Alejandro De Aza

Alejandro De Aza
Chicago White Sox – No. 30
Center fielder
Born: April 11, 1984 (1984-04-11) Guaymate, Dominican Republic
Bats: Left	Throws: Left
MLB debut
April 2, 2007 for the Florida Marlins
Career statistics (through 2011)
Batting average	.280
Home runs	4
Runs batted in	36
Stolen bases	16
Teams
Florida Marlins (2007, 2009) Chicago White Sox (2010–present)

Alejandro Alberto De Aza Ceda (born April 11, 1984 in Guaymate, Dominican Republic) is a Major League Baseball center fielder for the Chicago White Sox. He is known for his speed and defensive skills in center field.

Minor league career

De Aza was originally signed by the Los Angeles Dodgers as a non-drafted free agent on May 1, 2001. The Florida Marlins selected him from the minor league phase of the Rule 5 draft in 2004

In 2005, De Aza batted .286 with 34 stolen bases and 75 runs scored while playing for the Marlins Single-A Jupiter affiliate. In 2006, De Aza batted .278 with 12 doubles, two triples, two home runs, 16 RBI and 27 stolen bases at Double-A.

Major league career

Florida Marlins

On March 28, 2007, De Aza was named the starting center fielder for the Marlins, beating out Reggie Abercrombie, Eric Reed, and Alex Sánchez in what was seen as a surprise. He batted .303 (10-for-33) in nine games for the Marlins before going on the disabled list on April 16 with a right ankle sprain; an MRI in mid-May revealed that his ankle had a hairline fracture. De Aza was called up by the Florida Marlins in May 2009.

Chicago White Sox

On October 21, 2009, the Chicago White Sox claimed De Aza off waivers from the Marlins. On July 27, 2011, he hit the first home run of his MLB career off of Detroit Tigers pitcher Max Scherzer.

External links

• Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
• The Book on Alejandro De Aza from "ScoutingBook.com"