Kelvin Gutiérrez #3

Married, wife's name is Ruth...The couple has a son, Kayden. His favorite food is Mangu…He and his family enjoy celebrating Christmas...His favorite player growing up was Manny Ramirez.

2021

Finished the season with a slash line of .290/.347/.419 (27-for-93) over his final 31 games, including seven extra-base hits (2 HR, 4-2B, 3B), 10 runs scored, eight RBI, seven walks and a hit-by-pitch; slashed .201/.263/.263 (36-for-179) in his first 54 games...Had a career-long nine-game hitting streak from 9/22-10/1 and a career-long 14-game on-base streak from 9/17-10/1; hit safely in 14 of his final 16 games and reached base safely in 15 of 16, slashing .352/.407/.519 (19-for-54)…His five Outs Above Average led O’s infielders and ranked second on the team (Mullins, 11)…Appeared in 47 games total for the O’s: 47 at 3B (40 GS) and one at 1B and 2B; after being recalled from Triple-A Norfolk on 8/24, his second stint with the Major League club, he appeared in each of the Orioles’ final 39 games...Owned a .327 OBP in 47 games with the O’s, compared to .254 in 38 games with Kansas City; drew 13 walks with the O’s for an 11.77 PA/BB, compared to six free passes with the Royals for a 23.67 PA/BB...Recorded an extra-base hit in consecutive games (9/10-11 [G1]) for the second time in his career and first since 5/3-4/19 while with Kansas City...Recorded multiple hits in two-straight games (9/24-25), the second time in his career that he’s tallied consecutive multi-hit efforts and the first since doing so in three-straight games from 5/18-21 while with Kansas City...Acquired from the Kansas City Royals in exchange for cash considerations on 7/3; recalled from Triple-A Norfolk on 7/7 and made his O’s debut that night.

2020

Limited to just four games due to a sprained right elbow, which kept him out of the first 46 games…placed on the 60-day Injured List on July 16 and was reinstated on Sept. 12…made three starts at third base (Sept. 12, Sept. 13, Sept. 15), before being optioned on Sept. 21... Went 1-for-2 with a pair of walks on Sept. 12 vs. Pittsburgh, marking his second game with multiple walks (also June 12, 2019 vs. Detroit)...Played for the Dominican Winter League champion Gigantes del Cibao…slashed .396/.482/.604 (21-for-53) in 17 games.

2019

Spent a majority of the year with Omaha (AAA), but made his Major League debut on April 27 and played in 20 games with the Royals, batting .260 (19-for-73) with two doubles, a triple, a homer and 11 RBI ... Became the third Royals position player to wear No. 47, joining Tom Goodwin (1994) and Sean Berry (1990-91)… No. 47 has been worn by 14 Royals pitchers, most recently by Peter Moylan (2016-17) ... Recorded his first Major League hit in his debut, with a two-run single in the Royals' six-run third inning off Jaime Barria, also recording his first RBI ... Hit his first Major League home run in Game 2 of the May 1 doubleheader, off Tampa Bay's Blake Snell…became the second Royal to hit his first homer off a reigning American League Cy Young Award winner, joining Royals Hall of Famer Amos Otis, who hit his first homer in 1970 off Baltimore's Mike Cuellar ... Had a career-high four hits on May 4 at Detroit, becoming the first Royals rookie with a four-hit game since Christian Colón on Sept. 20, 2015…Gutierrez was the second Royal to have a four-hit effort within his first eight career games, joining Bo Jackson, who did it in his fifth game in 1986 ... He recorded at least one RBI in eight of his first 11 games, which is tied with several others for the second most games with an RBI through 11 games in history, one shy of the Brooklyn Dodgers' George Shuba, who had an RBI in nine of his first 11 games in 1948 ... His 11 RBI trailed only Mark Quinn (16 RBI) for most by a Royal through 11 big league games ... His 11 hits through eight career games are fourth most by a Royal, trailing Mike Kingery (13), Irving Falu (13) and Whit Merrifield (12) ... Started the season with Omaha (AAA), where he reached safely in each of his first 18 games-in which he hit .333 (22- for-66) before being recalled to Kansas City on April 26 ... Recalled for his second Major League stint from June 4-12, in which he hit .250 (3-for-12) in four games ... Did not play after Aug. 17 and was placed on 60-day Injured List with a fractured right toe on Sept. 12.

2018

Acquired by the Royals from Washington, along with OF Blake Perkins and RHP Yohanse Morel, in exchange for RHP Kelvin Herrera on June 18...Between Harrisburg (AA) and Northwest Arkansas (AA), batted .275/.329/.400 (130-for-472) with 14 doubles, six triples, 11 homers and 66 RBI in a careerhigh 123 games…also collected 20 steals in 24 attempts...Batted .304 (35-for-115) over his final 32 games, which included posting a .393 on-base percentage in that span...Established a career-high with five RBI and matched a season high with seven total bases (triple, homer) vs. Arkansas on July 25...Entered the season with the "Best Infield Arm" in Washington's minor league system according to Baseball America…also named the Royals' No. 17 prospect by MLB.com Pipeline following the season...Played in 18 games for Gigantes del Cibao in the Dominican Winter League.

2017

Hit .278 with 13 doubles, seven triples, two homers, 17 RBI, five stolen bases and 40 runs scored in 68 games between Potomac and the GCL...Was a Carolina League mid-season All-Star...Following the season, hit .350 (14-for-40) with a triple, homer, nine RBI, seven walks and six runs scored in 13 games for the Mesa Solar Sox of the Arizona Fall League.

2016

Hit .296 with 23 doubles, six triples, four homers, 56 RBI, 25 stolen bases and 70 runs scored in 115 games between Hagerstown, Auburn and Potomac...His .296 average ranked fourth among Nationals farmhands...The .300 batting average he posted with Hagerstown was good for fifth in the league...Was named a South Atlantic League mid-season and post-season All-Star.

2015

Ranked among New York-Penn League leaders in doubles (T1st, 21), hits (3rd, 73) and batting average (5th, .305)...His .305 average ranked third among Nationals farmhands...Was named a New York-Penn League All-Star.

2014

In his first domestic season, hit .286 with six doubles and three triples in 53 games with the GCL Nationals.

2013

Appeared in 60 games for the DSL Nationals in his first professional season.