Juremi Profar
Profar with the Nashville Sounds in 2019
Karachi Monarchs
Infielder
Born: (1996-01-30) January 30, 1996
Willemstad, Curaçao
Bats: Right
Throws: Right

Juremi Gregorius Profar (born January 30, 1996) is a Dutch-Curaçaoan professional baseball infielder for the Karachi Monarchs of Baseball United.

Career

Texas Rangers

Profar signed with the Texas Rangers as an international free agent in 2012.[1] He made his professional debut in 2013 with the DSL Rangers and spent the whole season there, batting .281/.361/.350 with 44 RBIs in 63 games. In 2014, he played for the Spokane Indians where he batted .247 with one home run and 36 RBIs in 67 games. He also played in seven games for the Hickory Crawdads and two games for the Round Rock Express. Profar spent 2015 with the High Desert Mavericks and Hickory where he compiled a .266 batting average with four home runs and 33 RBIS in 77 games between both teams, 2016 with High Desert where he slashed .300/.355/.473 with 13 home runs, 58 RBIs, and an .827 OPS in 103 games, and 2017 with the Frisco RoughRiders where he batted .263 with ten home runs and forty RBIs in 109 games.[2] Profar spent the 2018 season with Frisco, hitting .232/.283/.352/.636 with 10 home runs and 51 RBI. Profar split the 2019 season between Frisco and the Nashville Sounds,[3] hitting a combined .265/.324/.394/.718 with 10 home runs and 60 RBI. Profar played for the Netherlands national baseball team at the 2019 WBSC Premier12.[4] He became a free agent following the 2019 season.[5]

Boston Red Sox

On November 22, 2019, Profar signed a minor league contract with the Boston Red Sox.[6] Profar did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[7] He was released by the Red Sox on May 29, 2020.[8]

Bravos de León

On February 17, 2022, Profar signed with the Bravos de León of the Mexican League.[9] Profar appeared in 6 games for León, going 6-for-23 with 2 RBI. He was released on May 23, 2022.[2]

Marineros de Ensenada

Profar signed with the Marineros de Ensenada for the 2022 Liga Norte de México (LNM) season.[10] He left the team towards the end of the regular season due to a commitment with the Netherlands national team, though he returned to the Marineros ahead of the championship series against the Freseros de San Quintín.[11] Profar helped them win the LNM title after beating the Freseros in five games.[12]

Québec Capitales

On February 14, 2023, Profar signed with the Québec Capitales of the Frontier League.[13]

Karachi Monarchs

On October 23, 2023, Profar was selected in the sixth round by the Karachi Monarchs, with the 48th overall pick, of the 2023 Baseball United inaugural draft.[14]

International career

Profar represented the Netherlands national baseball team at the 2023 World Baseball Classic.[15]

Profar played third base and batted .609 with a .643 on base percentage with 14 hits (all leading the championship) in 23 at bats for Team Netherlands in the 2023 European Baseball Championship in September 2023 in the Czech Republic.[16]

Personal

Profar is the younger brother of infielder Jurickson Profar.[17]

References

  1. ↑ Zak Schmoll (September 6, 2012). "Texas Rangers: Juremi Profar Signs a Minor-League Contract". Bleacher Report. Retrieved September 11, 2019.
  2. 1 2 "Juremi Profar Stats, Highlights, Bio". MiLB.com. Retrieved May 29, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Trio of star starters part of Riders initial roster". MiLB.com. March 27, 2019. Retrieved March 27, 2019.
  4. ↑ "Netherlands aims to finish among Top 6 in the baseball world as roster revealed for WBSC Premier12". WBSC. October 14, 2019. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
  5. ↑ Matt Eddy (November 7, 2019). "Minor League Free Agents 2019". Baseball America. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
  6. ↑ Hilburn-Trenkle, Chris (January 3, 2019). "Minor League Transactions: Nov 3 - Dec 17". Baseball America. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
  7. ↑ "2020 Minor League Season Canceled". mlbtraderumors.com. 30 June 2020.
  8. ↑ @guerinaustin (May 29, 2020). "#RedSox announce they have released 22 minor league players:" (Tweet). Retrieved May 29, 2020 – via Twitter.
  9. ↑ "Bravos: Nuevo refuerzo arriba a la Fortaleza".
  10. ↑ "Hermanos del diamante". El Vigía (in Spanish). July 9, 2022. Retrieved May 28, 2023.
  11. ↑ "Juremi Profar está de regreso, respondieron con Marineros en la final". AGP Noticias (in Spanish). July 27, 2022. Retrieved May 28, 2023.
  12. ↑ "Juremi, el Profar campeón con los Marineros, espera que Jurickson sea campeón con los Padres". AGP Noticias (in Spanish). August 2, 2022. Retrieved May 28, 2023.
  13. ↑ "2023 Transactions".
  14. ↑ "Monarchs 2023 Roster". Baseball United. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
  15. ↑ "Grote namen in voorselectie Koninkrijksteam voor World Baseball Classic – HonkbalSoftbal.nl". HonkbalSoftbal.nl (in Dutch). January 10, 2023. Retrieved March 22, 2023.
  16. ↑ "2023 European Baseball Championship". WBSC Europe.
  17. ↑ Bradford Doolittle (August 15, 2019). "Jurickson, Juremi and now Jurdrick: There's another Profar ready to rock Williamsport". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 11, 2019.
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