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Moisés Gutiérrez

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Gutiérrez and the second or maternal family name is Molgado.

Moisés Gutiérrez Molgado (born 19 November 1994), nicknamed "Mollete"[a], is a Mexican professional baseball infielder for the Diablos Rojos del México of the Mexican League. Gutiérrez has represented Mexico at the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games and 2023 Pan American Games, winning a gold and bronze medal respectively.

Career

Sultanes de Monterrey

Gutiérrez was born on 19 November 1994 in the Barrio de San Miguelito [es] in the city of San Luis Potosí.[1] After a tryout in Aguascalientes held by the Sultanes de Monterrey, he was signed by the club and joined the Academia de Béisbol de El Carmen (El Carmen Baseball Academy), owned by the Sultanes.[2][3] He made his professional debut in the Mexican League in 2011, aged 16; however, after appearing only in two games in the season with the Fantasmas Grises, he was sent back to the Academia de Béisbol de El Carmen.[4]

In 2014, Gutiérrez rejoined to the Sultanes first team, appearing in 47 games and batting .246/.290/.262 with five RBI.

Broncos de Reynosa

On 24 May 2016, Gutiérrez was traded to the Broncos de Reynosa. In 62 appearances for Reynosa, Gutiérrez slashed .270/.311/.354 with two home runs, 17 RBI, and four stolen bases.

Sultanes de Monterrey (second stint)

On 19 September 2016, Gutiérrez was returned to the Sultanes de Monterrey. He made 65 appearances for the team during the 2017 season, hitting .279/.333/.424 with five home runs and 31 RBI. Gutiérrez played in 13 games for the Sultanes in 2018, going 4-for-23 (.174) with two RBI.

Generales de Durango

On 1 May 2018, Gutiérrez was transferred to the Generales de Durango.[3][5] On 10 July 2019, while playing for the Generales, he hit for the cycle in Durango's win against the Olmecas de Tabasco 13–11.[6][7]

Diablos Rojos del México

On 9 December 2021, Gutiérrez was traded to the Diablos Rojos del México, where he has mostly played as second baseman.[4][8]

Gutiérrez made 55 appearances for México during the 2024 season, slashing .310/.377/.555 with eight home runs, 42 RBI, and one stolen base. With the Diablos in 2024, he won the Serie del Rey.[1]

International career

Gutiérrez was selected to represent Mexico at the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games, where the team won the gold medal.[9][10][11][12] He played all the games, recording one run, four hits and one RBI in 17 at bats for a .235 batting average.[13]

He was part of the Mexican squad that won the bronze medal at the 2023 Pan American Games contested in Santiago, Chile in October 2023, appearing in six games.[14][15]

Notes

  1. ^ A mollete is an open-faced sandwich with refried beans and white cheese in Mexican cuisine.

References

  1. ^ a b Mirabal, Roberto (11 September 2024). "Moisés Gutiérrez, el potosino campeón con Diablos Rojos". El Sol de San Luis (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 February 2025.
  2. ^ López, Tomás (3 September 2024). "Asael Sánchez y Moisés Gutiérrez, una historia que nació en Sultanes y revivirá en la Serie del Rey". Mediotiempo.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 February 2025.
  3. ^ a b "LMB: Moisés Gutiérrez sigue su proceso de adaptación con Diablos". Séptima Entrada (in Spanish). 17 March 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
  4. ^ a b ""Me estoy preparando para aportar": Moisés Gutiérrez, refuerzo Diablos". Séptima Entrada (in Spanish). 6 December 2021. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
  5. ^ "Moises Gutierrez Stats, Age, Position, Height, Weight, Fantasy & News". MiLB.com. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
  6. ^ "Moisés Gutiérrez bateó el ciclo en Durango". MiLB.com (in Spanish). 11 July 2019. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
  7. ^ "Moisés Gutiérrez hizo historia con los Generales". Pulso San Luis (in Spanish). 12 July 2019. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
  8. ^ Cruz, Gabriel (16 July 2022). "Moisés Gutiérrez comanda a los Diablos Rojos en la pelea por la cima". El Universal (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 February 2025.
  9. ^ "Roster de México para los Juegos Centroamericanos y del Caribe". MiLB.com (in Spanish). 7 June 2023. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
  10. ^ "Central American and Caribbean Games: 'El Che' Reyes to manage Mexico; Watch baseball and softball plus 36 other sports on GameTime". wbsc.org. World Baseball Softball Confederation. 23 June 2023. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
  11. ^ "Mexico champion, Cuba and Venezuela on the podium at the Central American Games". WBSC Americas. 2 July 2023. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
  12. ^ Mirabal, Roberto (2 July 2023). "Moisés Gutiérrez logra histórico oro en béisbol centroamericano". El Sol de San Luis (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 February 2025.
  13. ^ "Player GUTIERREZ, Moises". wbscamericas.org. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
  14. ^ "MEX: Triunfo sobre Panamá y medalla de bronce para la Novena México". MiLB.com (in Spanish). 28 October 2023. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
  15. ^ "Moisés Gutiérrez tras ganar el bronce en Santiago 2023: "Este ha sido un año redondo para el béisbol mexicano"". Claro Sports (in Spanish). 28 October 2023. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
Achievements
Preceded by Hitting for the cycle in the Mexican League
10 July 2019 		Succeeded by