For the month of August and September, he was voted as the best defender in the league. He ranks second in the majors in outfield assists with 12 and was first in the National League with 12 defensive runs saved.
became the first player in Mets history to record 15 outfield assists as a rookie. Out of the National League’s center fielders, only Carlos Gomez (4.6 dWAR) had a higher dWAR value.
During Wilson’s Defensive Player of the Year Awards, he was chosen the best defensive player for the Mets.
At the end of the 2013 season, Lagares played 121 games, batting an average of .242 with 95 hits, 34 RBIs, four home runs, and 20 walks in 421 plate appearances while striking out 96 times.
The LIDOM’s Cibaeas signed him after the 2013 season. In the end, he was named Rookie of the Year in December. At the plate he hit .342 with a home run and 16 RBI in 114 at-bats.
On the Opening Day of the 2014 season, Lagares was on the Mets’ roster. On April 14, he was forced to leave a game against the Arizona Diamondbacks after injuring his hamstring.
After breaking up a double play in the seventh inning, Lagares pulled his hamstring and left the game. Next to his injury the following day, the team placed him on the 15-day disabled list because of a torn right hamstring in his leg.
With five extra-base hits and seven RBIs in 13 games, he had a batting average of .314 and an OBP of .345.
Is Juan Lagares Married?
Juan Lagares is not married but he has a son with his then-girlfriend. Currently, he is not in a relationship.