Cristian Rafael Pache, born on November 19, 1998, is a Dominican professional baseball outfielder for the Oakland Athletics of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2020 with the Atlanta Braves.
He previously played for the Atlanta Braves and Chicago White Sox in Major League Baseball, as well as the Fubon Guardians in the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL).
Pache signed a $1.4 million contract with the Atlanta Braves in July 2015. Baseball America listed Pache as the 21st best international free agent at the time of his signing.
He was ranked tenth by MLB.com. Pache was sent to the Gulf Coast League Braves in June 2016 after hitting.283 in 27 games with 11 runs batted in.
Pache was promoted to the Danville Braves, where he finished the season with a .333 batting average, ten RBI, and a .775 on-base plus slugging (OPS) in 30 games.
On October 12, 2021, Pache was placed on the Braves postseason roster, replacing Jorge Soler, who had tested positive for COVID-19 before game four of the National League Division Series against the Milwaukee Brewers.
The Braves continued to carry Pache on their roster as they advanced to the National League Championship Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers. However, he was removed on October 21 when Soler was deemed eligible to return to the team.
The Braves eventually won the 2021 World Series, giving the Braves their first title since 1995. On March 14, 2022, the Braves traded Pache, Shea Langeliers, Ryan Cusick, and Joey Estes to the Oakland Athletics in exchange for Matt Olson.
There are no details about his marital status. He may be married or unmarried. There are also no rumors about his wife and girlfriend.