Andrés Chaparro
Venezuelan baseball player (born 1999)
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Andrés Alfonso Chaparro (born May 4, 1999) is a Venezuelan professional baseball first baseman and third baseman for the Washington Nationals of Major League Baseball (MLB).
| Andrés Chaparro | |
|---|---|
| Washington Nationals – No. 87 | |
| First baseman / Third baseman | |
| Born: May 4, 1999 El Vigia, Venezuela | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| August 13, 2024, for the Washington Nationals | |
| MLB statistics (through August 19, 2026) | |
| Batting average | .221 |
| Home runs | 13 |
| Runs batted in | 52 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
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Career
New York Yankees
Chaparro signed with the New York Yankees as an international free agent on July 2, 2015.[1] He made his professional debut in 2016 with the Dominican Summer League Yankees, hitting .238 in 50 games. Chaparro spent the 2017 season with the rookie-level Pulaski Yankees, batting to a .191/.249/.348 slash line with 7 home runs and 20 RBI.[2]
Chaparro spent the 2018 and 2019 seasons with the Low-A Staten Island Yankees, hitting .191 across 60 games in 2018, and .246 across 57 games in 2019.[3] He did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[4]
Chaparro returned to action in 2021 with the Single-A Tampa Tarpons and High-A Hudson Valley Renegades, for whom he played in 101 games and hit .267/.381/.468 with 15 home runs and 73 RBI. After the season, he played in the Arizona Fall League.[5] Chaparro played 2022 with the rookie-level Florida Complex League Yankees, Tampa, and Double-A Somerset Patriots. In 71 games between the three affiliates, he hit .296/.370/.592 with 20 home runs and 55 RBI.[6]
Chaparro spent the 2023 season with the Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders, playing in 137 contests and hitting .247/.331/.444 with new career highs in home runs (23) and RBI (89). He elected free agency following the season on November 6, 2023.[7]
Arizona Diamondbacks
On November 19, 2023, Chaparro signed a minor league contract with the Arizona Diamondbacks.[8] In 95 games for the Triple-A Reno Aces in 2024, he batted .332/.403/.564 with 19 home runs and 75 RBIs.[3]
Washington Nationals
On July 30, 2024, the Diamondbacks traded Chaparro to the Washington Nationals for pitcher Dylan Floro.[9] In 10 games for the Triple-A Rochester Red Wings, Chaparro hit .286/.419/.657 with four home runs and 10 RBI. On August 13, Chaparro was selected to the 40-man roster and promoted to the major leagues for the first time.[10] He made his MLB debut that day against the Baltimore Orioles, going 3-for-4 with three doubles.[11] He hit .215 with four home runs in his first MLB season.[3] In his rookie season in 2025, he hit .182 with one home run in 34 games.[12]