José Briceño
José Briceño (born September 19, 1992) is a Venezuelan professional baseball catcher for the Colorado Rockies organization. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Los Angeles Angels.
| José Briceño | |||
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_(cropped).jpg.webp) Briceño with the Los Angeles Angels in 2018 | |||
| Colorado Rockies | |||
| Catcher | |||
| Born: September 19, 1992 Caracas, Venezuela | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| May 26, 2018, for the Los Angeles Angels | |||
| MLB statistics (through 2020 season) | |||
| Batting average | .238 | ||
| Home runs | 5 | ||
| Runs batted in | 10 | ||
| Teams | |||
Career
Briceño was born in Caracas, Venezuela.
Colorado Rockies
He was signed on May 29, 2010, by the Colorado Rockies and was assigned to the DSL Rockies. In 2013, he played for the Asheville Tourists, Tri-City Dust Devils, and Grand Junction Rockies. He spent the 2014 season with the Tourists in Asheville.
Atlanta Braves
The Rockies traded Briceño and catcher Chris O'Dowd to the Atlanta Braves for pitchers David Hale and Gus Schlosser on January 30, 2015. Briceño spent the season with the Carolina Mudcats.
Los Angeles Angels
The Braves traded Briceño and Andrelton Simmons to the Los Angeles Angels for Erick Aybar, Sean Newcomb, Chris Ellis and cash on November 12, 2015.[1]
Briceño played 2016 with the Inland Empire 66ers, Arkansas Travelers and Salt Lake Bees. He was invited to Spring Training for the 2017 season. After failing to make the team, Briceño spent 2017 with the Bees and the Mobile BayBears. Briceño was again invited to Spring Training in 2018, and again failed to make the team and was reassigned to Salt Lake.
He was called up to the majors for the first time on May 20, 2018.[2]
In 2018 in AAA, he batted .277/.297/.536 with 8 home runs and 25 RBIs in 112 at bats for the Salt Lake Bees in the Pacific Coast League.[3]
He hit a home run in his first Major League game on May 26, 2018.[4] For the season, in the major leagues he batted 239/.299/.385 with five home runs and 10 RBIs in at 117 bats.[5]
On August 8, 2019, the Angels released Briceño. Briceño re-signed with the Angels on a minor league deal on September 1, 2019. He was invited to Spring Training for the 2020 season as a non-roster invite. On August 31, 2020, Briceño was selected to the 40-man and active rosters. On October 30, 2020, Briceño was outrighted off of the 40-man roster. He became a free agent on November 2, 2020.
Colorado Rockies (Second Stint)
On November 13, 2020, Briceño signed a minor league contract with the Colorado Rockies organization.[6]
References
- Jose Briceno Stats, Fantasy & News | MLB.com
- Angels' Jose Briceno: Called up to majors - CBSSports.com
- Jose Briceno Minor & Winter Leagues Statistics & History | Baseball-Reference.com
- Catcher Jose Briceno homers in MLB debut | Los Angeles Angels
- Jose Briceno Stats | Baseball-Reference.com
- https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2020/11/rockies-sign-jose-briceno.html
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)