Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Jonathan India was born December 15, 1996, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. He is an infielder in the MLB.

On March 31, 2021, the Cincinnati Reds announced India would make his major league debut on Opening Day, after being selected to make the team by way of a strong showing in spring training. Buzz about the move surfaced several days prior to the announcement after his mother prematurely congratulated him on Instagram. On April 1, 2021, India was selected to the 40-man roster, and made his major league debut as the Opening Day starting second baseman. His first major league hit was a double down the left-field line off of St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Jack Flaherty, and also collected a single off of Ryan Helsley.

On April 22, 2021, India hit his first career home run at home against the Arizona Diamondbacks. On July 30, India had his first multi-home run game, hitting two homers to help beat the New York Mets, 6-2. On August 4, 2021, India was awarded July NL Rookie of the Month. India slashed .319/.470/.527 with four home runs and 12 RBIs over 25 games. India finished the 2021 season batting .269/.376/.459 with 21 home runs, 69 RBIs and 98 runs scored. He swung at a lower percentage of pitches in the strike zone than any other major leaguer, at 58.2%. He won the NL Rookie of the Year Award.

India signed a 2-year deal with the Reds prior to the 2024 season.