Brayan Rocchio

Brayan Rocchio
Rocchio with the Cleveland Guardians in 2023
Cleveland Guardians – No. 4
Shortstop
Born: (2001-01-13) January 13, 2001
Caracas, Venezuela
Bats: Switch
Throws: Right
MLB debut
May 16, 2023, for the Cleveland Guardians
MLB statistics
(through 2025 season)
Batting average.222
Home runs13
Runs batted in88
Stats at Baseball Reference 
Teams

Brayan Hommy Rocchio (born January 13, 2001) is a Venezuelan professional baseball shortstop for the Cleveland Guardians of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2023.

Career

Rocchio was signed as an international free agent by the Cleveland Indians in July 2017.[1] He made his professional debut with the Dominican Summer League Indians in 2018.[2]

Rocchio was promoted to the Arizona League Indians after hitting .323 in 25 games for the DSL Indians.[3] He had an even better season with the AZL Indians, hitting for a .343 batting average in 35 games. Across both leagues in his first professional season, Rocchio hit .335 in 60 games.[4] For his 2019 season, he played the full season with the Low-A Mahoning Valley Scrappers. He played in 69 games, hitting for a .250 batting average.[4] He did not play a minor league game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The newly named Cleveland Guardians selected Rocchio to their 40-man roster on November 19, 2021.[5] Rocchio was optioned to the Triple-A Columbus Clippers to begin the 2023 season.[6]

On April 19, 2023, Rocchio was promoted to the major leagues for the first time.[7] He did not see game action for the Guardians and was optioned back to Columbus the following day, becoming a phantom ballplayer.[8] On May 16, Rocchio was again promoted to the major leagues after José Ramírez was placed on the bereavement list.[9] Rocchio made his major league debut that day.

Rocchio was Cleveland's opening day starting shortstop in 2024.[10] He played regularly, struggling as a batter but with solid defense.[11] In the playoffs, he hit .333/.421/.485 in 10 games. The Guardians lost to the New York Yankees in five games despite Rocchio's efforts.[12] However, he started off 2025 slowly and was demoted to Triple-A in May.[13] He returned to the Guardians on July 1.[14]

References

  1. ^ Noga, Joe (March 18, 2020). "No. 6 Brayan Rocchio, SS: Cleveland Indians top prospects right now". Cleveland.com.
  2. ^ Hemminger, Brian (January 18, 2021). "Brayan Rocchio is our No. 6 Cleveland prospect. Who should be No. 7?". Covering the Corner.
  3. ^ Coblitz, Joseph (January 16, 2019). "Brayan Rocchio: The Next Big Thing". The Sports Daily.
  4. ^ a b "Brayan Rocchio Minor & Winter Leagues Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved November 12, 2025.
  5. ^ "Guardians' Brayan Rocchio: Added to 40-man roster". CBS Sports. November 20, 2021. Retrieved August 25, 2025.
  6. ^ "Guardians' Brayan Rocchio: Top prospect sent to minors". CBS Sports. March 14, 2023. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
  7. ^ "Guardians' Brayan Rocchio: Call-up official". CBS Sports. April 19, 2023. Retrieved October 14, 2024.
  8. ^ "Guardians' Brayan Rocchio: Headed back to Triple-A". CBS Sports. April 20, 2023. Retrieved February 16, 2025.
  9. ^ "Guardians' Brayan Rocchio: Receiving promotion". CBS Sports. May 16, 2023. Retrieved May 16, 2023.
  10. ^ Noga, Joe (March 22, 2024). "Guardians inform several players they have made the 2024 opening-day roster". Cleveland.com. Retrieved August 25, 2025.
  11. ^ Walsh, Brendan (October 31, 2024). "Guardians Season in Review: Brayan Rocchio". Covering the Corner. SB Nation. Retrieved August 25, 2025.
  12. ^ "Brayan Rocchio Postseason Batting Game Logs". Baseball Reference. Retrieved August 25, 2025.
  13. ^ Stebbins, Tim (May 12, 2025). "Rocchio sent down after tough '25 start, Brennan called up". MLB.com. Retrieved August 25, 2025.
  14. ^ "Brayan Rocchio 2025 Batting Game Logs". Baseball Reference. Retrieved August 25, 2025.
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