Andruw Monasterio

BIOGRAPHY

Andruw Monasterio was born May 30, 1997, in Caracas, Venezuela. He is an infielder in the MLB.

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. On December 17, Monasterio was sent to Cleveland as the unnamed player. 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.

Monasterio did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. He elected free agency following the season on November 2, 2020. On November 9, Monasterio re-signed with the team on a minor league contract. 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.

On November 10, 2021, Monasterio signed a minor league contract with the Milwaukee Brewers organization. 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. 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.

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.

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. On June 4, Monasterio hit his first major league home run, a three–run shot off of Ben Lively of the Cincinnati Reds.