Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Andrelton Simmons was born September 4, 1989, in Mundo Nobo, Willemstad, Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles. He is a shortstop in the MLB.

In 2017, Simmons hit .278/.331/.421 with 14 home runs and 69 RBIs, and had the lowest strikeout percentage of all major league baseball players (10.4%). Simmons finished 8th in the American League Most Valuable Player voting. He received his third Gold Glove Award as well in 2017. His Defensive Wins Above Replacement in 2017 was 5.0, third-highest of all time and highest since 1917.

In 2018, he batted .292/.337/.417 with 11 home runs and a career-high 75 RBIs, a major-league-leading 28 infield hits, had the lowest strikeout percentage of all major league baseball players (7.3%) for the second consecutive year, had the lowest number of pitches per plate appearance in the major leagues (3.30), and led the majors in pull percentage (51.0%). He also won a Gold Glove for the second consecutive season. As of 2018, he led the major leagues in career at-bats per strikeout (10.32).