{"id":499416,"date":"2026-02-05T11:05:45","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T15:05:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/uncategorized\/parents-sign-miguel-andujar-for-a-year\/"},"modified":"2026-02-05T11:05:45","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T15:05:45","slug":"parents-sign-miguel-andujar-for-a-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/sports\/baseball\/parents-sign-miguel-andujar-for-a-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Parents sign Miguel And\u00fajar for a year"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
\n\n\nSan Diego bets on its versatility and offensive power against left-handed pitchers<\/em>\n\nSan Diego.\u2013<\/strong> San Diego Padres reached a one-year agreement with veteran infielder and designated hitter Miguel And\u00fajar, sources told MLB.com. The club has not yet made the official announcement.\n\n\n

You may be interested in:<\/strong>Framber Valdez and the Tigers agree to a three-year contract for US$115 million<\/a><\/p>\n\n\nAccording to journalist Mark Feinsand of MLB.com, the contract would be worth US$4 million<\/strong>, with the possibility of up to an additional US$2 million in performance incentives<\/strong>.\n\nAnd\u00fajar, who will turn 31 in March, is coming off a solid performance in the 2025 season with the Athletics and the Reds, in which he recorded a .318<\/strong> average and an OPS of .822<\/strong>. However, a strain in the oblique limited him to 94 games, after missing more than a month of action.\n\nDuring the past campaign, the Dominican saw action at first base, third base, and left field<\/strong>, although in San Diego he is projected primarily as a designated hitter<\/strong> and pinch hitter<\/strong>, with occasional defensive appearances.\n\n\n

Fit into the San Diego roster<\/h3>\n\n\nAnd\u00fajar’s arrival gains relevance after manager Craig Stammen expressed that he envisions Gavin Sheets<\/strong> as the team’s starting first baseman. With Sheets occupying that position more regularly, the designated hitter role becomes available, a space that And\u00fajar could take advantage of, especially against left-handed pitchers.\n\nAnd\u00fajar is expected to be the starting designated hitter against left-handers, with the possibility of alternating at first base, allowing for greater flexibility in the lineup and the inclusion of other right-handed hitters.\n\nHowever, Stammen anticipated that the designated hitter position will be used on a rotating basis throughout the season, with the aim of keeping key figures such as Manny Machado, Xander Bogaerts, Fernando Tatis Jr., Ram\u00f3n Laureano, and Jackson Merrill fresh.\n\n\n

What Parents Can Expect<\/h3>\n\n\nAnd\u00fajar showed a marked performance difference depending on the type of pitcher in 2025, recording an OPS of .986 against lefties<\/strong>, 227 points above his production against righties. This profiles him as a key piece in situational lineups.\n\nIn addition, he has experience and good numbers as a pinch hitter, a role in which he has accumulated an OPS of .833<\/strong> in his career. Although he is not a player with many walks, he is distinguished by his contact ability and occasional power, characteristics that could bear fruit at Petco Park.\n\nWhile it’s unlikely he’ll replicate the offensive explosion of his rookie season in 2018, when he hit 27 home runs, And\u00fajar brings depth, versatility, and a reliable bat to a roster seeking greater offensive balance for the 2026 campaign.\n\n\n

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San Diego bets on its versatility and offensive power against left-handed pitchers San Diego.\u2013 San Diego Padres reached a one-year agreement with veteran infielder and designated hitter Miguel And\u00fajar, sources told MLB.com. The club has not yet made the official announcement. You may be interested in:Framber Valdez and the Tigers agree to a three-year contract […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":972,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_members_access_role":[],"_members_access_error":""},"categories":[35481],"tags":[611,40231,40813,13766],"class_list":["post-499416","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-baseball","tag-deultimominuto","tag-dominican-republic","tag-major-leagues","tag-mlb"],"acf":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/phj1q1-25V6","jetpack_featured_media_url":"","dum_api":{"author_name":"Yamell Rossi","author_image":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/cropped-7a176880-76f8-4b0c-9527-4e34feef45e4-96x96.jpg","categories_name":["Baseball"],"featured_media_url":null},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/499416","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/972"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=499416"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/499416\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=499416"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=499416"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=499416"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}