| Andrés Chaparro | |
| Team: | Washington Nationals |
| Number: | 19 |
| Position: | First baseman / Third baseman |
| Birth Date: | 4 May 1999 |
| Birth Place: | El Vigia, Venezuela |
| Bats: | Right |
| Throws: | Right |
| Debutleague: | MLB |
| Debutdate: | August 13 |
| Debutyear: | 2024 |
| Debutteam: | Washington Nationals |
| Statleague: | MLB |
| Statyear: | August 16, 2024 |
| Stat1label: | Batting average |
| Stat1value: | .286 |
| Stat2label: | Home runs |
| Stat2value: | 0 |
| Stat3label: | Runs batted in |
| Stat3value: | 1 |
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Andrés Alfonso Chaparro (born May 4, 1999) is a Venezuelan professional baseball first baseman and third baseman for the Washington Nationals of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Chaparro signed with the New York Yankees as an international free agent on July 2, 2015.[1] He made his professional debut in 2016 with the Dominican Summer League Yankees, hitting .238 in 50 contests. Chaparro spent the 2017 season with the rookie–level Pulaski Yankees, batting .191/.249/.348 with 7 home runs and 20 RBI.[2]
Chaparro spent the 2018 and 2019 seasons with the Low–A Staten Island Yankees, hitting .191 across 60 games in 2018, and .246 across 57 games in 2019.[3] He did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[4]
Chaparro returned to action in 2021 with the Single–A Tampa Tarpons and High–A Hudson Valley Renegades, for whom he played in 101 games and hit .267/.381/.468 with 15 home runs and 73 RBI. After the season, he played in the Arizona Fall League.[5] Chaparro played 2022 with the rookie–level Florida Complex League Yankees, Tampa, and Double–A Somerset Patriots. In 71 games between the three affiliates, he hit .296/.370/.592 with a career–high 20 home runs and 55 RBI.[6]
Chaparro spent the 2023 season with the Triple–A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders, playing in 137 contests and hitting .247/.331/.444 with new career–highs in home runs (23) and RBI (89). He elected free agency following the season on November 6, 2023.[7]
On November 19, 2023, Chapparo signed a minor league contract with the Arizona Diamondbacks.[8] In 95 games for the Triple–A Reno Aces, he batted .332/.403/.564 with 19 home runs and 75 RBI.
On July 30, 2024, the Diamondbacks traded Chaparro to the Washington Nationals in exchange for Dylan Floro.[9] In 10 games for the Triple–A Rochester Red Wings, he hit .286/.419/.657 with four home runs and 10 RBI. On August 13, Chaparro was selected to the 40-man roster and promoted to the major leagues for the first time.[10]