Rowdy Tellez is an American professional baseball first baseman currently playing for the Seattle Mariners in MLB. He previously played for the Toronto Blue Jays, Milwaukee Brewers, and Pittsburgh Pirates. Tellez has also played for the Mexico national baseball team, showcasing his talent on an international stage.
In 2018, Tellez made his major league debut, and is the only player since 1913 to hit seven doubles in his first seven major league games.
In his first three games, Tellez hit six doubles, becoming the first major league player since 1913 to do so.
Tellez became the first player since 1920 to debut with three consecutive doubles.
Tellez was the first American League rookie since Joe DiMaggio in 1936 to hit six doubles in a three-game span.
On March 16, 1995, Ryan John "Rowdy" Tellez was born. He is an American professional baseball first baseman.
For the season with Toronto, Tellez batted .227/.293/.449 with 21 home runs and 51 RBIs in 409 plate appearances. Tellez became the third Blur Jays rookie to hit 21 or more home runs, joining Eric Hinske (24 in 2002) and J.P. Arencibia (23 in 2011).
Tellez tied the record set by Chris Dickerson in 2008 for the most extra-base hits in a player's first three games.
For the season with Toronto, Tellez batted .227/.293/.449 with 21 home runs and 51 RBIs in 409 plate appearances. Tellez became the third Blur Jays rookie to hit 21 or more home runs, joining Eric Hinske (24 in 2002) and J.P. Arencibia (23 in 2011).
For the rest of 2013, Tellez was assigned to the Rookie-level Gulf Coast League Blue Jays, where he batted .234 with two home runs and 20 RBIs in 34 games. Baseball America rated him the best power hitter in the Blue Jays minor league organization.
In 2013, Tellez was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 30th round of the Major League Baseball draft and signed with them for a signing bonus of $850,000.
In 2013, Tellez was recognized as a Baseball America High School All-American, a Rawlings First Team All-American, and a Rawlings/Perfect Game All-Region First Team – California while attending Elk Grove High School. He also accepted a scholarship to play baseball at the University of Southern California.
In 2014, Tellez played most of the season with the Bluefield Blue Jays of the Appalachian League and later earned a promotion to the Class-A Lansing Lugnuts of the Midwest League. Across 65 games in 2014, he batted .305 with six home runs and 43 RBIs.
In 2015, Tellez started the season with Lansing and earned several distinctions: Midwest League Player of the Week, Midwest League midseason All-Star, and later, selection to the AFL All-Prospect Team and AFL Rising Stars. He also played for the Salt River Rafters and achieved career-highs in multiple stats.
On August 20, he hit a home run with an exit velocity of 117.4 mph, the highest for a home run by a Blue Jay in the Statcast era (since 2015), and the third-highest exit velocity of any batted ball for all major leaguers in 2020, behind Pete Alonso (118.4) and Gary Sanchez (117.5).
In 2016, Tellez was named an Eastern League mid-season and full-season All-Star. He also received recognition as an MiLB.com Toronto Blue Jays Organization All-Star and a Baseball America Double-A All-Star. He had a stellar 2016 season, posting new career bests in almost every offensive category.
Tellez's mother, Lori, was diagnosed with stage IV melanoma in late 2016 and later she battled brain cancer.
In 2017, Tellez was assigned to the Triple-A Buffalo Bisons in late March. He struggled in Triple-A, hitting .222 with six home runs and 56 RBI in 122 games. On November 20, Tellez was added to Toronto's 40-man roster.
Tellez's mother, Lori, passed away on August 18, 2018, after battling stage IV melanoma and brain cancer. Her death occurred shortly before his major league debut.
On September 5, 2018, Tellez made his Major League debut with the Blue Jays, hitting a first-pitch, pinch-hit double against the Tampa Bay Rays in his first at bat.
In September 2018, Tellez played 23 games with Toronto, achieving a batting average of .314/.329/.614. He recorded 9 doubles, 4 home runs, and 14 RBIs across 73 plate appearances.
In 2018, Tellez began the season with the Buffalo Bisons. On September 4, Tellez was called up by the Blue Jays after the end of Buffalo's season.
In 2018, Tellez made his major league debut. He then became the only player since 1913 to hit seven doubles in his first seven major league games.
In 2019, Tellez also played 26 games with Buffalo, batting .366/.450/.688 with 7 home runs and 21 RBIs in 109 plate appearances.
Tellez made the Blue Jays' 2019 Opening Day roster. On April 11, he hit a home run with a 115.2 mph exit velocity, the fastest for a Toronto Blue Jays home run in the Statcast era (since 2015), later surpassed by Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
Tellez's strikeout rate decreased 12.7 percentage points from 2019, the greatest decrease among major league hitters.
In 2020, on August 20, Tellez hit a home run with an exit velocity of 117.4 mph, marking the highest for a Blue Jay in the Statcast era and the third-highest among all major leaguers for the year.
In the COVID-19-shortened 2020 season, Tellez batted .283/.346/.540, hitting eight home runs and 23 RBIs, with 20 strikeouts in 127 plate appearances. He played error-free baseball on defense.
On July 6, 2021, Tellez was traded to the Milwaukee Brewers for pitchers Trevor Richards and Bowden Francis.
In the 2021 postseason, Tellez hit a two-run home run in Game 1 of the National League Division Series and another in Game 4. However, these were his only hits in 10 at bats, and the Brewers lost the series to the Atlanta Braves.
In the 2021 regular season for the Brewers, Tellez batted .272/.333/.481, hitting 10 doubles, seven home runs, and 28 RBIs in 174 plate appearances.
On May 4, 2022, Tellez set a Brewers record with eight RBIs in one game, hitting two home runs, a double, and a single in an 18–4 win over the Cincinnati Reds.
In 2022, Rowdy Tellez ranked third in career home run frequency among Jewish major leaguers, with a home run every 17.46 at bats, behind Hank Greenberg and Joc Pederson.
In 2022, Tellez batted .219/.306/.461 with 35 home runs, 89 RBIs, and a .998 fielding percentage. His .998 fielding percentage was second-best among NL first basemen, and the best in franchise history.
In 2022, Tellez served as the officiant at former Blue Jays teammate Danny Jansen’s wedding.
On January 13, 2023, Tellez agreed to a one-year, $4.95 million contract with the Brewers, avoiding salary arbitration.
On December 15, 2023, Tellez signed a one-year, $3.2 million contract with the Pittsburgh Pirates, with incentives that could increase his salary up to $4 million.
In 2023, Tellez played for Mexico in the World Baseball Classic as a designated hitter.
In the 2023 regular season, Tellez batted .215/.291/.376 with 13 home runs and 47 RBIs. Tellez was non-tendered and became a free agent on November 17, 2023.
On September 24, 2024, Tellez was designated for assignment by the Pittsburgh Pirates.
By the end of 2024, Tellez's home run rate had dropped to one home run every 19.7 plate appearances, lower than Ryan Braun and Al Rosen.
On February 20, 2025, Tellez signed a minor league contract with the Seattle Mariners, including an invitation to spring training.
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