C.J. Hinojosa

BIOGRAPHY

C.J. Hinojosa was born July 15, 1994, in Houston, Texas. He is an infielder in the MLB.

He was selected in the 26th round of the 2012 Major League Baseball draft by the Houston Astros but did not sign with the team. Hinojosa played college baseball for the Texas Longhorns and was a starter for three seasons.

Hinojosa was selected in the 11th round of the 2015 MLB Draft by the San Francisco Giants. After signing with the team, he was assigned to the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes of the Class A Short Season Northwest League. Hinojosa started the 2016 season with the Class A-Advanced San Jose Giants, where he batted .296 in 69 games before being promoted to the Double-A Richmond Flying Squirrels. He hit .248 with Richmond before suffering a ruptured Achilles tendon in the final series of the season. Hinojosa was suspended for the first 50 games of the 2018 season after testing positive for a non-performance enhancing drug for a second time. He returned to Richmond and finished the season with a .261 average with three home runs and 26 RBIs in 67 games played.

Hinojosa was traded to the Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for Erik Kratz on March 25, 2019. He was assigned to the Biloxi Shuckers of the Southern League. Hinojosa batted .280 during the regular season and slashed .400/.393/.800 with four doubles, two home runs, and nine RBIs in the Southern League Playoffs. He was transferred to the Triple-A San Antonio Missions at the end of the season. He was released by the Brewers on June 4, 2020.

After the 2020 minor league season was canceled, Hinojosa played in the temporary independent Constellation Energy League for the Sugar Land Lightning Sloths. He was signed by the Houston Astros to a minor league contract on January 25, 2021.