Juremi Profar

Juremi Profar
Profar with the Nashville Sounds in 2019
Free agent
Infielder
Born: (1996-01-30) January 30, 1996 (age 28)
Willemstad, Curaçao
Bats: Right
Throws: Right

Juremi Gregorius Profar (born January 30, 1996) is a Dutch-Curaçaoan professional baseball infielder who is a free agent.

Early life

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Profar represented Willemstad, Curaçao and Pabao Little League at the 2007 and 2008 Little League World Series. His brothers, Jurickson and Jurdrick, have also represented the same Little League in the finals, Jurickson doing so in 2004 and 2005, followed later by Jurdrick in 2019.

Professional career

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Texas Rangers

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Profar signed with the Texas Rangers as an international free agent on September 4, 2012.[1] He made his professional debut in 2013 with the DSL Rangers, batting .281/.361/.350 with 44 RBI in 63 games. In 2014, he played for the Spokane Indians where he batted .247 with one home run and 36 RBI 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 RBI in 77 games between both teams. In 2016, with High Desert he slashed .300/.355/.473 with 13 home runs, 58 RBI, and an .827 OPS in 103 games. In 2017 with the Frisco RoughRiders, he batted .263 with 10 home runs and 40 RBI in 109 games.[2] Profar spent the 2018 season with Frisco, hitting .232/.283/.352 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 with 10 home runs and 60 RBI. He elected free agency following the season on November 4, 2019.[4]

Boston Red Sox

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On November 22, 2019, Profar signed a minor league contract with the Boston Red Sox.[5] Profar did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[6] He was released by the Red Sox on May 29, 2020.[7]

Bravos de León

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On February 17, 2022, Profar signed with the Bravos de León of the Mexican League.[8] He appeared in 6 games for León, going 6-for-23 with 2 RBI. Profar was released by the club on May 23.[2]

Marineros de Ensenada

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Profar signed with the Marineros de Ensenada for the 2022 Liga Norte de México (LNM) season.[9] 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 [es].[10] Profar helped them win the LNM title after beating the Freseros in five games.[11]

Québec Capitales

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On February 14, 2023, Profar signed with the Québec Capitales of the Frontier League.[12]

Karachi Monarchs

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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.[13]

Québec Capitales (second stint)

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On April 23, 2024, Profar re–signed with the Québec Capitales of the Frontier League.[14] In 14 games for Québec, he hit .263/.312/.333 with 0 home runs and 6 RBI. On May 29, 2024, Profar was released by the Capitales.

International career

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Profar played for the Netherlands at the 2019 WBSC Premier12.[15] He also represented the Netherlands at the 2023 World Baseball Classic.[16]

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 the Netherlands at the 2023 European Baseball Championship in the Czech Republic.[17]

Personal life

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Profar's older brother is All-Star Jurickson Profar.[18] His younger brother Jurdrick Profar signed his first professional contract with the Chicago White Sox in 2024.[19]

References

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  1. ^ Zak Schmoll (September 6, 2012). "Texas Rangers: Juremi Profar Signs a Minor-League Contract". Bleacher Report. Retrieved September 11, 2019.
  2. ^ a b "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. ^ Matt Eddy (November 7, 2019). "Minor League Free Agents 2019". Baseball America. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
  5. ^ Hilburn-Trenkle, Chris (January 3, 2019). "Minor League Transactions: Nov 3 - Dec 17". Baseball America. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
  6. ^ "2020 Minor League Season Canceled". mlbtraderumors.com. 30 June 2020.
  7. ^ @guerinaustin (May 29, 2020). "#RedSox announce they have released 22 minor league players:" (Tweet). Retrieved May 29, 2020 – via Twitter.
  8. ^ "Bravos: Nuevo refuerzo arriba a la Fortaleza".
  9. ^ "Hermanos del diamante". El Vigía (in Spanish). July 9, 2022. Retrieved May 28, 2023.
  10. ^ "Juremi Profar está de regreso, respondieron con Marineros en la final". AGP Noticias (in Spanish). July 27, 2022. Retrieved May 28, 2023.
  11. ^ "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.
  12. ^ "2023 Transactions".
  13. ^ "Monarchs 2023 Roster". Baseball United. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
  14. ^ "2023-24 Transactions". frontierleague.com. Retrieved May 14, 2024.
  15. ^ "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.
  16. ^ "Grote namen in voorselectie Koninkrijksteam voor World Baseball Classic – HonkbalSoftbal.nl". HonkbalSoftbal.nl (in Dutch). January 10, 2023. Retrieved March 22, 2023.
  17. ^ "2023 European Baseball Championship". WBSC Europe.
  18. ^ Bradford Doolittle (August 15, 2019). "Jurickson, Juremi and now Jurdrick: There's another Profar ready to rock Williamsport". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 11, 2019.
  19. ^ "White Sox strike deal with top international 3B prospect". MLB.com. Retrieved 2024-10-30.
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