injured list on 8/30...Was transferred to the 60-day IL on 9/23...Hit a combined .234 (18-for-77) over 27 games split between Miami and Pittsburgh...Underwent left shoulder labral surgery on 10/7 (performed by Dr. Jeffrey Dugas in Birmingham, Ala.)...Was designated for assignment on 11/18 (elected free agency on 11/21), but was re-signed to a Minor League contract on 11/24.

2024

Spent the entire campaign with Triple-A Durham, slashing .283/.356/.429 (132-for-466) with 30 doubles, four triples, 10 home runs and 56 RBI in 130 games...Drew 47 walks against 99 strikeouts...Was 20-for-27 in stolen base attempts...Set career highs in games played, hits and doubles...Ranked seventh in the International League in hits and tied for eighth in doubles...Was one of five players at the Triple-A level with at least 30 doubles and 20 steals...Started his season with three consecutive multi-hit games from March 29-31, going 7-for-15 (.467) with a double and four RBI...His best offensive month came in June, when he batted .373 (31-for-83) with 12 runs, eight doubles, one triple, four home runs, 15 RBI, 11 walks and 13 strikeouts. Posted a .442 OBP and 1.081 OPS in the month...Posted a .292 AVG (38-for-130) against left-handed pitchers with a .781 OPS, and a .280 AVG (94-for-336) against right-handed pitchers, with a .786 OPS...Appeared defensively in 66 games (63 starts) at second base, 44 games (40 starts) in left field, 10 games (nine starts) at third base and five games (two starts) at shortstop. Combined to post a .951 fielding percentage (17 E/349 TC)…Played for the Toros del Este in the Dominican Winter League following the regular season. Hit .227 (25-for-110) with five doubles, three triples and 10 RBI in 30 games...Signed by Miami as a Minor League free agent on Nov. 13 with an invitation to Major League Spring Training.

2023

Hit .250/.337/.400 (120-for-480) with 25 2B, four 3B, 13 HR, 56 RBI and 31 SB in 128 games between Double-A Montgomery and Triple-A Durham… ranked among Rays farmhands in 2B (T3rd), SB (fourth, 31), runs (T5th, 82), walks (eighth, 61) and XBH (ninth, 42)…named MVP of the Dominican Winter League after hitting .323 (53-for-164) with 11 2B, one 3B, five HR, 21 RBI and 14 SB in 46 games for Toros del Este.

2022

Hit .260/.303/.479 (113-for-434) with 19 2B, 22 HR and 76 RBI in 109 games between Class-A Bowling Green and Double-A Montgomery… ranked among Rays Minor Leaguers in homers (tied for third), steals (34, fourth), runs (82, fourth), triples (tied for sixth), total bases (208, seventh) and extra-base hits (46, tied for eighth)…hit .325/.402/.550 (26-for-80) with four 2B, foir HR and 24 RBI in 21 games for the Mesa Solar Sox in the Arizona Fall League…named to the AFL Rising Stars Game…played nine games for the Toros del Este in the Dominican Winter League for a second consecutive year.

2021

Split the season between Class-A Visalia and Class-A Hillsboro. Hit .245/.329/.454 (94-for-383) with 23 doubles, three triples, 17 HR and 63 RBI in 97 games...Named an MiLB.com Organization All-Star with Arizona...Acquired by the Rays on Nov. 26 in exchange for OF Jordan Luplow.

2020

Was not part of the Cubs' 60-man player pool and did not play following the cancellation of the Minor League season...Acquired by the Diamondbacks on Nov. 5 as the player to be named in an Aug. 31 trade for LHP Andrew Chafin.

2019

Ranked among Dominican Summer League leaders in triples (tied for second, nine), SLG (third, .571) and OPS (seventh, .982).

2018

Played 25 games in his professional debut with the DSL Cubs 2.