The Boston Red Sox claimed infielder Jeter Downs from the Triple A branch (Wochester). becoming the first native of San Andrés Islas to climb to the Major Leagues.
With the call of Jeter Downs there are eight (8) Colombian players on the active “roster” of the Major Leagues At the moment, the islander joins his compatriots: Gio Urshela, Harold Ramírez, Jorge Alfaro, Oscar Mercado, José Quintana, Nabil Crismatt and Reiver Sanmartín.
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Jeter Downs was selected in the 2017 Draft by the Cincinnati Reds After playing for “Monsignor Edwar Pace HS (Miami Gardens, Florida), in 2018 he was included in a mega trade between the Cincinnati Reds and the Los Angeles Dodgers, moving to the ninth Californian.
a talent
Los Angeles Dodgers invited him to Major League Baseball training camp in 2020 and in a multiple trade that included Mookie Bets, Alex Verdugo, David Price and Connor Wong, among others, the young Jeter Downs arrived at the Boston Red Sox.
In 2021, the Boston Red Sox protected the talented Colombian baseball player by calling him to the “Roster of 40” where he had the opportunity to play in the Major League training camps with his new organization.
With the “Wochester” Triple A branch of the Boston Red Sox, in 2022, he bats for .180 offensive average, with 6 doubles, 1 triple, 11 home runs, 35 runs scored, 21 RBIs in 53 games, he performs well at second base and shortstop.
Jeter Downs is one of the Colombian players with the highest bonus signed at the time of being “drafted” by the Cincinnati Reds, Curiously, his older brother Jerry was recruited by the Boston Red Sox.
Born in San Andrés on July 17, 1998, 1.80 tall, weighing 88 kilograms, 23 years old Jeter Downs, natural right-handed hitter, places the flag of his small country on the roof of baseball, the best days are yet to come.
The crop of Colombians in the Major Leagues continues to increase, in 2022 Sincerín native Ronaldo Hernández was one day on the active Boston Red Sox roster, sooner rather than later, the two natives will write their own history in the famous franchise.
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