Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Kelvin Gutierrez was born August 28, 1994, in Pimentel, Dominican Republic. He is a third baseman in the MLB.

In 2017, Baseball America ranked him as having the best infield arm in the Nationals organization. He was assigned to Potomac to begin the 2017 season. After ranking as the Nationals' 26th-best prospect midway through the 2016 season, Gutiérrez catapulted to the 12th spot in the system by mid-2017, according to MLB Pipeline. He was named to participate in the Carolina League All-Star Game in 2017, although he was unable to play due to an injury suffered June 9 while running the bases. He spent all of 2017 with Potomac, hitting .288 with two home runs and 16 RBIs in only 58 games due to injury. After the 2017 season ended, Gutiérrez played for the Mesa Solar Sox of the Arizona Fall League, leading the team in hitting with a .350 average. The Nationals added Gutiérrez to their 40-man roster after the 2017 season. He began 2018 with the Harrisburg Senators of the Class AA Eastern League.

On June 18, 2018, the Nationals traded Gutiérrez, Blake Perkins, and Yohanse Morel to the Kansas City Royals in exchange for Kelvin Herrera. Gutiérrez began the 2019 season with the Omaha Storm Chasers of the Class AAA Pacific Coast League. After batting .333 with two home runs and 10 RBIs in 18 games for Omaha, he made his major league debut on April 27, 2019.