Amed Rosario: Former Mets Top Prospect Short Stop (2017 - 2019)
The six-foot two short stop was signed by the New York Mets in July 2012 for $1.75 million, the largest international signing bonus ever given out by the Mets. Rosario was considered an outstanding defensive short stop, fleet footed, with wide range & a strong arm. He was looked at with the potential to hit .300 with some power.
In 2013 at age 17, he began his career with the Kingsport Mets going to Savannah & then the Brooklyn Cyclones. In 2014 he hit .289 in Brooklyn playing great defense. In 2015 he began the year with A ball St. Lucie getting promoted to AA Binghamton for two games.In 2016 he got to play in the Future's Game at San Diego on the World Team.
Rosario started out back with A ball St. Lucie batting .309 with 40 RBIs, 13 steals & a .357 on base % in 66 games. He spent the latter part of the year at at AA Binghamton where he batted a career best .341 with a .392 on base %, 19 stolen bases, five HRs in 54 games. He increased his walks, but did increase his strike out totals. He became the Mets top prospect & jumped to #3 on MLB's top prospect list.
After the 2016 season ended, he was promoted to the Mets 40-man roster & got a Spring Training invite in 2017.
After the 2016 season ended, he was promoted to the Mets 40-man roster & got a Spring Training invite in 2017.
During the 2016-2017 off season the Mets got many teams asking his availability in trades, but GM Sandy Alderson made it clear he is not available. Rosario was the cover boy of Baseball America's magazine January 2017 edition. Quotes- Sandy Alderson: "He can be an outstanding player, I think that is why he is considered our No. 1 prospect, at a premium position. And I think it's going to be exciting to see him in spring training."
In 2017 Rosario began the season at AAA Las Vegas, there in 94 games he batted .328 with 129 hits 19 doubles 7 triples 7 HRs 58 RBIs 19 stolen bases & a .367 on base % while playing a superior short stop.
In the dismal 2017 New York Mets season, where injuries & bad play decimated the team, it was only a matter of time for Rosario to be brought up. Mets Career: When Rosario was brought up, the current Mets short stop Asdrubal Cabrera wasn't happy about moving from the position, asking for a trade. He soon changed his mind when he realized no other team wanted him.
Amed's childhood hero, Jose Reyes as well as Asdrubal Cabrera both help tutor him in his big-league transition.
On August 1st, Amed Rosario made his MLB debut in a loss at Colorado, being the youngest Met since Dilson Herrera at 20 years old to debut. In his fourth at bat that night, he collected his first career hit.
In his next game he collected his first RBI with his first career triple. The following night he hit another triple becoming the first Mets player to triple in two of his first three career games.
Rosario began his career with a four game hit streak.
On August 11th, in a 7-6 win at Philadelphia, he hit the go-ahead HR in the top of the 9th inning off Hector Neris, it was his first career HR as well. On August 15th he hit his second HR in a 5-4 subway series loss in the Bronx.
At the end of August, he enjoyed a small six game hit streak, where he had two multi-hit games with another HR.
grounder on a possible double play cost the Mets when Giancarlo Stanton followed with a three run HR in a 6-4 loss to the Marlins.
In September he drove in two runs stealing two bases with a multi-three game at Wrigley Field on September 13th.
Hospitalized: On September 17th he was hospitalized in Miami with a violent stomach flu, it was the second time that season he had to be hospitalized for stomach issues.
In 2017 Rosario played in 46 games batting .248 with 4 HRs 4 triples 4 doubles 7 stolen bases & 10 RBIs. He posted a .371 on base % & .665 OPS. At short he made six errors turned 22 double plays with a .965 fielding %.
2018: In 2018 he became the Mets main short stop, playing in 146 games there, but falling short of the expectations put on him. He would share the lead off spot with Brandon Nimmo who had a much better year.
In 2017 Rosario played in 46 games batting .248 with 4 HRs 4 triples 4 doubles 7 stolen bases & 10 RBIs. He posted a .371 on base % & .665 OPS. At short he made six errors turned 22 double plays with a .965 fielding %.
