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José Cardona (baseball)

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José Cardona
Cardona at the Texas League All-Star Game in 2017
Sultanes de Monterrey – No. 33
Outfielder
Born: (1994-03-16) March 16, 1994 (age 30)
San Nicolás de los Garza, Nuevo León, Mexico
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Medals
Men's baseball
Representing  Mexico
World Baseball Classic
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Miami Team

José Alejandro Cardona (born March 16, 1994) is a Mexican professional baseball outfielder for the Sultanes de Monterrey of the Mexican League. He signed with the Texas Rangers as an international free agent in 2011. Cardona is listed at 6 feet 1 inch (1.85 m) and 175 pounds (79 kg) and bats and throws right handed.

Career

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Texas Rangers

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On March 18, 2011, Cardona signed with the Texas Rangers organization as an international free agent.[1] He made his professional debut with the Dominican Summer League Rangers, and hit .264 in 39 games. He returned to the team in 2012 and slashed .263/.385/.332 in 69 games. In 2013, Cardona played for the DSL Rangers and the rookie-level AZL Rangers, hitting a combined .282/.351/.363 with 1 home run and 19 RBI. For the 2014 season, Cardona split the season between the AZL Rangers, the Low-A Spokane Indians, and the High-A Myrtle Beach Pelicans, batting a cumulative .306/.342/.393 with no home runs and 21 RBI in 47 games between the three teams. The following year, Cardona played in Single-A for the Hickory Crawdads, slashing .254/.317/.380 with career-highs in home runs (10) and RBI (59). In 2016, Cardona was promoted to the High-A High Desert Mavericks, and batted .300/.371/.463 with a career-high 14 home runs and 48 RBI in 101 games for the team. For the 2017 season, Cardona split the year between the Double-A Frisco RoughRiders and the Triple-A Round Rock Express, accumulating a .274/.314/.377 slash line with 7 home runs and 47 RBI between the two teams. In 2018, Cardona again split the year between Round Rock and Frisco, and also played in 3 rehab games with the AZL Rangers, recording a .254/.314/.358 batting line with 8 home runs and 33 RBI in 104 games between the three levels.[2] On November 2, 2018, he elected free agency.

Chicago Cubs

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On December 31, 2018, Cardona signed a minor league contract with the Chicago Cubs organization.[3] He appeared in only 10 games for the rookie-level AZL Cubs before being released by the organization on July 4, 2019.

Bravos de León

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On July 14, 2019, Cardona signed with the Bravos de León of the Mexican League.[4] He finished the year with León, batting .277/.321/.317 with 1 home run and 9 RBI. Cardona did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the Mexican League season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[5]

Sultanes de Monterrey

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On May 19, 2021, Cardona signed with the Sultanes de Monterrey of the Mexican League.[6] In 28 games for Campeche, Cardona slashed .291/.345/.373 with 2 home runs and 7 RBI.

Piratas de Campeche

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On June 27, 2021, Cardona was loaned to the Piratas de Campeche of the Mexican League.[7]

Sultanes de Monterrey (second stint)

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On April 21, 2022, Cardona was returned to the Sultanes de Monterrey of the Mexican League.[citation needed]

International career

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Cardona was selected to the Mexico national baseball team at the 2020 Summer Olympics (contested in 2021).[8]

References

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  1. ^ "Jose Cardona Stats & Scouting Report - Baseball America".
  2. ^ "Jose Cardona Minor, Winter, Mexican & Fall Leagues Statistics & History".
  3. ^ "Jose Cardona Stats & Scouting Report - Baseball America".
  4. ^ "Jose Cardona Stats, Fantasy & News". MLB.com.
  5. ^ "Mexican League Cancels 2020 Season". mlb traderumors.com. July 2020.
  6. ^ http://www.milb.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?t=l_trn&lid=125 [bare URL]
  7. ^ http://www.milb.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?t=l_trn&lid=125 [bare URL]
  8. ^ "Adrián González encabeza la lista de México para los Juegos Olímpicos". olympics.com. 3 July 2021. Archived from the original on 2 July 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
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