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Cristhian Pascual Adames Mejia (born July 26, 1991) is a Dominican professional
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for the
Pericos de Puebla The Pericos de Puebla (English: Puebla Parrots) are a professional baseball team in the Mexican League based in Puebla. Their home ballpark is the Estadio de Béisbol Hermanos Serdán. Established in 1938, the Pericos have won five Mexican League ...
of the
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. The
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signed Adames as a non-drafted
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in 2007. He has played in
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(MLB) for the Rockies, with whom he made his MLB debut in 2014, and
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.


Career


Colorado Rockies

The
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signed Adames as a non-drafted
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in 2007. He made his MLB debut with the Rockies on July 29, 2014. The Rockies
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Adames for assignment on April 30, 2017, after
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was activated from the injured list. He cleared waivers and was sent outright to the Triple–A
Albuquerque Isotopes The Albuquerque Isotopes are a Minor League Baseball team of the Pacific Coast League and the Triple-A affiliate of the Colorado Rockies. They play home games at Rio Grande Credit Union Field at Isotopes Park in Albuquerque, New Mexico, at an ...
on May 6. In 89 games for the Albuquerque, Adames hit .263/.317/.461 with 11 home runs and 52 RBI. He elected free agency following the season on November 6.


Miami Marlins

On December 14, 2017, Adames signed a minor league contract with the
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organization. He spent the 2018 season with the Triple–A
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, playing in 122 games and hitting .270/.324/.370 with 7 home runs and 57 RBI. He elected free agency following the season on November 2, 2018.


Chicago Cubs

On January 21, 2019, Adames signed a minor league contract with the
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organization. Adames spent the majority of the year dealing with an undisclosed injury, and hit .256 with 2 home runs and 6 RBI in 12 games for the Triple–A
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. He was released by Chicago on July 5.


San Francisco Giants

On July 12, 2019, Adames signed a minor league contract with the
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. On September 14, the Giants selected his contract. He batted .318/.375/.364 for the Giants in 22 at–bats. Playing for the Triple–A
Sacramento River Cats The Sacramento River Cats are a Minor League Baseball team of the Pacific Coast League (PCL) and are the Triple-A (baseball), Triple-A affiliate of the San Francisco Giants. Prior to 2015, the River Cats were the Triple-A affiliate of the Oakland ...
, he hit .283/.364/.517 in 145 at–bats. Adames was removed from the 40–man roster and sent outright to Sacramento on November 1. Adames 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 became a free agent on November 2, 2020.


Leones de Yucatán

On March 21, 2022, Adames signed with the
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of the
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for the 2022 season. However, he did not make the Opening Day roster and his rights were later acquired by the
Leones de Yucatán The Leones de Yucatán (English: Yucatán Lions) are a professional baseball team in the Mexican League. The team plays its home games at Parque Kukulcán Alamo in Mérida, Yucatán. The Leones have won the Mexican League title five times in 1957 ...
. He signed with the Leones on April 23. In 78 games for the team, Adames batted .255/.379/.517 with 17 home runs and 51 RBI. He won the Mexican League Championship with the team in 2022. Adames returned to the team in 2023. He appeared in 35 games, slashing .220/.314/.325 with two home runs and 11 RBI, before he was waived on June 1, 2023.


Pericos de Puebla

On June 2, 2023, Adames was claimed off waivers by the
Pericos de Puebla The Pericos de Puebla (English: Puebla Parrots) are a professional baseball team in the Mexican League based in Puebla. Their home ballpark is the Estadio de Béisbol Hermanos Serdán. Established in 1938, the Pericos have won five Mexican League ...
of the
Mexican League The Mexican Baseball League (, or LMB, ) is a professional baseball league in Mexico. It is the oldest running professional sports league in the country. The league has 20 teams organized in two divisions, North and South. Teams play 114 games ...
. In 52 games, he batted .300/.385/.506 with 8 home runs, 35 RBI, and 6 stolen bases. With Puebla, Adames won the
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. Adames made 88 appearances for Puebla in 2024, slashing .301/.406/.442 with seven home runs, 39 RBI, and 13 stolen bases.


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