Ender Inciarte

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Inciarte and the second or maternal family name is Montiel.
Ender Inciarte

Inciarte with the Atlanta Braves
Atlanta Braves – No. 11
Outfielder
Born: (1990-10-29) October 29, 1990
Maracaibo, Zulia, Venezuela
Bats: Left Throws: Left
MLB debut
May 2, 2014, for the Arizona Diamondbacks
MLB statistics
(through 2016 season)
Batting average .292
Home runs 13
Runs batted in 101
Stolen bases 56
Teams
Career highlights and awards

Ender David Inciarte Montiel (born October 29, 1990) is a Venezuelan professional baseball outfielder for the Atlanta Braves of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played for the Arizona Diamondbacks.

Career

Inciarte signed as an international free agent with the Diamondbacks on May 25, 2008,[1] and began his career in the Rookie-class affiliates in 2008 and 2009. He has played in Arizona's minor league affiliates since the 2008 season, hitting .307 with two home runs, 47 runs batted in, and 28 stolen bases in Class-A for the South Bend Silver Hawks as well as Class-A Advanced for the Visalia Rawhide.

Inciarte batting for the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2014

The Philadelphia Phillies selected Inciarte from the Diamondbacks with the 15th pick in the 2012 Rule 5 draft. He competed for a spot with the Phillies as a backup outfielder during spring training,[2][3] and ultimately made their 2013 Opening Day roster.[4] He remained with the Phillies for only one game (in which he did not appear), however, as he was designated for assignment following the team's acquisition of Ezequiel Carrera on April 2. The Diamondbacks reclaimed Inciarte from the Phillies on April 4,[5] and assigned him to the Mobile BayBears of the Class AA Southern League.[6] With Mobile, Inciarte had a .281 batting average, five home runs, 17 doubles, 25 runs batted in, and 43 stolen bases. He appeared in the Southern League All-Star Game. After the season, the Diamondbacks added Inciarte to their 40-man roster.[7]

Inciarte began the 2014 season with the Reno Aces of the Class AAA Pacific Coast League. He batted .312 with two home runs and seven stolen bases in 109 at-bats before he was promoted to the major leagues. He made his major league debut on May 2, 2014, and recorded a hit in his first major league game.[8] He hit his first major league home run on July 5 off of Aaron Harang of the Atlanta Braves.[9] Inciarte batted .303 with 21 stolen bases for the Diamondbacks in 2015.[10][11] After the 2015 season, Inciarte won the Fielding Bible Award for players who played multiple positions.[12]

On December 9, 2015, the Diamondbacks traded Inciarte, Dansby Swanson, and Aaron Blair to the Braves for Shelby Miller, and Gabe Speier.[13] Inciarte started for the Braves as their center fielder and leadoff hitter on Opening Day.[11] The Braves placed Inciarte on the disabled list on April 11.[14] He was reactivated on May 6.[15] The time he missed negatively impacted Inciarte's offensive production, as he recorded a .227 batting average in the first half of the season. After the All-Star break, Inciarte's hitting improved.[16] He finished the year with a .291 batting average, coupled with three career-best marks, a .351 on-base percentage, 85 runs scored and seven triples. In 131 games, Inciarte also stole 16 bases.[17] Though he finished behind Billy Hamilton in defensive Wins Above Replacement (as tabulated by Fangraphs), Ultimate Zone Rating, and Defensive Runs Saved, Inciarte won the 2016 National League Gold Glove for center fielders due to his superior arm strength and accuracy.[18]

Personal life

Inciarte's father, Astolfo, played baseball in Venezuela. His brother, also named Astolfo, played in the minor leagues for the Diamondbacks organization, until their father died and he returned home to take over the family business.[10]

References

  1. ↑ Cooper, Jon (May 7, 2016). "Inciarte activated, Garcia sent to Triple-A". MLB.com. Retrieved May 11, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Rule 5 pick Inciarte may be club's fifth outfielder". MLB.com. March 14, 2013. Retrieved March 30, 2013.
  3. ↑ "PHILLIES NOTES: Rule 5 pick Ender Inciarte showing no signs of being overmatched - The Reporter". Thereporteronline.com. March 3, 2013. Retrieved March 30, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Rule 5 pick Ender Inciarte makes Phillies' Opening Day roster | HardballTalk". Hardballtalk.nbcsports.com. March 24, 2013. Retrieved March 30, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Lee's gem gives Phillies first win". Daily News. May 4, 2013. Retrieved May 5, 2013.
  6. ↑ "From the bigs to the BayBears, Ender Inciarte settles into center field". AL.com. April 15, 2013. Retrieved April 24, 2013.
  7. ↑ "D-backs select the contracts of Ender Inciarte and Bo Schultz". Arizona Diamondbacks. Retrieved February 17, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Diamondbacks' Ender Inciarte gets hit in big-league debut". azcentral. May 3, 2014. Retrieved February 17, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Meet the Braves: Ender Inciarte". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
  10. 1 2 O'Brien, David. "Ender Inciarte excited to be a Brave and starting center fielder". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
  11. 1 2 "Diamondbacks already miss Braves' Inciarte". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
  12. ↑ Fox Sports. "A look inside the Fielding Bible Awards". FOX Sports. Retrieved February 17, 2016.
  13. ↑ "Shelby Miller traded to Diamondbacks". ESPN. December 9, 2015. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
  14. ↑ Cunningham, Michael (April 11, 2016). "Braves to place Inciarte on DL, call up prospect Mallex Smith". Atlanta Journal Constitution. Retrieved April 11, 2016.
  15. ↑ Bowman, Mark (May 6, 2016). "Inciarte activated, Garcia sent to Triple-A". MLB.com. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
  16. ↑ Bowman, Mark (September 5, 2016). "Inciarte extends second-half surge". MLB.com. Retrieved September 8, 2016.
  17. ↑ O'Brien, David (November 8, 2016). "It's official: Braves center fielder Inciarte's glove is gold". Atlanta Journal Constitution. Retrieved November 9, 2016.
  18. ↑ Bowman, Mark (November 8, 2016). "Inciarte wins Gold Glove in 1st year with Braves". MLB.com. Retrieved November 9, 2016.
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