Yanquiel Fernández

Yanquiel Fernández
New York Yankees – No. 88
Outfielder
Born: (2003-01-01) January 1, 2003 (age 23)
Havana, Cuba
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
MLB debut
July 2, 2025, for the Colorado Rockies
MLB statistics
(through 2025 season)
Batting average.225
Home runs4
Runs batted in11
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Teams

Yanquiel Fernández (born January 1, 2003) is a Cuban professional baseball outfielder in the New York Yankees organization, He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Colorado Rockies.

Career

Colorado Rockies

Fernández signed with the Colorado Rockies as an international free agent on July 12, 2019 for $295,000. He did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] Fernández made his professional debut in 2021 with the Dominican Summer League Rockies.[2][3]

Fernández played 2022 with the Fresno Grizzlies and was named a California League postseason All-Star after leading the league in runs batted in (RBI), extra-base hits, and total bases. He started 2023 with Fresno, playing three games before being promoted to the Spokane Indians. He joined the Double-A Hartford Yard Goats in June.[4][5][6] He played in the All-Star Futures Game in July. On November 14, the Rockies added Fernández to their 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft.[6]

Fernández was ranked in the bottom half of several top 100 prospect lists before the 2024 season.[7] After playing in eight spring training games, he optioned to Hartford to begin the season, advancing to the Triple-A Albuquerque Isotopes on August 6.[8][6] In 122 games split between Hartford and Albuquerque, Fernández batted a combined .262/.319/.403 with 12 home runs and 64 RBI.[7]

Fernández was optioned to Albuquerque to begin the 2025 season.[9] In 64 appearances for the Isotopes, he slashed .284/.347/.502 with 13 home runs and 39 RBI. On July 1, Fernández was promoted to the major leagues for the first time.[10] On July 4, he singled off of Chicago White Sox starter Adrian Houser for his first MLB hit.[11] In his rookie season, Fernández batted .225/.265/.348 with four home runs and 11 RBI over 52 games.[12] Defensively, he has the second-best arm strength in the majors, throwing with an average speed of 97.2 miles per hour.[13][14]

On January 28, 2026, Fernández was designated for assignment by the Rockies.[15]

New York Yankees

On February 4, 2026, the New York Yankees claimed Fernández off of waivers.[16] He was designated for assignment by the Yankees on February 9.[17] Fernández cleared waivers and was sent outright to the Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders on February 16.[18]

References

  1. ^ "2020 Minor League Baseball season cancelled". mlb.com. Retrieved January 28, 2026.
  2. ^ Etkin, Jack (November 6, 2021). "Yanquiel Fernandez Makes A Striking Pro Debut". Baseball America. Retrieved December 26, 2025.
  3. ^ "2020 Minor League Baseball season cancelled". mlb.com. Retrieved July 1, 2025.
  4. ^ "Adael Amador, Yanquiel Fernandez Add to Growing Strength of Rockies Farm System". Baseball America. August 10, 2022.
  5. ^ Etkin, Jack (September 7, 2022). "On the Farm: 19-Year-Old Yanquiel Fernandez Flourishing in Fresno". Medium. Colorado Rockies. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
  6. ^ a b c Colorado Rockies (2025). Colorado Rockies 2025 Media Guide. pp. 88–89.
  7. ^ a b "Yanquiel Fernández Minor & Winter Leagues Statistics". Baseball Reference. Retrieved December 29, 2025.
  8. ^ "Rockies' Angel Chivilli: Sent down to Double-A". cbssports.com. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
  9. ^ "Rockies' Yanquiel Fernandez: Sent to Triple-A". cbssports.com. Retrieved March 18, 2025.
  10. ^ McDonald, Darragh (July 1, 2025). "Rockies Designate Sam Hilliard For Assignment, Select Austin Nola". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved November 8, 2025.
  11. ^ "x.com".
  12. ^ "Yanquiel Fernández Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More". Baseball Reference. Retrieved December 28, 2025.
  13. ^ "Statcast Arm Strength Leaderboard". Baseball Savant. MLB.com. Retrieved December 29, 2025.
  14. ^ Oswald, Gus (December 27, 2025). "The Rockies' Glut of Young Outfielders". Last Word On Baseball. Retrieved December 29, 2025.
  15. ^ "Rockies To Designate Yanquiel Fernandez For Assignment". mlbtraderumors.com. Retrieved January 28, 2026.
  16. ^ "Yanquiel Fernández claimed off waivers by Yankees". MLB.com. February 4, 2026. Retrieved February 4, 2026.
  17. ^ "Yankees To Designate Yanquiel Fernandez For Assignment". mlbtraderumors.com. Retrieved February 9, 2026.
  18. ^ Wright, Charlie (February 16, 2026). "Yankees Outright Yanquiel Fernandez". MLB Trade Rumors.
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