Socrates Brito

Socrates Orel Brito (born September 6, 1992) is a Dominican professional baseball outfielder for the New York Yankees organization. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Arizona Diamondbacks and Toronto Blue Jays.

Socrates Brito
Brito with the Arizona Diamondbacks
New York Yankees
Outfielder
Born: (1992-09-06) September 6, 1992
Azua, Dominican Republic
Bats: Left Throws: Left
MLB debut
September 8, 2015, for the Arizona Diamondbacks
MLB statistics
(through 2019 season)
Batting average.179
Home runs5
Runs batted in18
Teams

Career

Arizona Diamondbacks

The Arizona Diamondbacks added Brito to their 40-man roster on November 20, 2014, after he batted .293 with 38 stolen bases for the Visalia Rawhide of the Class A-Advanced California League.[1] Brito began the 2015 season with the Mobile BayBears of the Class AA Southern League.[2] Brito was chosen to represent the Diamondbacks at the 2015 All-Star Futures Game.[3] He made his MLB debut on September 8, 2015. Brito was named the Diamondbacks' Minor League Player of the Year for 2015.[4]

Brito competed with Yasmany Tomas for playing time in 2016.[5] broke a big toe in June 2016.[6] He injured his hamate bone while playing in winter baseball after the season, and had surgery to repair a dislocated finger on his right hand in the spring in 2017. He again injured a finger during winter baseball after the 2017 season.[7] In 2018, in 40 at bats he hit .196/.358/.554 with two stolen bases.[8] He had the fastest baserunning sprint speed of all major league right fielders, at 29.9 feet/second.[9] Playing for the Reno Aces of the Class AAA Pacific Coast League, he was selected for the Triple-A All-Star Game.[10]

Toronto Blue Jays

The San Diego Padres claimed Brito off of waivers on March 27, 2019.[11] Brito was designated for assignment on March 30, following the promotion of Nick Margevicius.

On April 2, 2019, Brito was traded to the Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for Rodrigo Orozco.[12] Brito was called up by the Blue Jays on April 4.[13] He was designated for assignment on May 10 after an abysmal start to the season in which he batted .077.[14] Brito spent the rest of the season in AAA with the Buffalo Bisons, hitting .282/.328/.510 with 16 home runs, and was named the Bisons MVP for 2019. [15] In 2019 in the major leagues, he again had the fastest sprint speed of all major league right fielders, at 29.8 feet/second.[16] He became a free agent following the 2019 season.[17]

Pittsburgh Pirates

On December 17, 2019, Brito signed a minor league contract with the Pittsburgh Pirates.[18] On July 5, 2020, it was announced that Brito had tested positive for COVID-19. Brito opted out of the 2020 season on September 1st, 2020, after his brother passed away from COVID-19.[19] He became a free agent on November 2, 2020.

New York Yankees

On January 1, 2021, Brito signed a minor league contract with the New York Yankees organization.[20][21]

Personal life

Brito is a second cousin to fellow major leaguer Franchy Cordero. [22]

References
  1. foxsports (November 20, 2014). "D-backs add Drury, four others to roster". Foxsports.com. Retrieved March 28, 2019.
  2. "Diamondbacks farm report: Socrates Brito on a roll". Azcentral.com. July 9, 2015. Retrieved March 28, 2019.
  3. "Huang, Brito represent D-backs in Futures Game". Arizona Diamondbacks. Retrieved June 27, 2015.
  4. "D-backs' minor leaguers Brito and Blair win organizational awards - Arizona Sports". Retrieved October 1, 2015.
  5. "Diamondbacks' Socrates Brito pushing Yasmany Tomas for starting job". Azcentral.com. March 12, 2016. Retrieved March 28, 2019.
  6. "Diamondbacks' Socrates Brito lands on DL with broken toe". Azcentral.com. June 24, 2016. Retrieved March 28, 2019.
  7. "Arizona Diamondbacks: Healthy Socrates Brito aims to win bench spot". Azcentral.com. February 18, 2019. Retrieved March 28, 2019.
  8. "Socrates Brito Stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2019.
  9. "Statcast Sprint Speed Leaderboard | baseballsavant.com". Baseballsavant.mlb.com. Retrieved March 28, 2019.
  10. "Reno Aces’ Socrates Brito named to PCL All-Star team". RecordCourier.com. July 5, 2018. Retrieved March 28, 2019.
  11. AJ Cassavell (May 24, 2018). "Socrates Brito claimed by Padres". MLB.com. Retrieved March 28, 2019.
  12. Todd, Jeff (April 2, 2019). "Blue Jays Acquire Socrates Brito". MLB Trade Rumors.
  13. "Blue Jays add Hanson, Brito; option Alford, Reid-Foley to triple-A". Sportsnet. April 4, 2019. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
  14. Todd, Jeff (May 10, 2019). "Blue Jays Select Javy Guerra, Designate Socrates Brito". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved May 10, 2019.
  15. "Socrates Brito named Bisons MVP as team hands out 2019 player awards". MiLB.com. Retrieved September 23, 2019.
  16. "Statcast Sprint Speed Leaderboard | baseballsavant.com". Baseballsavant.mlb.com. Retrieved October 9, 2019.
  17. Matt Eddy (November 7, 2019). "Minor League Free Agents 2019". Baseball America. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
  18. "Pirates announce four non-roster invitees to Spring Training". MLB.com. December 17, 2019. Retrieved December 17, 2019.
  19. "Report: Pittsburgh Pirates Outfielder Socrates Brito Opts Out Of Season After His Brother Dies From Coronavirus". CBS Pittsburgh. September 1, 2020. Retrieved September 2, 2020.
  20. https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2021/01/yankees-sign-socrates-brito.html
  21. "Sócrates Brito acuerda un pacto de liga menor con los New York Yankees". ESPNdeportes.com (in Spanish). January 1, 2021. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
  22. "Franchy Cordero, Socrates Brito are 2nd cousins". MLB.com. March 29, 2019. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
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