Reymond Fuentes
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Reymond L. Fuentes
- Bats Left, Throws Left
- Height 6' 0", Weight 160 lb.
- High School Fernando Callejo High School
- Born December 12, 1991 in Manati P.R.
[edit] Biographical Information
Reymond Fuentes was the first player picked in the 2009 amateur draft from outside the continental USA. Fuentes, a cousin of Carlos Beltran, had hit .424/.620/1.091 as a high school senior with 5 triples in 13 games. He had a speed of 6.3 seconds in the 60-yard dash. The Boston Red Sox chose him with the 28th pick of the 2009 draft. An outfielder, he debuted as a pro with the GCL Red Sox on a July 4 doubleheader with the GCL Reds, going 3 for 6 with a walk, steal (in 2 tries), run and 2 RBI for the day. He hit .290/.331/.379 in 40 games in his first taste of professional ball. Baseball America rated him as the #3 prospect in the Gulf Coast League, between Christian Bethancourt and Kelvin De Leon.
After the 2010 season, during which he hit .270/.328/.377 in 104 games for the Greenville Drive of the South Atlantic League, he was traded to the San Diego Padres along with P Casey Kelly and 1B Anthony Rizzo in return for All-Star 1B Adrian Gonzalez on December 4.
