José Osuna

José Gregorio Osuna (born December 12, 1992) is a Venezuelan professional baseball outfielder and first baseman for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Pittsburgh Pirates.

José Osuna
Osuna with the Pittsburgh Pirates
Tokyo Yakult Swallows – No. 13
Outfielder / First baseman / Third baseman
Born: (1992-12-12) December 12, 1992
Trujillo, Venezuela
Bats: Right Throws: Right
MLB debut
April 18, 2017, for the Pittsburgh Pirates
MLB statistics
(through 2020 season)
Batting average.241
Home runs24
Runs batted in88
Teams

Career

Pittsburgh Pirates

Osuna signed with the Pittsburgh Pirates as an international free agent in December 2009.[1] The Pirates added him to their 40-man roster after the 2016 season.[2] The Pirates promoted Osuna to the major leagues on April 18, 2017.[3] His first major league hit, a triple, came off of CC Sabathia on April 21.[4] Osuna spent the 2017, 2018, and 2019 between seasons between the minor and major leagues. On November 20, 2020, Osuna was designated for assignment.[5] On November 23, 2020, Osuna was released.

Tokyo Yakult Swallows

On November 26, 2020, Osuna announced on Instagram that he had signed with the Tokyo Yakult Swallows of Nippon Professional Baseball.[6]

References
  1. Erickson, Andrew. "Osuna benefits from experience in Venezuelan Winter League". Retrieved November 5, 2016.
  2. "Pirates add Neverauskas, Osuna to 40-man roster". Retrieved November 5, 2016.
  3. "MLBRosterMoves on Twitter".
  4. "Pirates' outfield play is becoming a defensive issue".
  5. https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2020/11/pirates-designate-trevor-williams-for-assignment.html
  6. https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2020/11/npbs-yakult-swallows-sign-jose-osuna-in-talks-to-acquire-cy-sneed.html


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