Yanquiel Fernández

Yanquiel Fernández
Colorado Rockies – No. 35
Outfielder
Born: (2003-01-01) January 1, 2003
Havana, Cuba
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
MLB debut
July 2, 2025, for the Colorado Rockies
MLB statistics
(through July 6, 2025)
Batting average.308
Home runs0
Runs batted in1
Teams

Yanquiel Fernández (born January 1, 2003) is a Cuban professional baseball outfielder for the Colorado Rockies of Major League Baseball (MLB).

Career

Fernández signed with the Colorado Rockies as an international free agent on July 12, 2019.[1] He did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] Fernández made his professional debut in 2021 with the Dominican Summer League Rockies.

Fernández played 2022 with the Fresno Grizzlies and started 2023 with Fresno before being promoted to the Spokane Indians.[3][4]

On November 14, 2023, the Rockies added Fernández to their 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft. He was optioned to the Double–A Hartford Yard Goats to begin the 2024 season.[5] In 122 appearances split between Hartford and the Triple-A Albuquerque Isotopes, Fernández batted a combined .262/.319/.403 with 12 home runs and 64 RBI.

Fernández was optioned to Triple-A Albuquerque to begin the 2025 season.[6] In 64 appearances for the Isotopes, he slashed .284/.347/.502 with 13 home runs and 39 RBI. On July 1, 2025, Fernández was promoted to the major leagues for the first time.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Yanquiel Fernandez Makes a Striking Pro Debut". November 6, 2021.
  2. ^ "2020 Minor League Baseball season cancelled". mlb.com. Retrieved July 1, 2025.
  3. ^ "Adael Amador, Yanquiel Fernandez Add to Growing Strength of Rockies Farm System". August 10, 2022.
  4. ^ Rockies, Colorado (September 7, 2022). "On the Farm: 19-Year-Old Yanquiel Fernandez Flourishing in Fresno". Medium. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
  5. ^ "Rockies' Angel Chivilli: Sent down to Double-A". cbssports.com. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
  6. ^ "Rockies' Yanquiel Fernandez: Sent to Triple-A". cbssports.com. Retrieved March 18, 2025.
  7. ^ "Rockies Designate Sam Hilliard For Assignment, Select Austin Nola". mlbtraderumors.com. Retrieved July 1, 2025.
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