2018: In 2018 he became the Mets main short stop, playing in 146 games there, but falling short of the expectations put on him. He would share the lead off spot with Brandon Nimmo who had a much better year.
Multi-HR Game: On May 20th at Citi Field, he hit solo HRs off Arizona's Clay Buchholz & Jorge DeLa Rosa) in a 4-1 Mets win over the D-backs.
Five days later he homered again. On August 13th, he hit his first career leadoff HR to start a game, it came in a 8-5 win over the AL New York team in the Bronx.
Multi-Four Hit Three RBI Game: On August 16th in the first game of a double header in Philadelphia, in a 24-4 Mets clobbering of the Phillies, Rosario had a multi-four hit, three RBI game. He led off the game with a HR, then added a two run single in the 3rd inning. In the Mets ten run 5th inning, he grounded out bringing in Kevin Plawecki. In the month of August, Rosario drove in 14 runs. From August 27th thru the end of the season, he batted .305 & overall in his final 50 games of the season, he batted .294. In September he collected 32 hits & stole eight bases.
Multi-Three RBI Game: On September 12th in a 13-0 Mets win over the Marlins at Citi Field, he had his second three RBI game hitting a three run HR off Trevor Richards.
Rosario batted .256 with 142 hits, 26 doubles 8 triples (4th most in the NL) with 76 runs scored. He hit 9 HRs, five coming in the final two months of the season, with 51 RBIs posting a .295 on base % while stealing 24 bases (7th in the NL).
Stolen Bases: In the second half he stole 18 bases, most in the NL. Overall Rosario stole 24 bases (7th most in the NL) but was also thrown out eleven times, third most in the league.
Rosario batted .256 with 142 hits, 26 doubles 8 triples (4th most in the NL) with 76 runs scored. He hit 9 HRs, five coming in the final two months of the season, with 51 RBIs posting a .295 on base % while stealing 24 bases (7th in the NL).
Stolen Bases: In the second half he stole 18 bases, most in the NL. Overall Rosario stole 24 bases (7th most in the NL) but was also thrown out eleven times, third most in the league.
At short he posted a .969 fielding %, turning 58 double plays while making 16 errors (third in the NL)
From March 31st to April 3rd, he drove in runs in four straight games
Multi- Four RBI Games: On April 11th in a 7-6 win at Atlanta, Rosario had his season high four RBI game, hitting a 2nd inning three run HR off Kevin Gausman, then later adding an RBI single.
Grand Slam HR:
On May 10th, he had his second multi-four RBI game, hitting his first career grand slam HR coming off Pablo Lopez in a 11-2 win over the Marlins.
Grand Slam HR:
On May 10th, he had his second multi-four RBI game, hitting his first career grand slam HR coming off Pablo Lopez in a 11-2 win over the Marlins.Walk Off Hit: On May 21st, Amed came to bat against the Nationals Kyle Barraclough in a 5-5 tie, he beat out an infield single for his first walk off hit in the 6-5 win.
Multi-Three RBI Game: On June 5th in a Jason Vargas complete game shut out over the Giants, Rosario hit a three HR off Tyler Beede for his seventh HR of the season in a 7-0 win.
He would HR again the next day in a 7-3 Met win.
In the first half of the season Rosario batted .260 as the Mets were in fourth place 13.5 games back. Rosario showed much improvement in the second half, batting .319, helping the Mets to go 46-26 in their 86 win season & make a run for a wild card playoff spot. Although he walked less he also struck out much less.
In July the Mets got hot & Rosario contributed to their winning. He would hit safely in 18 of 22 games with 28 huts for a .350 average.
Multi- Four Hit Games: On July 17th in a 14-4 win at Minnesota, he collected four hits, scored four runs & drove in three while hitting his tenth HR of the season.
On July 30th, he had his second multi- four hit game of the season as well as his career, in the first game of a double header sweep of the White Sox in Chicago.
In August he collected 40 hits & batted .333 in the month, with nine multi hit games, getting his season average up to .288.
