Brayan Rocchio
Venezuelan baseball player (born 2001)
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Brayan Hommy Rocchio (born January 13, 2001) is a Venezuelan professional baseball shortstop for the Cleveland Guardians of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2023.
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| Brayan Rocchio | |
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Rocchio with the Cleveland Guardians in 2023 | |
| Cleveland Guardians – No. 4 | |
| Shortstop | |
| Born: January 13, 2001 Caracas, Venezuela | |
Bats: Switch Throws: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| May 16, 2023, for the Cleveland Guardians | |
| MLB statistics (through May 4, 2026) | |
| Batting average | .226 |
| Home runs | 16 |
| Runs batted in | 107 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
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Career
Rocchio was signed as an international free agent by the Cleveland Indians in July 2017.[1] He made his professional debut with the Dominican Summer League Indians in 2018.[2]
Rocchio was promoted to the Arizona League Indians after hitting .323 in 25 games for the DSL Indians.[3] He had an even better season with the AZL Indians, hitting for a .343 batting average in 35 games. Across both leagues in his first professional season, Rocchio hit .335 in 60 games.[4] For his 2019 season, he played the full season with the Low-A Mahoning Valley Scrappers. He played in 69 games, hitting for a .250 batting average.[4] He did not play a minor league game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The newly named Cleveland Guardians selected Rocchio to their 40-man roster on November 19, 2021.[5] Rocchio was optioned to the Triple-A Columbus Clippers to begin the 2023 season.[6]
On April 19, 2023, Rocchio was promoted to the major leagues for the first time.[7] He did not see game action for the Guardians and was optioned back to Columbus the following day, becoming a phantom ballplayer.[8] On May 16, Rocchio was again promoted to the major leagues after José Ramírez was placed on the bereavement list.[9] Rocchio made his major league debut that day.[10]
Rocchio was Cleveland's opening day starting shortstop in 2024.[11] He played regularly, struggling as a batter but with solid defense.[12] In the playoffs, he hit .333/.421/.485 in 10 games. The Guardians lost to the New York Yankees in five games despite Rocchio's efforts.[13] However, he started off 2025 slowly and was demoted to Triple-A in May.[14] He returned to the Guardians on July 1.[15] On September 28th, Rocchio hit a walk-off three-run home run in the 10th inning against the Texas Rangers to end the final game of the regular season.[16][17]
Rocchio appeared for Team Italy in the 2026 World Baseball Classic.[18]