Jonathan
"The Legend"
Aranda

Jersey number: 62

Dob: 1998-05-23

Age: 26

Country: Mexico

Position: 1B

Height: 6'0"

Weight: 210

Birth city: Tijuana, Baja California

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Jonathan Aranda's Biography

Jonathan Alexander Aranda Ventura was born on May 23, 1998, in Mexico. He is a professional baseball infielder who, as of 2024, has enjoyed a fruitful career with the Tampa Bay Rays of Major League Baseball (MLB). Going beyond his responsibilities in MLB, Aranda also represents his country by playing for the Mexican national team.

In the early stages of his career, Aranda was signed by the Tampa Bay Rays as an international free agent, marking his entrance into the professional baseball scene on July 2, 2015. In the following year, Aranda made his professional debut at the Dominican Summer League Rays. His performance was commendable, scoring a .257 batting average with one home run and 17 runs batted in (RBI).

2017 saw Aranda dividing his time between the Gulf Coast League (GCL) Rays and the Princeton Rays, a sporting choice that honed his skills further. With a combined batting average of .287, 15 RBI, and 14 stolen bases, Aranda was named the GCL Most Valuable Player for the Rays in 2017.

Progressing into 2018, he split his season once again, this time between Princeton and the Hudson Valley Renegades. His combined effort resulted in a batting average of .269, a single home run, and 29 RBI.

Aranda’s trajectory continued to ascend in 2019 when he split his season among the GCL Rays, the Bowling Green Hot Rods, and the Charlotte Stone Crabs. He finished that year with a combined batting average of .272, with three home runs and 35 RBI. The following year, 2020, unfortunately, witnessed a pause in his career due to the COVID-19 pandemic causing a cancellation of the Minor League Baseball season.

Aranda roared back to form in the 2021 season when he played for both Bowling Green and the Montgomery Biscuits. Demonstrating an impressive combined batting average of .330 with 14 home runs and 65 RBI, Aranda capped off the year by being named the 2021 Double-A South Most Valuable Player. He also bagged a spot on the 40-man roster on November 19, 2021.

The 2022 season commenced with Aranda playing for the Durham Bulls. Here, he achieved a batting average of .310 with 11 home runs and 40 RBI lined to his score in just 63 games. Aranda was subsequently promoted to the majors on June 21, 2022. He made his MLB debut against the Pittsburgh Pirates on June 24, 2022, and helped in a 4-3 Rays victory by scoring an RBI single in his 1-for-2 debut. Aranda hit his first professional home run against Alek Manoah of the Toronto Blue Jays on September 13. He ended the season on a high, winning the International League Most Valuable Player Award.

Pushing into the 2023 season, Aranda was optioned to Triple-A Durham. Over 34 games with the Rays, he maintained a respectable .230 batting average with two home runs and 13 RBI. In the same year, he played for the Mexico national team in the 2023 World Baseball Classic. He had six at-bats over the three games in the tournament.

In 2024, expectations were high for Aranda to be named in the Opening Day roster after a strong spring. However, a fielding incident resulted in him breaking his right ring finger on March 20, 2024. The injury called for surgery and a recovery duration of four to six weeks, putting a temporary pause on his soaring career trajectory. Despite this setback, his professional journey, as well as his commitment to the sport, underscores Aranda’s successful career and promising future in the baseball industry.

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Jonathan Aranda is a Mexican professional baseball infielder for the Tampa Bay Rays in the Minor League Baseball (MiLB).

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You can find a Jonathan Aranda rookie card in the 2023 Topps Series 1 Baseball Vintage Stock collection.

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Jonathan Aranda is a Mexican professional baseball infielder who made his Major League Baseball debut with the Tampa Bay Rays in 2022.