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Jhonkensy Noel
Noel with the Columbus Clippers in 2023
Cleveland Guardians – No. 43
First baseman / Outfielder
Born: (2001-07-15) July 15, 2001 (age 23)
San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
MLB debut
June 26, 2024, for the Cleveland Guardians
MLB statistics
(through 2024 season)
Batting average.218
Home runs13
Runs batted in28
Teams

Jhonkensy Albert Noel (born July 15, 2001), nicknamed "Big Christmas,"[1] is a Dominican professional baseball first baseman and outfielder for the Cleveland Guardians of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2024.

Career

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Noel signed with the Cleveland Indians organization as an international free agent on July 15, 2017.[2] He made his professional debut in 2018 with the Dominican Summer League Indians, batting .243 with ten home runs and 34 runs batted in (RBIs) over 64 games. In 2019, he played for the Arizona League Indians where he hit .287 with six home runs and 42 RBIs over 47 games. He did not play a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season.[3] Noel split the 2021 season between the Arizona League, the Lynchburg Hillcats, and the Lake County Captains, slashing .340/.390/.615 with 19 home runs and 66 RBIs over 70 games.[4]

The newly named Cleveland Guardians added Noel to their 40-man roster on November 19, 2021, protecting him from the Rule 5 draft.[5] He split the 2022 campaign between Lake County, the Double–A Akron RubberDucks, and the Triple–A Columbus Clippers, hitting a combined .229/.310/.489 with 32 home runs and 84 RBIs. Noel was optioned to Triple-A Columbus to begin the 2023 season.[6] He spent the entirety of the season with the Clippers, batting .220/.303/.420 with 27 home runs and 85 RBIs.

On March 12, 2024, Noel was cut from major league spring training camp and optioned to Triple–A Columbus to start the year.[7] On June 26, Noel was promoted to the major leagues for the first time.[8] He made his major league debut that day against the Baltimore Orioles, recording a home run in his first major league at–bat.[9] Pinch hitting in the 9th inning with two outs in game 3 of the ALCS, Noel hit a game-tying two-run home run; the Guardians won in 10 innings.[10]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Martinez-Lopez, Melanie (June 26, 2024). "'Wildest 1st AB ever? 'Big Christmas' loses bat, then HRs". MLB.com. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
  2. ^ Ingraham, Jim (July 4, 2021). "Jhonkensy Noel Makes Lots of Hard Contact". Baseball America. Archived from the original on November 23, 2021. Retrieved November 23, 2021.
  3. ^ Adler, David (June 30, 2020). "2020 Minor League Baseball season canceled". MLB.com. Archived from the original on November 9, 2021. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
  4. ^ Pontes, Geoff (December 2, 2021). "10 MLB Hitting Prospects With Intriguing Analytical Characteristics". www.baseballamerica.com. Archived from the original on December 31, 2021. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  5. ^ "Guardians Announce Series Of 40-man Roster Moves". CleGuardians.com. November 19, 2021. Archived from the original on November 20, 2021. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
  6. ^ "Guardians' Jhonkensy Noel: Optioned to Triple-A". CBSSports.com. March 14, 2023. Archived from the original on March 15, 2023. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
  7. ^ Joe Noga, cleveland com (March 12, 2024). "Guardians cut nine minor leaguers from spring training roster". cleveland. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
  8. ^ "Cleveland Guardians Promote Highly Ranked Prospect For MLB Debut". si.com. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
  9. ^ Martinez-Lopez, Melanie (June 26, 2024). "Wildest 1st AB ever? 'Big Christmas' loses bat, then HRs". MLB.com. Retrieved July 1, 2024.
  10. ^ "Yankees vs. Guardians: Cleveland stuns New York with HRs from Jhonkensy Noel, David Fry". Yahoo Sports. October 18, 2024. Retrieved October 18, 2024.
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