Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Yairo Muñoz was born January 23, 1995, in Nagua, Dominican Republic. He is an outfielder in the MLB.

On March 24, 2020, Muñoz was signed to a minor league contract by the Boston Red Sox; he was subsequently a non-roster invitee to spring training. His contract was selected on August 31, and he made his first appearance with the Red Sox on September 1, against the Atlanta Braves. Muñoz was placed on the 10-day injured list on September 19 with a low back strain. Overall with the 2020 Red Sox, Muñoz appeared in 12 games, batting .333 with one home run and four RBIs.

On December 7, 2020, Muñoz was outrighted off of the 40-man roster and assigned to Triple-A. On August 14, 2021, Muñoz registered a hit to extend his hitting streak with the Worcester Red Sox to 35 games, setting a new record for the Red Sox organization, surpassing the 34-game hitting streak that Dom DiMaggio had with the major-league Red Sox in 1949. Worcester later named Muñoz their MVP for the season, having batted .317 in 85 Triple-A games. Muñoz was added to Boston's active roster on August 27, after two players were placed on the COVID-related list. On September 1, Muñoz himself was placed on the COVID-related list. Muñoz appeared in five games for Boston during 2021, batting 1-for-11 (.091). On October 6, Boston assigned him outright to Triple-A.