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Jeimer
                                                             Jeimer
                                                      CANDELARIO     46



        2025 SEASON
        ◆  Began second season with Cincinnati...Appeared in 22 games with Reds before landing on injured list with a
          lumbar spine strain...Sent on rehab assignment to ACL Reds and Triple-A Louisville and posted a .732 OPS in 17
          combined games.
        ◆  Signed  minor  league  contract  with  New  York  (A.L.)  and  finished  the  season  with  Triple-A  Scranton/Wilkes-
          Barre...Batted .203 (46/227) with 21 extra-base hits in 61 games with the Railriders.
        ◆  Played in 33 games with Toros del Este in the Dominican Winter League with a .603 OPS.
        CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
        ◆  Was named Tiger of the Year by the Detroit chapter of the BBWAA as the team’s Most Valuable Player in 2020 and 2021.
        ◆  Tied for the Major League lead with 42 doubles in 2021.
        ◆  Named American League Player of the Week for Sept. 5-11, 2020.
        ◆  Led American League third basemen in fielding percentage (.973) in 2021.
        ◆  Hit .500 (6/12) with a 1.154 OPS in four games for the Dominican Republic in the 2023 World Baseball Classic.
        ◆  Made his Major League debut on July 3, 2016 at NYM and recorded his first hit with a single off RHP Noah Syndergaard.
        ◆  In 2016, was named an MiLB.com Cubs Organization All-Star and participated in the SiriusXM All-Stars Futures
          Game in San Diego.
        ◆  In  2015,  was  named  an  MiLB.com  Cubs  Organization  All-Star,  a  midseason  Carolina  League  All-Star  and  an
          Arizona Fall League Rising Star.
   CANDELARIO
        ◆  In 2011, was named a Dominican Summer League All-Star.
        CAREER TRANSACTIONS
        ◆  Nov. 20, 2010...Signed by Cubs as international free agent.
        ◆  July 31, 2017...Traded by Cubs to Tigers with INF Isaac Paredes, a player to be named later, and cash considerations
          for C Alex Avila and LHP Justin Wilson.
        ◆  Nov. 29, 2022...Signed by Nationals to one-year contract.
        ◆  July 31, 2023...Traded by Nationals to Cubs with cash considerations for LHP DJ Herz and INF Kevin Made.
        ◆  Dec. 11, 2023...Signed by Reds to two-year contract with a third year club option.
        ◆  July 5, 2025...Signed by Yankees as minor league free agent.
        ◆  Feb. 4, 2026...Signed by Angels as minor league free agent.
        PERSONAL/MISC
        ◆  Jeimer Candelario...Pronounced JAY-mer can-duh-LAR-ee-oh.
        ◆  Was born in New York City but at age 5 moved to the Dominican Republic.
        ◆  Married to Adreina and has two daughters, Alaya and Abigail.
        ◆  Has played nine seasons in the Dominican Winter League for Aguilas Cibaenas (2013-14) and Toros del Este
          (2014-15, 2017-18, 2019-20, 2020-21, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26).

























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