Adael Amador
{{Short description|Dominican baseball player (born 2003)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}}
{{Infobox baseball biography
|name = Adael Amador
|image = Adael Amador (0B5NQkdVsCk).png
|caption = Amador in the Dominican Republic in 2017
|team = Colorado Rockies
|number = 1
|position = Shortstop
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2003|4|11}}
|birth_place = Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
|bats = Switch
|throws = Right
|debutleague = MLB
|debutdate = June 9
|debutyear = 2024
|debutteam = Colorado Rockies
|statleague = MLB
|statyear = April 26, 2025
|stat1label = Batting average
|stat1value = .190
|stat2label = Home Runs
|stat2value = 1
|stat3label = Runs batted in
|stat3value = 3
|baseball_ref = a/amadoad01
|teams =
- Colorado Rockies ({{mlby|2024}}–present)
}}
Adael Alexander Amador (born April 11, 2003) is a Dominican professional baseball shortstop for the Colorado Rockies of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Career
Amador signed with the Colorado Rockies as an international free agent on July 2, 2019.{{cite web | url=https://www.mlb.com/news/rockies-sign-adael-amador | title=Rockies to sign SS Amador, No. 12 int'l prospect | website=MLB.com }}{{cite web | url=https://www.denverpost.com/2019/09/27/rockies-spotlight-international-prospect-adael-amador/ | title=The hype is high for Adael Amador, a 16-year-old prospect the Rockies signed out of the Dominican Republic for a $1.5 million bonus | date=September 27, 2019 }} He did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.{{Cite web|title=2020 Minor League Baseball season cancelled|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/2020-minor-league-baseball-season-canceled|access-date=June 15, 2024|website=mlb.com|language=en}}
Amador made his professional debut in 2021 with the rookie–level Arizona Complex League Rockies, hitting .299/.394/.445 with four home runs and 24 runs batted in (RBI) over 47 games. He spent the 2022 season with the Single–A Fresno Grizzlies, hitting .292/.415/.445 with 15 home runs, 57 RBI, and 26 stolen bases across 115 games.{{Cite web|title=Adael Amador - Stats - Batting|url=https://www.fangraphs.com/players/adael-amador/27962/stats?position=2B|access-date=June 15, 2024|website=fangraphs.com|language=en}}
Amador split the 2023 campaign between the ACL Rockies, High–A Spokane Indians, and Double–A Hartford Yard Goats. In 69 appearances split between the three affiliates, he hit .287/.380/.495 with 12 home runs, 46 RBI, and 15 stolen bases.{{Cite web|title=Colorado Rockies prospects: No. 1, Adael Amador|url=https://www.purplerow.com/2024/2/28/24079764/colorado-rockies-prospects-no-1-adael-amador|access-date=June 15, 2024|website=purplerow.com|date=February 28, 2024 |language=en}} On November 14, 2023, the Rockies added Amador to their 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft. He was optioned to Double–A Hartford to begin the 2024 season.{{Cite web|title=Rockies' Adael Amador: Sent to Double-A|url=https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/baseball/news/rockies-adael-amador-sent-to-double-a/amp/|access-date=March 10, 2024|website=cbssports.com|language=en}}
On June 8, 2024, Amador was called up to the major leagues for the first time.{{cite web | last=Dechert | first=Renee | title=Colorado Rockies to call up Adael Amador | website=Purple Row | date=June 8, 2024 | url=https://www.purplerow.com/2024/6/8/24174415/colorado-rockies-to-call-up-adael-amador-brendan-rodgers | access-date=November 2, 2024}} In 10 games for Colorado during his rookie campaign, Amador went 6-for-35 (.171) with one stolen base.
Amador was optioned to the Triple-A Albuquerque Isotopes to begin the 2025 season.{{Cite web|title=Rockies Option Drew Romo, Adael Amador|url=https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2025/03/rockies-option-drew-romo-adael-amador.html|access-date=March 17, 2025|website=mlbtraderumors.com|date=March 12, 2025 |language=en}}
References
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External links
{{Baseballstats|mlb=691182|espn=4917787|br=a/amadoad01|fangraphs=27962|brm=amador000ada|retro=A/Pamada001}}
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Category:Arizona Complex League Rockies players
Category:Baseball players from Santiago de los Caballeros
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Category:Major League Baseball infielders
Category:Major League Baseball players from the Dominican Republic
Category:21st-century Dominican Republic sportsmen
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Category:Dominican Republic expatriate baseball players in the United States
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