Ehire Adrianza, Infield, Atlanta Braves

Date of Birth: 8/21/1989
Birthplace: Guarenas, Venezuela

Ehire Adrianza, infielder for the Atlanta Braves, signed with the San Francisco Giants in April, 2006. He played in the Giants' minor league system from 2006 through 2013. During that time, he had 618 hits, 136 doubles, 235 RBIs, 107 stolen bases, and 465 strikeouts to 299 walks in 708 games. As a shortstop, he made 2,100 assists, 409 double plays, 975 putouts, and 130 errors in 694 games.

Adrianza joined the Giants for nine games in 2013. The following season, he played in 53 games and he had 23 hits and a .237 batting average. Defensively, he played almost half of the games at second base. In 2015, he played in 52 games and he batted just .186 with 21 hits. He played 1 game at first base, 20 games at second base, 1 game at third base, and 20 games at shortstop.

In 2016, Adrianza played in just 40 games with the Giants. He finished the season with a .254 batting average. Defensively, he played 7 games at second base, 7 games at third base, and 13 games at shortstop.

Adrianza was designated for assignment on January 24, 2017. The Milwaukee Brewers claimed him off waivers on January 31st and then designated him for assignment on February 2nd. He was claimed off waivers by the Minnesota Twins on February 6th. He finished the 2017 season with 43 hits and a .265 batting average in 70 games. Defensively, he played 4 games at first base, 9 games at second base, 9 games at third base, 29 games at shortstop, and 17 games in left field. In the postseason, he had no hits in 1 at-bat in the Wild Card game.

Adrianza spent time on the DL in 2018 with a left hamstring strain. He finished the season with 84 hits, 23 doubles, 39 RBIs, 82 strikeouts to 24 walks, and a .251 batting average in 84 games. Defensively, he played at all infield positions and in left field.

Adrianza was again on the DL in 2019. He finished the season with 55 hits and a .272 batting average in 83 games. Defensively, he played all infield and outfield positions except for center field.

Adrianza played in 44 games in 2020. He finished the season with 17 hits and a .191 batting average. Defensively, he played 5 games at second base, 23 games at third base, and 9 games at shortstop. He also pitched in 1 game. He didn't play in the postseason.

Adrianza became a free agent on October 28, 2020. He signed a minor league contract with the Braves on January 26, 2021. He finished the 2021 season with 45 hits, 28 RBIs, 42 strikeouts to 21 walks, and a .247 batting average in 109 games. In the postseason, he had 1 hit in 10 at-bats in 10 games.

Adrianza became a free agent on November 3, 2021. He signed with the Washington Nationals on March 14, 2022. He was traded to the Braves on August 1st.

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