Alberto Rios...X: @arioos19...Son of Alma and Alberto Rios...Has two sisters, Brianna and Cassandra...Cousin, Frankie Rios, played baseball at USC before being selected by the Boston Red Sox in the 17th round of the 2017 MLB Draft...Attended Stanford...Batted .373 (93/249) with a 1.162 OPS in three seasons from 2021-23...Played in just eight games in his freshman and sophomore seasons, and batted .384 (93/242) with a 1.192 OPS and 69 runs scored, 73 RBI, 24 doubles, and 18 home runs in 63 games as a junior in 2023...Won the Pac-12 championship with Stanford in back-to-back seasons from 2022-23...Named the PAC-12 Player of the Year in 2023...Named a Golden Spikes semifinalist in 2023...In 2023, was named to the D1Baseball All-American first team, Collegiate Baseball All-America first team, ABCA All-America first team, and NCBWA All-America first team...Pac-12 All-Conference player in 2023...PAC-12 Academic Honor Roll in 2021...Set a Stanford record with 11 RBI vs. CSU Bakersfield on March 5; went 5-for-7 with a pair of three-run homers in the game...Majored in Management Science and Engineering...Graduated St. John Bosco HS (Calif.) in 2020...2020 Perfect Game Preseason All-Region...All-Trinity League in 2019...Two-time Perfect Game Preseason Underclass All-American (2018-19).
2024
Split season between High-A Tri-City and ACL Angels, and batted .246 (27/110) with a .622 OPS in 36 games...Placed on injured list on May 22...Activated on July 30 following rehab assignment with ACL Angels...Batted .333 (20/60) with six runs scored, three doubles, seven RBI and a .795 OPS after being activated from the injured list on July 30 through the end of the season...Appeared in 17 games at catcher in 2024 and recorded a .993 fielding percentage (142/143)…Played for the Sydney Blue Sox in the Australian Baseball League in the offseason, and posted a .744 OPS over 34 games.
2023
Split season between ACL Angels and Low-A Inland Empire, batting .182 (39/165) with nine extra-base hits in 36 games... Homered in consecutive games for the first time in career from Aug. 10 to Aug. 11... Notched eight RBI in seven games from Aug. 8 to Aug. 15... Logged three outfield assists, including one double play in 2023...Committed just one error in 275 total innings in left field, a .981 fielding percentage (52/53).
