Yasmany Tomás

Yasmany Tomás Bacallao (born November 14, 1990) is a Cuban professional baseball outfielder for the Washington Nationals organization. He played for the Cuba national baseball team at the 2013 World Baseball Classic.[1][2] He played for the Industriales in the Cuban National Series League from 2008 through 2013. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Arizona Diamondbacks.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Tomás and the second or maternal family name is Bacallao.
Yasmany Tomás
Tomás with the Arizona Diamondbacks
Washington Nationals
Outfielder / Third baseman
Born: (1990-11-14) November 14, 1990
Havana, Cuba
Bats: Right Throws: Right
MLB debut
April 15, 2015, for the Arizona Diamondbacks
MLB statistics
(through July 30, 2019)
Batting average.266
Home runs48
Runs batted in163
Teams

Professional career

Cuban beginnings

Tomás began his professional career in his home country, Cuba, where he played for the Industriales de La Habana in the Cuban National Series League. His first professional year of baseball was in 2008 where he played 35 games batting .297 with a home run, four stolen bases, and 11 RBI. In 2009, Tomás played 22 games batting .192 with a home run and three RBIs. After no participation in 2010, Tomás gained playing time in 2011 where he played 69 games batting .301 with 16 home runs, four stolen bases, and 42 RBI. In 2012, Tomás played 81 games batting .289 with 18 home runs, three triples, and 60 RBI. In 2013, he played 65 games batting .290 with six home runs, six stolen bases, and 35 RBI. In 2014, Tomás left Cuba in an effort to play in Major League Baseball.[3][4]

Arizona Diamondbacks
Yasmany Tomas

On November 26, 2014, Tomás agreed to a six-year, $68.5 million contract with the Arizona Diamondbacks.[5] The deal became official on December 8.[6]

On April 4, 2015, Tomás was optioned to the Triple-A Reno Aces to begin the year. He was called up to the majors on April 15 and made his MLB debut that day, grounding out in his lone at-bat.[7] Tomás made his first start at third base on April 22 when Jake Lamb was placed on the 15-day DL.[8] He recorded his first RBI on April 28.[9] On May 17, 2015, Tomás hit his first career home run off of Phillies reliever Ken Giles. Tomás finished 2015 by playing in 118 games with a .273 average, 9 home runs, and 48 RBIs.

In 2016, Tomás played in 140 games, having a .272 batting average, 30 doubles, 31 home runs, and 83 RBIs.

On August 21, 2017, it was announced that Tomás would undergo core surgery, ending his 2017 season.[10]

On March 25, 2018, Tomás was optioned to Triple-A Reno, where he spent the entire year.[11]

On April 2, 2019, Tomás cleared waivers and was outrighted from the Diamondbacks 40-man roster, remaining with the Triple-A Reno Aces. On May 20, 2019, while in Triple-A, Tomás hit four home runs in a single game as the Aces beat the Tacoma Rainers 25-8.[12] On July 26, the Diamondbacks selected Tomás' contract.[13] On August 4, Tomás was outrighted to Reno.

On October 28, 2020, he was one of 147 players declared free agents following the conclusion of the 2020 Major League Baseball season.[14][15]

Washington Nationals

On November 17, 2020, Tomás signed a minor league contract with the Washington Nationals organization.[16]

Personal life

In January 2018, Tomás was arrested for criminal speeding when he was allegedly driving 105 miles per hour (169 km/h) on Arizona State Route 101.[17]

See also

References
  1. "Cuba World Baseball classic roster". World Baseball Classic. Retrieved November 13, 2014.
  2. "Cuban Yasmani Manager believes Thomas is the best talent in the world". Retrieved February 1, 2018.
  3. ABC News. "Cuban Baseball Player Yasmani Tomas Defects". ABC News. Retrieved November 13, 2014.
  4. "Cuban slugger Yasmani Tomas defects - HardballTalk". Retrieved November 13, 2014.
  5. "Report: Cuban slugger to D-backs for $68.5M". Retrieved February 1, 2018.
  6. "Arizona Diamondbacks on Twitter". Twitter. December 8, 2014. Retrieved December 8, 2014.
  7. "D-backs' Yasmany Tomas grounds out in his first MLB at-bat". arizonasports.com. April 15, 2015. Retrieved April 16, 2015.
  8. "Yasmany Tomas to make first start at 3B for D-backs". sportingnews.com. April 21, 2015. Retrieved April 22, 2015.
  9. "Diamondbacks' Yasmany Tomas records first career RBI". CBS Sports. April 29, 2015. Retrieved May 6, 2015.
  10. Knobler, Danny. "Tomas (core surgery) unlikely to return in '17". MLB. Retrieved August 21, 2017.
  11. "Diamondbacks option Yasmany Tomas to Triple-A Reno". Arizona Sports. March 25, 2018. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
  12. "Yasmany Tomas hits 4 HRs as Reno scores 25 runs". MLB. Retrieved May 20, 2019.
  13. "D-backs call up Yasmany Tomas from Triple-A Reno". arizonasports.com. Arizona Sports 98.7 FM. July 26, 2019. Retrieved July 26, 2019.
  14. https://twitter.com/MLBPA_News/status/1321479139040415745
  15. https://d39ba378-ae47-4003-86d3-147e4fa6e51b.filesusr.com/ugd/4d23dc_a7bc08d2e42749788e2d2d8f5f4ae2b4.pdf
  16. https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2020/11/nationals-sign-yasmany-tomas.html
  17. "Diamondbacks' Tomas arrested for speeding". MLB.com. Retrieved February 1, 2018.
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