Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Gilberto Celestino was born February 13, 1999, in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. He is an outfielder in the MLB.

Celestino signed with the Houston Astros as an international free agent on July 2, 2015, for a $2.25 million signing bonus. He split the 2016 season between the DSL Astros and the GCL Astros, hitting a combined .257/.365/.393/.758 with 2 home runs and 19 RBI. He spent the 2017 season with the Greeneville Astros, hitting .268/.331/.379/.709 with 4 home runs and 24 RBI.

In 2019, Celestino split the season between the Cedar Rapids Kernels and the Fort Myers Miracle, hitting a combined .277/.349/.410/.759 with 10 home runs and 54 RBI. Celestino played for the Dominican Republic national baseball team at the 2019 WBSC Premier12. On November 20, 2019, Celestino was added to the Twins 40-man roster.

On June 2, 2021, Celestino was promoted to the major leagues for the first time. He made his MLB debut that day as the starting center fielder against the Baltimore Orioles. In the game, he went 0-for-2 before being subbed out for Miguel Sanó. On June 9, Celestino notched his first career hit, a single off of New York Yankees reliever Brooks Kriske.