A Major League Baseball outfielder with the Houston Astros, José Alexander Siri (born July 22, 1995) is of Dominican descent. As an international free agent in 2012, Siri joined the Cincinnati Reds. September 2021 marked his MLB debut.
Who Does Jose Siri Play For?
Houston Astros
Siri entered into an agreement with the Houston Astros organization on December 23, 2020, to play minor league baseball. The Triple-A Sugar Land Skeeters were Siri’s first team of the season in 2021.
He participated in 94 games for the Skeeters, hitting.318/.369/.552 with 16 home runs, 72 RBIs, and 24 steals in 27 attempts.
He was given his MLB debut the next day against the San Diego Padres by being used as a pinch-runner in the ninth inning. Siri’s first run in the major league came off of a single by Jake Meyers, who subsequently drove him home from second base.
On September 13 in left field, Siri made his major league debut. He had a 4-for-5 performance against the Texas Rangers, knocking in 5 runs and hitting 2 home runs.
Since the officialization of the RBI statistic in 1920, he was the first player to debut in the major leagues with at least a few home runs and a significant number of RBIs. He played bat in 2021 for the Astros. with 4 home runs, 9 RBIs, 1 walk, and 17 strikeouts in 46 at-bats, batting 304/.347/.609.