Jonathan Aranda #23

Jonathan Alexander Aranda Ventura (ah-RAHN-dah).

2021

Enjoyed a breakout season to win the Double-A South Most Valuable Player Award…named MVP for Double-A Montgomery by the Rays Baseball Operations department…led Double-A South with a .325 avg., .410 OBP and .540 SLG...Split the season between High-A Bowling Green and Montgomery, earning a June 1 promotion…hit .331/.419/.543 (115-for-348) with 14 HR and 65 RBI in 102 games between the two levels...Named to the Double-A South postseason All-Star Team…ranked sixth in the league with 58 RBI, 8th with 89 hits and 9th with 19 2B...Tied for third among Rays minor leaguers with five 3B…ranked sixth with 73 runs and 115 hits and tied for sixth with 22 2B between the two levels...Named to the Rays Organizational All-Star Team by MLB.com...Ranked by Baseball America as the No. 20 prospect in the Rays system and No. 10 prospect in Double-A South following the season...Played for the Yaquis de Obregon in the Mexican Winter League for a fifth straight year…hit .285 (33-for-116) with two HR and nine RBI in 41 games.

2020

In 2020, was not part of the Rays 60-man player pool and did not play following the cancellation of the minor league season.

2019

Split the 2019 season between Class-A Charlotte and Class-A Bowling Green, and played two games with the GCL Rays on a rehab assignment…hit .272/.359/.383 (64-for-235) with three HR and 35 RBI...Missed two weeks in June (right wrist sprain).

2018

Split the 2018 season between Rookie-level Princeton and Short-A Hudson Valley, with an Aug. 25 promotion…hit .269/.337/.391 (42-for-156) with one HR and 29 RBI in 45 games.