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2018
◆ In third Major League season and second with Chicago (A.L.), appeared in a career-high 149 games with a .235 average
(136/578) with .715 OPS...Made first career Opening Day start on Mar. 29 at KC.
◆ Became the fifth player in franchise history (age 23 or younger) with at least 30 doubles, 15 home runs and 60 RBI in
a season, joining Chet Lemon (1977), Frank Thomas (1991), Paul Konerko (1999) and Carlos Lee (1999)...First player to
reach those marks with at least 10 stolen bases.
2017
◆ Opened the season with Triple-A Charlotte...Recalled on July 19 and made his White Sox debut that night vs. LAD.
◆ Hit first career major-league home run on July 26 vs. Cubs, a solo shot off RHP Jake Arrieta in the 7th inning.
◆ Named to the IL All-Star Team and was selected to play for the World Team at the All-Star Futures Game (also 2016).
◆ Entered the season rated by Baseball America and MLB Pipeline as the No. 2 Prospect in baseball.
2016
◆ Named Baseball America’s Minor League Player of the Year after combining to hit .294/.407/.511 with 31 doubles, six
triples, 15 home runs, 62 RBI, 72 walks, 94 runs scored and 45 stolen bases over 106 games between Single-A Salem
and Double-A Portland in the Red Sox organization.
◆ Contract selected by Red Sox from Portland on Sept. 2…Made MLB debut that night at Oakland as a defensive MONCADA
replacement at third base...Drew a walk in first plate appearance.
◆ Made first MLB start on Sept. 3 at Oakland and collected his first hit and RBI off RHP Daniel Mengden.
◆ Named MVP of the Futures Game on July 10 in San Diego.
POSTSEASON SUMMARY
◆ Has made appearances in two different postseasons with the White Sox...Owns a career .172 (5/29) postseason
batting average with three runs scored.
◆ Appeared in every game of 2021 ALDS against Houston...Batted .250 (4/16) in the White Sox series loss; Collected
two hits and two runs scored in Game 3 victory.
◆ Made postseason debut in 2020 in A.L. Wild Card Series at Oakland...Went 1-for-13 with a single in the series.
WILD CARD GAME TOTALS
Year Club, Opp AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HBP BB IBB SO SB CS GDP SLG OBP E
2020— CWS, OAK .077 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 1 0 0 .077 .143 0
DIVISION SERIES TOTALS
Year Club, Opp AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HBP BB IBB SO SB CS GDP SLG OBP E
2021— CWS, HOU .250 4 16 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 1 .250 .294 0
NOTABLE MINOR LEAGUE AWARDS AND HONORS
◆ 2017 MiLB.com Organization All-Star...International League Mid-Season All-Star...International League Player of the
Week for week of May 7...Baseball America Triple-A All-Star.
◆ 2016 MiLB.com Organization All-Star...Futures Game Most Valuable Player...Futures Game Selection...Carolina League
Mid-Season All-Star...Carolina League Post-Season All-Star...Carolina League Player of the Week for week of May 8...
Baseball America Minor League Player of the Year...Baseball America Minor League All-Star.
◆ 2015 MiLB.com Organization All-Star...South Atlantic League Post-Season All-Star...South Atlantic League Top MLB
Prospect...Baseball America Low Class A All-Star.
CAREER TRANSACTIONS
◆ Mar. 12, 2015...Signed by Red Sox as international free agent.
◆ Dec. 6, 2016...Traded by Red Sox with OF Luis Alexander Basabe, RHP Michael Kopech, and RHP Victor Diaz to White
Sox in exchange for LHP Chris Sale.
◆ Feb. 15, 2025...Signed by Angels to one-year contract.
◆ Feb. 2, 2026...Signed by Angels to one-year contract.
PERSONAL/MISC
◆ Yoán Manuel Moncada.
◆ Engaged to Laura Carrío…Has two children: Robinson and Angelina; His son is named after Robinson Canó.
◆ On Aug. 6, 2025 at a ceremony in Miami, officially became a United States citizen.
◆ Received a record $31.5-million signing bonus from Boston when he signed as an international free agent in 2015.
◆ Represented Cuba in the 18U World Championships in Taiwan (September 2013), World Port Tournament in the
Netherlands (July 2013), 16U World Championships in Mexico (August 2011) and the COPABE Pan American 16U
Championship in Mexico in October 2010.
◆ Attended Eide High School in Cienfuegos, Cuba.
◆ In 2021, Moncada recorded the song “Desastre Personal” with artists El Chacal and Lenier.

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