Kenedy Corona
| Kenedy Corona | |
|---|---|
| Houston Astros – No. 47 | |
| Outfielder | |
| Born: March 21, 2000 Maracaibo, Zulia, Venezuela | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| July 7, 2025, for the Houston Astros | |
| MLB statistics (through July 8, 2025) | |
| Batting average | .000 |
| Home runs | 0 |
| Runs batted in | 0 |
| Teams | |
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Kenedy Junior Corona (born March 21, 2000) is a Venezuelan professional baseball outfielder for the Houston Astros of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Career
New York Mets
Corona signed with the New York Mets as an international free agent on April 6, 2019. He split his first professional season between the Dominican Summer League Mets, rookie-level Gulf Coast League Mets, and Low-A Brooklyn Cyclones. In 63 appearances split between the three affiliates, Corona batted .301/.398/.470 with five home runs, 29 RBI, and 19 stolen bases.[1]
Houston Astros
On December 6, 2019, the Mets traded Corona and Blake Taylor to the Houston Astros in exchange for Jake Marisnick.[2] He did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[3]
Corona played in the Arizona Fall League after the 2023 season.[4] On November 14, the Astros added Corona to their 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft.[5] He was optioned to the Triple–A Sugar Land Space Cowboys to begin the 2024 season.[6] Corona made 98 appearances split between Corpus Christi and Sugar Land, batting a cumulative .214/.314/.290 with three home runs, 29 RBI, and 27 stolen bases.
Corona was optioned to Triple-A Sugar Land to begin the 2025 season,[7] with whom he batted .228/.315/.351 with six home runs, 28 RBI, and eight stolen bases. On July 7, 2025, Corona was promoted to the major leagues for the first time.[8]
References
- ^ "Kenedy Corona Stats & Scouting Report". baseballamerica.com. Retrieved July 9, 2025.
- ^ "Astros trade Marisnick to Mets for 2 prospects". MLB.com.
- ^ "2020 Minor League Baseball season cancelled". mlb.com. Retrieved July 9, 2025.
- ^ "No. 11 prospect Corona catching up quickly in Fall League". MLB.com.
- ^ Kawahara, Matt. "Astros add outfield prospect Kenedy Corona to 40-man roster". Houston Chronicle.
- ^ "Astros' Kenedy Corona: Dispatched to minor-league camp". cbssports.com. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
- ^ "Astros' Kenedy Corona: Sent to minors". cbssports.com. Retrieved March 18, 2025.
- ^ "Astros Recall Kenedy Corona For Major League Debut". mlbtraderumors.com. Retrieved July 7, 2025.
External links
- Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)