Richie Palacios

Richard Palacios (born May 16, 1997) is an American professional baseball outfielder for the Cleveland Guardians of Major League Baseball (MLB).

Richie Palacios
Cleveland Guardians – No. 9
Outfielder
Born: (1997-05-16) May 16, 1997
Brooklyn, New York
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
MLB debut
April 25, 2022, for the Cleveland Guardians
MLB statistics
(through April 28, 2022)
Batting average.375
Home runs0
Runs batted in0
Teams

Amateur career

Palacios attended Berkeley Carroll School in New York City and played college baseball at Towson University.[1] In 2017, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Bourne Braves of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[2] He was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the third round of the 2018 Major League Baseball draft.[3]

Professional career

Palacios made his professional debut in 2018 with the Arizona League Indians, Mahoning Valley Scrappers and Lake County Captains, batting .361 with six home runs and thirty runs batted in over 45 games.[4] He did not play in 2019 due to a torn labrum or in 2020 because the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. He started 2021 with the Akron RubberDucks before being promoted to the Columbus Clippers.[5] Over 103 games between the two teams, he slashed .297/.404/.471 with seven home runs, 48 runs batted in, 33 doubles, and twenty stolen bases.[6]

The newly-named Cleveland Guardians selected Palacios to their 40-man roster on November 19, 2021.[7]

His brother, Josh Palacios, plays in MLB for the Toronto Blue Jays and his uncle, Rey Palacios, previously played in MLB.[8][9]

After beginning the 2022 season with the Triple-A Columbus Clippers, Palacios was recalled by the Guardians on April 25, 2022 and made his major league debut that same day, starting in left field.

References
  1. "Out on the Cape: Brooklyn baseball star seizing summer-time opportunity • Brooklyn Paper". July 11, 2017.
  2. "#1 Richard Palacios - Profile". pointstreak.com. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
  3. "SS Palacios headlines Day 2 of Indians' Draft". mlb.com.
  4. "Laurel resident Cody Morris makes progress on minor league mounds".
  5. "For RubberDucks' Richard Palacios, it's more than the shoes".
  6. "Richie Palacios a step away from making an impact for Guardians: Podcast". December 16, 2021.
  7. "Guardians Announce Series Of 40-man Roster Moves". CleGuardians.com. November 19, 2021.
  8. "For Palacios family of Park Slope, Brooklyn, baseball is a family affair". New York Daily News.
  9. "Towson shortstop, Indians draftee Richie Palacios went the extra mile to carry on family legacy".
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