Adael Amador
Dominican baseball player (born 2003)
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Adael Alexander Amador (ODD-eye-ell AH-muh-door, born April 11, 2003) is a Dominican professional baseball shortstop for the Colorado Rockies of Major League Baseball (MLB).
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| Adael Amador | |
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Amador in the Dominican Republic in 2017 | |
| Colorado Rockies – No. 1 | |
| Shortstop | |
| Born: April 11, 2003 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | |
Bats: Switch Throws: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| June 9, 2024, for the Colorado Rockies | |
| MLB statistics (through August 16, 2026) | |
| Batting average | .180 |
| Home Runs | 2 |
| Runs batted in | 13 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
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Career
Amador signed with the Colorado Rockies as an international free agent on July 2, 2019, receiving a $1.5 million signing bonus[1][2] His professional debut was delayed by the cancellation of the 2020 minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[3] He debuted in 2021 with the rookie-level Arizona Complex League (ACL) Rockies, hitting .299/.394/.445 with four home runs and 24 runs batted in (RBI) over 47 games. He spent 2022 with the Single-A Fresno Grizzlies, hitting .292/.415/.445 with 15 home runs, 57 RBI, and 26 stolen bases across 115 games.[4]
Amador split the 2023 campaign between the ACL Rockies, High-A Spokane Indians, and Double-A Hartford Yard Goats. In 69 appearances split between the three affiliates, he hit .287/.380/.495 with 12 home runs, 46 RBI, and 15 stolen bases.[5] On November 14, the Rockies added Amador to their 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft.[6]
Amador was optioned to Double-A Hartford to begin the 2024 season.[7] On June 8, Amador was called up to the major leagues for the first time.[8] He debuted the next day, hitting a single on the first pitch he saw and stealing a base against the St. Louis Cardinals. He was the third-youngest player in franchise history at the time of his MLB debut.[9][10] In 10 games for Colorado during his first MLB season, Amador went 6-for-35 (.171) with one stolen base. He was placed on the injured list on June 21 with a tight left oblique muscle and was demoted to Double-A upon activation.[10]
Amador was optioned to the Triple-A Albuquerque Isotopes to begin the 2025 season.[11] He returned to the Rockies on April 13, following an injury to Tyler Freeman.[12] On April 26, Amador hit his first MLB home run off of Hunter Greene of the Cincinnati Reds.[13] He finished his rookie season hitting no additional home runs, batting .177 with 7 doubles and 10 RBI in 41 games.[4] He and teammate Kyle Farmer were both among the worst second basemen in the majors, according to FanGraphs' calculation of wins above replacement.[14]
Amador was optioned to Triple-A Albuquerque to begin the 2026 season.[15]
