Jorge Polanco, Infield, Minnesota Twins, #11

Date of Birth: 7/5/1993
Birthplace: San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic

Jorge Polanco, infielder for the Minnesota Twins, signed with the Twins in 2009. He played in the Twins' minor league system from 2010 through part of 2016.

Polanco played in five games with the Twins in 2014 and in four games in 2015. He finished the 2016 season with a .282 batting average in 69 games. He had 69 hits, 15 doubles, and 27 RBIs. Defensively, he played 5 games at second base, 9 games at third base, and 47 games at shortstop.

Polanco had his first full season in the majors in 2017, playing in 133 games with the Twins. He finished the season with 125 hits, 30 doubles, 13 home runs, 13 stolen bases, 74 RBIs, 78 strikeouts to 41 walks, and a .256 batting average. Defensively, as the Twins' shortstop in 130 games, he made 335 assists, 70 double plays, 154 putouts, and 18 errors. In the Wild Card game, he had 1 hit in 4 at-bats.

Polanco was suspended for 80 games in 2018 for PED use. He finished the season with 87 hits, 18 doubles, 42 RBIs, 62 strikeouts to 25 walks, and a .288 batting average in 77 games. Defensively, as a shortstop, he made 172 assists, 42 double plays, 90 putouts, and 13 errors.

Polanco finished the 2019 season with 186 hits, 40 doubles, 22 home runs, 79 RBIs, 116 strikeouts to 60 walks, and a .295 batting average in 153 games. Defensively, as a shortstop in 142 games, he made 343 assists, 57 double plays, 141 putouts, and 22 errors. In the postseason, he had 3 hits, 1 home run, 2 RBIs, 1 stolen base, 1 strikeouts to 2 walks, and a .273 batting average in 11 at-bats in 3 games.

Polanco played in 55 games in 2020. He finished the season with 54 hits, 8 doubles, 4 home runs, 19 RBIs, 4 stolen bases, 35 strikeouts to 13 walks, and a .258 batting average. Defensively, he played 53 games at shortstop. In the postseason, he had 1 hit in 7 at-bats in 2 games.

Polanco finished the 2021 season with 158 hits, 35 doubles, 33 home runs, 98 RBIs, 118 strikeouts to 45 walks, and a .269 batting average in 152 games. Defensively, as a second baseman in 120 games, he made 294 assists, 70 double plays, 164 putouts, and 12 errors.

Career batting statistics for Polanco through 2021 include:

• 648 games played
• 684 hits
• 147 doubles
• 343 RBIs
• 458 strikeouts to 205 walks
• .276 batting average

Career fielding statistics for Polanco as a shortstop through 2021 include:

• 495 games played
• 1,180 assists
• 228 double plays
• 514 putouts
• 73 errors
• .959 fielding percentage

Sources for Information
Wikipedia - Jorge Polanco
Baseball Reference - Jorge Polanco