Adael Amador

Adael Amador
Amador in the Dominican Republic in 2017
Colorado Rockies – No. 1
Shortstop
Born: (2003-04-11) April 11, 2003
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Bats: Switch
Throws: Right
MLB debut
June 9, 2024, for the Colorado Rockies
MLB statistics
(through 2025 season)
Batting average.176
Home Runs1
Runs batted in10
Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams

Adael Alexander Amador (born April 11, 2003) is a Dominican professional baseball shortstop for the Colorado Rockies of Major League Baseball (MLB).

Career

Amador signed with the Colorado Rockies as an international free agent on July 2, 2019.[1][2] He did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[3]

Amador made his professional debut 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 the 2022 season 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] In 10 games for Colorado during his first MLB season, Amador went 6-for-35 (.171) with one stolen base.

Amador was optioned to the Triple-A Albuquerque Isotopes to begin the 2025 season.[9] On April 26, Amador hit his first career home run off of Hunter Greene of the Cincinnati Reds.[10] 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.[11]

References

  1. ^ "Rockies to sign SS Amador, No. 12 int'l prospect". MLB.com.
  2. ^ "The hype is high for Adael Amador, a 16-year-old prospect the Rockies signed out of the Dominican Republic for a $1.5 million bonus". September 27, 2019.
  3. ^ "2020 Minor League Baseball season cancelled". mlb.com. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Adael Amador - Stats - Batting". FanGraphs. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
  5. ^ "Colorado Rockies prospects: No. 1, Adael Amador". purplerow.com. February 28, 2024. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
  6. ^ Polishuk, Mark (November 14, 2023). "Rockies Select Four Players To 40-Man Roster". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved December 9, 2025.
  7. ^ "Rockies' Adael Amador: Sent to Double-A". CBS Sports. March 8, 2024. Retrieved November 14, 2025.
  8. ^ Dechert, Renee (June 8, 2024). "Colorado Rockies to call up Adael Amador". Purple Row. Retrieved November 2, 2024.
  9. ^ Franco, Anthony (March 12, 2025). "Rockies Option Drew Romo, Adael Amador". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved November 8, 2025.
  10. ^ Harding, Thomas (April 28, 2025). "Adael Amador learning on the fly, Rox see a bright future". MLB.com. Retrieved November 11, 2025.
  11. ^ "Major League Leaders (2B, 2025)". FanGraphs.
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