Multi- Five Hit Game: On August 15th, a day after he had his third multi-four hit game, he had
a career best five hit game in a 10-8 win in Atlanta. Rosario collected a pair of doubles, scored four runs & had an RBI. On August 18th, he had a multi- three hit /three RBI game in a win over the KC Royals.
In August he collected 40 hits & batted .333 in the month, with nine multi hit games, getting his season average up to .288.
Multi- Five Hit Game: On August 15th, a day after he had his third multi-four hit game, he had
a career best five hit game in a 10-8 win in Atlanta. Rosario collected a pair of doubles, scored four runs & had an RBI. On August 18th, he had a multi- three hit /three RBI game in a win over the KC Royals.
Grand Slam HR: On September 23rd, he hit his second grand slam of his career also the second of his career in an 8-4 loss to the Marlins at Citi Field. The granny came off Caleb Smith.
Met Season: The Mets made a run for the post season but finished three games out of the wild card run.
Rosario put in his best Mets season in 2019 batting .287 with 177 hits (5th most in the NL) leading the league in singles with 125.
Rosario put in his best Mets season in 2019 batting .287 with 177 hits (5th most in the NL) leading the league in singles with 125.
team. He also hit seven triples (4th most in the NL) scored 75 runs & drove in 72 runs. He stole a team leading 19 bases but was thrown out ten times, most in the league. He posted a .323 on base % &.755 OPS. His 616 at bats were 6th most in the NL & he played the third most games at short stop (152).
At short he posted a .969 fielding% making 17 errors (3rd most in the NL) & although he showed signs of improvement, he needs to do better.
2020: In the Covid 19- shortened 2020 season. Rosario would play in 46 games. He batted .252 with 1 HR 3 doubles 15 RBIs & a horrible .272 on base %.
On August 18th he hit a three run HR to help the Mets in an 8-3 win over the Miami
Marlins.
Marlins.
In another subway matchup in September, he had a three hit three RBI game, in the Mets 9-7 win.
It was another season in which he underachieved & never came near those expectations the team once had for him. In a four year Mets career batted .268 with 396 hits 32 HRs 63 doubles 20 triples 50 stolen bases & 187 runs scored in 403 games.
Post Mets Career: At first the Indians tried to convert him to an outfielder while trying to make Andres Gimenez the everyday short stop, but that didn't work out
In his first season in Cleveland, Rosario hit .282 with 11 HRs 25 doubles 6 triples 77 runs scored & 57 RBIs. The team finished second winning 80 games. After 106 seasons the franchise dropped the name the Indians, becoming the Cleveland Guardians.
At short stop Rosario played in 153 games, leading the AL with 9 triples & 133 singles. He batted .283 hit 11 HRs with 26 doubles & 71 RBIs.
2022 Post Season: As Francisco Lindor was struggling with the Mets, Rosario & his team got to the ALDS after defeating Tampa in the Wild Card round with Rosario going 2-9.
2022 ALDS: In Game #2 of the ALDS, Rosario homered off Nestor Cortes leading the Indians to a 4-2 victory.
In the 9th inning of Game #3 with Cleveland down 5-3, Rosario singled off Clarke Schmidt to drive in a run. He scored the tying run on Oscar Gonzales walk off single as Jose Ramirez scored right behind him.
Unfortunately, Cleveland ran out of gas, losing the next two games.
In 2024 he signed with the Tampa Rays, was traded back to the Dodgers then picked up on waivers by the Cincinnati Reds,
In 2025 he signed with Washington hitting .270 in 46 games. On April 28th he made his pitching debut finishing off a 19-5 loss to the Mets.
On July 26th, he was traded to the AL New York team for Clayton Beeter.
Career Stats: In his nine year career he is batting .273 .with 1008 hits 168 doubles 46 triples 69 HRs 469 runs scored & 389 RBIs. He struck out 760 times with 168 walks, a .308 on base % & .708 OPS.
In 752 games at short stop he has a .971 fielding% making 75 errors in 2604 chances turning 320 double plays. He has also played at second (36 games) & in the outfield (25 games).
Family: Rosario's sister is married to MLB player Willi Castro.