Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Elehuris Montero was born August 17, 1998, in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. He is a third baseman in the MLB.

Montero started 2018 with the Peoria Chiefs where he was named a Midwest League All-Star. After slashing .321/.381/.529 with 15 home runs, 69 RBIs, and 28 doubles in 102 games, he was promoted to the Palm Beach Cardinals in August. In 24 games for Palm Beach, he hit .286 with one home run and 13 RBIs. Following the season, Montero was named the Most Valuable Player of the Midwest League.

He returned to the Isotopes to begin the 2022 season. On April 29, 2022, Montero was recalled and promoted to the major leagues for the first time after Kris Bryant was placed on the injured list. On August 6, Montero hit his first career home run, a solo shot off of Arizona Diamondbacks starter Merrill Kelly.