Gabriel Arias #29

Full name GABRIEL ALEJANDRO ARIAS GOMEZ (\\ARE-ee-as\\)...Married, Paola...Enjoys playing video games, ping pong and soccer in his spare time...Favorite athlete growing up: Derek Jeter...Favorite musical artist: Bad Bunny.

2020

Enters 2021 ranks 87th-overall prospect in MLB according to Baseball Prospectus...Was a spring invitee to Major League camp with the Padres, batting .333 (5-for-15) with 1 RBI and 1 SB in 9 games (.444OB%)...Was assigned to the Padres Alternate Training Site at the Univ. of San Diego upon the outset of the season and was transferred to the Lake County site with Cleveland following the Aug. 31 trade...Entering the 2020 season, ranked as the Padres No. 9 prospect per Baseball America.

2019

Spent the entire season with Lake Elsinore (A), batting .302 (144-for-477) with 21 2B, 4 3B, 17 HR, 75 RBI, 62 runs scored and a .809 OPS in 120 games...set career highs in a multitude of offensive categories (AVG, OBP, SLG and HR)...Among California League qualifiers, ranked 3rd in RBI and total bases (224), 4th in AVG, and hits, 6th in SLG (.470) and 7th in OPS...Hit safely in 14 of 17 games from April 15 to May 9, batting .310 (18-for-58) with 1 2B, 1 HR, 3 RBI and 6 BB during that stretch...Hit .353 versus lefties and .288 versus righties while hitting .322 at home versus .280 on the road...Hit .357 (5-for-14) with 1 2B, 2 HR, 4 RBI and 2 BB in the Cal League Championship Series vs. Visalia. 

2018

Spent the entire campaign with Fort Wayne (A), batting .240 (109-for-455) with 3 3B, 6 HR, 55 RBI and a careerhigh 27 2B and 41 BB...On August 27, hit FW's 1st cycle since 1993, going 5-for-6 with 5 RBI and 2 runs scored in a 15-5 TinCaps win over the South Bend Cubs...Played 111 games at SS (110 starts), making 30 errors in 492 total chances…also played 6 games (all starts) at 3B...Played winter ball in Venezuela during the offseason for the Tiburones de La Guaira where he slashed .254/.323/.288 in 24 games. 

2017

Split his 1st season as a professional between AZL Padres 2 (R) and Fort Wayne (A), batting a collective .265 with 7 2B, 3 3B, 17 RBI, 12 BB and 26 runs scored...Made his professional debut with the AZL Padres 2, slashing .275/.329/.353...During the offseason, played for the Canberra Cavalry of the Australian Baseball League and hit .271 (29-for-107) with 6 2B, 1 3B, 5 HR and 23 RBI in 29 games.