Jorbit Vivas
{{Short description|Venezuelan baseball player (born 2001)}}
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|team = New York Yankees
|number = 90
|position = Second baseman / Third baseman
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2001|3|9}}
|birth_place = Puerto Cabello, Venezuela
|bats = Left
|throws = Right
|debutleague = MLB
|debutdate = May 2
|debutyear = 2025
|debutteam = New York Yankees
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Jorbit Jose Vivas (born March 9, 2001) is a Venezuelan professional baseball infielder for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB). Vivas made his MLB debut in 2025.
Career
Vivas signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers as an international free agent on July 4, 2017. He began his career in 2018 with the Dodgers affiliate in the Dominican Summer League, hitting .222 in 51 games.{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=vivas-001jor|title=JorbitVivas Minor & Winter League Statistics|work=Baseball Reference|accessdate=September 19, 2022}} In 2019, Vivas played for the Arizona League Dodgers and the Ogden Raptors, hitting a combined .327 in 54 games. 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=July 17, 2024|website=mlb.com|language=en}} In 2021, Vivas played for the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes and Great Lakes Loons, hitting .312 in 106 games with 14 homers and 87 RBI.
On November 19, 2021, the Dodgers added Vivas to their 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft.{{cite web|url=https://www.truebluela.com/2021/11/19/22785784/dodgers-roster-james-outman-jacob-amaya-michael-grove-eddys-leonard-jorbit-vivas|title=Dodgers add Jacob Amaya, James Outman, Michael Grove, Eddys Leonard, Jorbit Vivas to 40-man roster|work=SB Nation|first=Eric|last=Stephen|date=November 19, 2021|accessdate=November 21, 2021}} He spent 2022 with Great Lakes, where he hit .269 in 128 games. Vivas was optioned to the Double-A Tulsa Drillers to begin the 2023 season.{{Cite web|title=Dodgers' Jorbit Vivas: Sent to minors camp|url=https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/baseball/news/dodgers-jorbit-vivas-sent-to-minors-camp/|access-date=2023-03-14|website=cbssports.com|date=March 13, 2023 |language=en}} He played in 109 games for Tulsa and 26 for the Triple-A Oklahoma City Dodgers, batting a combined .269 with 13 homers, 63 RBI and 25 stolen bases.
On December 11, 2023, the Dodgers traded Vivas and Victor González to the New York Yankees in exchange for Trey Sweeney.{{cite web|url=https://nypost.com/2023/12/11/sports/yankees-trade-trey-sweeney-for-dodgers-victor-gonzalez-prospect/|title=Yankees trade prospect Trey Sweeney to Dodgers for Victor Gonzalez, Jorbit Vivas|work=New York Post|first=Greg|last=Joyce|date=December 11, 2023|accessdate=December 11, 2023}} He was optioned to the Triple–A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders to begin the 2024 season.{{Cite web|title=Yankees' Jorbit Vivas: Optioned to Triple-A|url=https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/baseball/news/yankees-jorbit-vivas-optioned-to-triple-a/|date=March 19, 2024|website=cbssports.com|language=en}} On July 12, 2024, Vivas was promoted to the major leagues for the first time.{{Cite web|title=Yankees Promote Jorbit Vivas|url=https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2024/07/yankees-to-promote-jorbit-vivas.html|access-date=July 17, 2024|website=mlbtraderumors.com|language=en}} He went unused off of the bench and was optioned back to Scranton on July 15, becoming a phantom ballplayer.{{Cite web|title=Yankees' Jorbit Vivas: Sent back to minors|url=https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/baseball/news/yankees-jorbit-vivas-sent-back-to-minors/amp/|access-date=July 17, 2024|website=cbssports.com|language=en}}
Vivas was optioned to Triple-A Scranton to begin the 2025 season.{{Cite web|title=Yankees demote long shot third base candidate|url=https://www.nj.com/yankees/2025/03/yankees-demote-long-shot-third-base-candidate.html?outputType=amp|access-date=March 28, 2025|website=nj.com|language=en}} On April 21, 2025, the Yankees recalled Vivas to their active roster after Trent Grisham was placed on the paternity list.{{Cite web|title=Yankees Promote Jorbit Vivas|url=https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2025/04/yankees-promote-jorbit-vivas.html|access-date=April 21, 2025|website=mlbtraderumors.com|language=en}} He did not appear in a game and was optioned back to Triple-A after Grisham was activated on April 24.{{Cite web|title=Former Dodgers top prospect Jorbit Vivas is getting jerked around by the Yankees|url=https://dodgersway.com/former-dodgers-top-prospect-jorbit-vivas-is-getting-jerked-around-by-the-yankees|access-date=April 29, 2025|website=dodgersway.com|language=es}} On May 2, Vivas was recalled following an injury to Jazz Chisholm Jr.{{Cite web|title=Yankees Place Jazz Chisholm Jr. On Injured List|url=https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2025/05/yankees-jazz-chisholm-injured-list-oblique-jorbit-vivas.html|access-date=May 2, 2025|website=mlbtraderumors.com|language=en}}
References
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External links
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Category:Major League Baseball players from Venezuela
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Category:Ogden Raptors players
Category:Oklahoma City Dodgers players
Category:Rancho Cucamonga Quakes players
Category:Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders players