Cristian Pache

Cristian Rafael Pache (pronounced PAH-chay;[1] born November 19, 1998) is a Dominican professional baseball outfielder for the Atlanta Braves of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut on August 21, 2020.

Cristian Pache
Atlanta Braves – No. 14
Outfielder
Born: (1998-11-19) November 19, 1998
Santo Domingo Centro, Dominican Republic
Bats: Right Throws: Right
MLB debut
August 21, 2020, for the Atlanta Braves
MLB statistics
(through 2020 season)
Batting average.250
Home runs1
Runs batted in4
Teams

Early life

Pache, the second of three children, was born in Santo Domingo Centro in the Dominican Republic to a factory worker and a homemaker.[1]

Career

Minor leagues

Pache signed with the Atlanta Braves in July 2015 for $1.4 million.[2][3] At the time of his signing, Baseball America ranked Pache the 21st-best international free agent;[4] MLB.com ranked him tenth.[5] Pache was assigned to the Gulf Coast League Braves in June 2016,[6] and after batting .283 with 11 runs batted in (RBI) in 27 games. Pache was promoted to the Danville Braves,[7] where he finished the season with a .333 batting average, ten RBI, and a .775 on-base plus slugging (OPS) in 30 games.

Pache spent the 2017 season with the Rome Braves, where he batted .281 with 42 RBI and 32 stolen bases in 119 games.[8][9] He was named a South Atlantic League All-Star at midseason.[10][11]

Pache was named to MLB Pipeline's All-Defensive team for 2018,[12] and was invited to spring training at the start of the 2018 season.[13][14] He was subsequently assigned to the Florida Fire Frogs.[15] In June, Pache received a Florida State League All-Star selection.[16] At the A-Advanced level, he played in 93 games, driving in 40 runs, hitting eight home runs, and recording a .285 batting average.[17] On August 1, Pache was promoted to the Mississippi Braves.[18] In 29 games for Mississippi, he hit .260 with one home run and seven RBI in 29 games.[19] In August 2018, it was announced that Pache was placed on the preliminary Arizona Fall League (AFL) roster.[20][21] He hit .290/.318/.387 through 14 games,[22] and was named to the AFL All-Star Game.[23] As a prospect, Pache drew attention for his defensive skills.[24][25][26] Throughout 2018, he began displaying an increased ability to hit for power.[27][28][29]

Pache was named to the 2019 MLB Pipeline's All-Defensive team.[30] He spent time in major league camp prior to the start of the 2019 season,[28] and was subsequently reassigned to Mississippi.[31] At midseason, Pache was named to the All-Star Futures Game.[32] While playing in the Southern League, Pache hit for a .278 batting average, with 28 doubles, eight triples, 11 home runs, 50 runs, 53 runs batted in, and eight stolen bases.[33] On August 6, 2019, Pache made his International League debut with the Gwinnett Stripers.[34] Over 130 games between both clubs, Pache batted .277/.340/.462 with 12 home runs and 61 RBI.[35][36]

2020

Pache was added to the Braves 40-man roster following the 2019 season.[37][38] Prior to the 2020 season, MLB.com ranked Pache the eleventh-best prospect in Minor League Baseball.[39] In 2020, he was invited to the Braves’ spring training for the second time, and was eventually assigned to Gwinnett.[40] The 2020 Minor League Baseball season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and Pache spent time at the Braves' alternate training site when the season resumed.[41] He was promoted to the major league roster on August 18, 2020.[42] Pache's MLB debut came against the Philadelphia Phillies, on August 21, 2020, as the starting left fielder. That night, he registered his first big league hit, a single off left-hander Cole Irvin.[43] In limited action during the 2020 regular season, Pache went one-for-four at the plate.[44]

Pache was named to the roster for the 2020 NL Wild Card Series. He scored the game-winning run in the bottom of the 13th inning in Game 1 for the Braves. Pache had entered the game as a pinch runner, then scored on a hit by Freddie Freeman.[45] Pache replaced Adam Duvall in the second inning of Game 1 of the 2020 National League Championship Series.[46] In Game 2, Pache notched his first career major league RBI[47] and his first career big league home run, in Game 3.[48]

References
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