Andruw Monasterio

Venezuelan baseball player (born 1997)

Baseball player

Andruw Monasterio

Milwaukee Brewers – No. 14
Infielder
Born: (1997-05-30) May 30, 1997 (age 28)
Caracas, Venezuela

Bats: Right

Throws: Right

MLB debut
May 28, 2023, for the Milwaukee Brewers
MLB statistics
(through July 8, 2025)
Batting average| .239
Home runs| 5
Runs batted in| 47
Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams

* Milwaukee Brewers (2023–present)

Andruw José Monasterio (born May 30, 1997) is a Venezuelan professional baseball infielder for the Milwaukee Brewers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2023.

## Career

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### Chicago Cubs

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In 2014, at age 17, Monasterio tried out for the Chicago Cubs at the organization's Venezuelan academy. The Cubs were impressed and signed him to a contract on March 7, 2014. He made his professional debut with the Venezuelan Summer League Cubs. In 2015, Monasterio played in 42 games for the rookie-level Arizona League Cubs, hitting .252/.346/.348 with one home run and 16 RBI.[1]

Originally a shortstop, Monasterio began seeing regular time as a second baseman starting in the 2016 season with the Single-A South Bend Cubs.[2] Playing in 65 games between South Bend and the Low-A Eugene Emeralds, he hit .247/.294/.308 with one home run, 23 RBI, and 8 stolen bases.[3] In 2017, Monasterio played in 84 contests split between South Bend and the High-A Myrtle Beach Pelicans, posting a .270/.341/.346 batting line with one home run, 28 RBI, and 8 stolen bases.[4]

Monasterio began the 2018 season with Myrtle Beach, playing in 109 games and hitting .263/.359/.336 with career-highs in home runs (3) and RBI (36).[5]

### Washington Nationals

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On August 21, 2018, Monasterio was traded to the Washington Nationals in exchange for Daniel Murphy and cash considerations.[6] Monasterio was assigned to the Potomac Nationals of the High-A Carolina League, where he excelled, hitting .308 with 5 RBI and 2 stolen bases in 13 games.[7]

Baseball scout Adam McInturff of 2080 Baseball described Monasterio in 2018 as a "high-floor prospect" with "above-average" defense, but not much power on offense.[8]

### Cleveland Indians

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On November 30, 2018, Jefry Rodríguez, Daniel Johnson, and a player to be named later were traded to the Cleveland Indians in exchange for Yan Gomes.[9] On December 17, Monasterio was sent to Cleveland as the unnamed player.[10] Monasterio spent the 2019 season with the Double-A Akron RubberDucks. Although he missed brief time with an oblique injury, Monasterio played in 70 games and batted .217/.279/.253 with one home run and 11 RBI.[11]

Monasterio did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[12] He elected free agency following the season on November 2, 2020.[13] On November 9, Monasterio re-signed with the team on a minor league contract.[14] In 2021, Monasterio played in 107 games split between Akron and the Triple-A Columbus Clippers, hitting a cumulative .287/.371/.442 with 8 home runs, 61 RBI, and 7 stolen bases. He elected free agency following the season on November 7, 2021.[15]

### Milwaukee Brewers

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On November 10, 2021, Monasterio signed a minor league contract with the Milwaukee Brewers organization.[16] On August 1, 2022, while playing for the Double-A Biloxi Shuckers, Monasterio hit a walk-off grand slam to defeat the Montgomery Biscuits in 11 innings.[17] In 110 games split between Biloxi and the Triple-A Nashville Sounds, he slashed .271/.364/.406 with 9 home runs, 44 RBI, and 15 stolen bases.[18]

Monasterio returned to Nashville to begin the 2023 season, where he played in 42 games and hit .274/.410/.400 with 4 home runs, 19 RBI, and 11 stolen bases.[19]

#### MLB debut

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On May 27, 2023, Monasterio was selected to the 40-man roster and promoted to the major leagues for the first time after Willy Adames was placed on the concussion list.[20][21] He made his MLB debut on May 28, and recorded his first career hit two days later on his 26th birthday.[22][23] On June 4, Monasterio hit his first major league home run, a three–run shot off of Ben Lively of the Cincinnati Reds.[24] Just over a month later on July 16, Monasterio came up with his first career go-ahead RBI with a single off Reds All-Star closer Alexis Diaz in the top of the 8th inning to take a 4-3 lead.[25] He finished the season appearing in 92 games, had 282 at bats, and slashed .259/.330/.348 with 3 home runs and 27 RBI. [26]

#### 2024

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After making the Brewers opening day roster and starting on opening day, Monasterio was optioned to Triple-A Nashville after playing just 4 games in the first 2 weeks of the season. He was brought back up on April 19 but was again optioned on April 22 without seeing a plate appearance.[27] In 59 appearances for Milwaukee, Monasterio slashed .208/.303/.272 with one home run, 16 RBI, and six stolen bases.

