Andruw José Monasterio (born May 30, 1997) is a Venezuelan

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for the

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(MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2023.

Career

Chicago Cubs

In 2014, at age 17, Monasterio tried out for the

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at the organization's Venezuelan academy. The Cubs were impressed and signed him to a contract on March 7, 2014. He made his professional debut with the Venezuelan Summer League Cubs. In 2015, Monasterio played in 42 games for the rookie-level

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, hitting .252/.346/.348 with one home run and 16 RBI. Originally a

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, Monasterio began seeing regular time as a

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starting in the 2016 season with the Single-A

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. Playing in 65 games between South Bend and the Low-A

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, he hit .247/.294/.308 with one home run, 23 RBI, and 8 stolen bases. In 2017, Monasterio played in 84 contests split between South Bend and the High-A

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, posting a .270/.341/.346 batting line with one home run, 28 RBI, and 8 stolen bases. Monasterio began the 2018 season with Myrtle Beach, playing in 109 games and hitting .263/.359/.336 with career-highs in home runs (3) and RBI (36).

Washington Nationals

On August 21, 2018, Monasterio was traded to the

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in exchange for Daniel Murphy and cash considerations. Monasterio was assigned to the

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of the High-A

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, where he excelled, hitting .308 with 5 RBI and 2 stolen bases in 13 games. Baseball scout Adam McInturff of ''2080 Baseball'' described Monasterio in 2018 as a "high-floor prospect" with "above-average" defense, but not much power on offense.

Cleveland Indians

On November 30, 2018,

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, Daniel Johnson, and a

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were traded to the

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in exchange for

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. On December 17, Monasterio was sent to Cleveland as the unnamed player. Monasterio spent the 2019 season with the Double-A

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. Although he missed brief time with an oblique injury, Monasterio played in 70 games and batted .217/.279/.253 with one home run and 11 RBI. Monasterio did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the

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. He elected free agency following the season on November 2, 2020. On November 9, Monasterio re-signed with the team on a minor league contract. In 2021, Monasterio played in 107 games split between Akron and the Triple-A

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, hitting a cumulative .287/.371/.442 with 8 home runs, 61 RBI, and 7 stolen bases. He elected free agency following the season on November 7, 2021.

Milwaukee Brewers

On November 10, 2021, Monasterio signed a minor league contract with the

organization. On August 1, 2022, while playing for the Double-A

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, Monasterio hit a walk-off grand slam to defeat the

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in 11 innings. In 110 games split between Biloxi and the Triple-A

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, he

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.271/.364/.406 with 9 home runs, 44 RBI, and 15 stolen bases. Monasterio returned to Nashville to begin the 2023 season, where he played in 42 games and hit .274/.410/.400 with 4 home runs, 19 RBI, and 11 stolen bases.

MLB debut

On May 27, 2023, Monasterio was selected to the

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and promoted to the major leagues for the first time after

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was placed on the

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list. He made his MLB debut on May 28, and recorded his first career hit two days later on his 26th birthday. On June 4, Monasterio hit his first major league home run, a three–run shot off of

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of the

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. Just over a month later on July 16, Monasterio came up with his first career go-ahead RBI with a single off Reds

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closer Alexis Diaz in the top of the 8th inning to take a 4-3 lead. He finished the season appearing in 92 games, had 282 at bats, and slashed .259/.330/.348 with 3 home runs and 27 RBI.

2024

After making the Brewers opening day roster and starting on opening day, Monasterio was optioned to Triple-A Nashville after playing just 4 games in the first 2 weeks of the season. He was brought back up on April 19 but was again optioned on April 22 without seeing a plate appearance. In 59 appearances for Milwaukee, Monasterio slashed .208/.303/.272 with one home run, 16 RBI, and six stolen bases.

2025

Monasterio was optioned to Triple-A Nashville to begin the 2025 season. He was called up to Brewers on May 9.https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/45070405/brewers-call-monasterio-hudson-minors-dfa-capra

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