#### 2025

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Monasterio was optioned to Triple-A Nashville to begin the 2025 season.[28] He was called up to Brewers on May 9.[29] On July 12, he scored the winning walk-off run of a 6-5 comeback victory over the Nationals amid a midseason 7-game winning streak for the Brewers.[30]

## References

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1. ^ "Andruw Monasterio Stats & Scouting Report". baseballamerica.com. January 7, 2019. Retrieved May 27, 2023.
2. ^ U, Tom (July 24, 2017). "Andruw Monasterio, One Year Later". ChicagoNow. Retrieved August 31, 2018.
3. ^ "Almost Famous: South Bend's Carlos Sepulveda and Andruw Monasterio". linkedin.com. Retrieved May 27, 2023.
4. ^ "Andruw Monasterio Stats, Fantasy & News". milb.com. Retrieved May 27, 2023.
5. ^ "Andruw Monasterio and trend spotting in the Cubs systems". bleedcubbieblue.com. August 22, 2018. Retrieved May 27, 2023.
6. ^ Janes, Chelsea (August 21, 2018). "After holding their cards at deadline, Nationals get what they can for Daniel Murphy, Matt Adams". The Washington Post. Retrieved August 31, 2018.
7. ^ "Monasterio leads Potomac to 3-2 win over Frederick". OA Online. August 28, 2018. Retrieved August 31, 2018.
8. ^ McInturff, Adam (August 21, 2018). "Scouting Report: New Nationals' prospect Andruw Monasterio; acquired in Daniel Murphy trade with Cubs..." Federal Baseball. Retrieved August 31, 2018.
9. ^ Cleveland Indians trade catcher Yan Gomes to Washington Nationals
10. ^ "Player to be named later in Yan Gomes deal named". mlb.nbcsports.com. December 17, 2018. Retrieved May 27, 2023.
11. ^ "Indians' Andruw Monasterio: Reassigned to minors camp". cbssports.com. June 21, 2019. Retrieved May 27, 2023.
12. ^ "2020 Minor League Baseball season cancelled". mlb.com. Retrieved May 14, 2023.
13. ^ Hoynes, Paul (November 17, 2020). "Cleveland Indians re-sign lefty Anthony Gose and invite him to spring training". Cleveland.com.
14. ^ "Indians' Andruw Monasterio: Remains in Cleveland on minors deal". cbssports.com. November 17, 2020. Retrieved May 27, 2023.
15. ^ "2021-22 Minor League Free Agents For All 30 MLB Teams". baseballamerica.com. November 9, 2021. Retrieved April 18, 2023.
16. ^ "Brewers' Andruw Monasterio: Signs with Brewers". cbssports.com. November 10, 2021. Retrieved May 27, 2023.
17. ^ "Shuckers' Andruw Monasterio hits walk-off grand slam to defeat Montgomery". wxxv25.com. August 2, 2022. Retrieved May 27, 2023.
18. ^ "The Brewers Farmhands Lined Up for Minor League Free Agency". brewerfanatic.com. August 15, 2022. Retrieved May 27, 2023.
19. ^ "Brewers' Andruw Monasterio: Reassigned to minors camp". cbssports.com. March 21, 2023. Retrieved May 27, 2023.
20. ^ "Brewers' Andruw Monasterio: Called up to big leagues". cbssports.com. Retrieved May 27, 2023.
21. ^ "Brewers' Adames heads to concussion list, Monasterio set to make MLB debut". ballysports.com. Retrieved May 27, 2023.
22. ^ "Andruw Monasterio Stats, Fantasy & News". MLB.com. Retrieved July 17, 2023.
23. ^ "Andruw Monasterio's first hit | May 30, 2023". MLB.com. Retrieved July 17, 2023.
24. ^ "Andruw Monasterio's first career homer, Adrian Houser's gem lead Brewers to third straight win". jsonline.com. Retrieved June 4, 2023.
25. ^ "Brewers 4-3 Reds (Jul 16, 2023) Game Recap". ESPN. Retrieved July 17, 2023.
26. ^ "Andruw Monasterio Stats, Age, Position, Height, Weight, Fantasy & News". MLB.com. Retrieved April 29, 2024.
27. ^ "Andruw Monasterio, Milwaukee Brewers, 3B - News, Stats, Bio". CBSSports.com. April 29, 2024. Retrieved April 29, 2024.
28. ^ "Brewers' Andruw Monasterio: Cut from big-league camp". cbssports.com. Retrieved March 28, 2025.
29. ^ https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/45070405/brewers-call-monasterio-hudson-minors-dfa-capra
30. ^ Hogg, Curt (July 12, 2025). "Walk-off victory caps extraordinary week for Milwaukee". Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. Retrieved July 14, 2025.

## External links

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