José Iglesias
Full name: Jose Antonio Iglesias Aleman
Also known as: Jose · José Iglesias
- Bats / Throws
- Right / Right
- Height
- 180 cm
- Weight
- 79 kg
- Born
- 1990-01-05 · Havana
- Debut
- 2011-05-08
José Iglesias is a Cuban baseball player, born on 5 January 1990 in Havana. His full name is recorded as Jose Antonio Iglesias Aleman. He batted and threw right-handed.
The record here covers 15 seasons in the American League, National League and Serie Nacional de Béisbol, between 2006 and 2025. Most of that was with Detroit Tigers, 5 seasons of it, with the remainder for Anaheim Angels, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Cincinnati Reds, Colorado Rockies, La Habana, New York Mets and San Diego Padres. He appears in 2 postseason campaigns.
Across his recorded career he batted .284, with 128 hits, 0 home runs and 45 runs batted in. His highest recorded season average was .373, in 2020 (142 AB). His most home runs in a season was 11, in 2019.
Career summary
- Seasons 15 (2006–2025)
- Leagues American League, National League, Serie Nacional de Béisbol
- TeamsAnaheim Angels, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Cincinnati Reds, Colorado Rockies, Detroit Tigers, La Habana, New York Mets, San Diego Padres
- AVG / OBP / SLG
.284 / .318 / .336
Batting
| Season | Team | League | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | HBP | IBB | SH | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-07 · Postseason | La Habana | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 9 | 31 | 31 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .258 | .258 | .290 | .548 |
| 2006-07 | La Habana | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 37 | 95 | 85 | 10 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 20 | .200 | .236 | .235 | .471 |
| 2007-08 · Postseason | La Habana | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 4 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .100 | .100 | .100 | .200 |
| 2007-08 | La Habana | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 75 | 345 | 314 | 51 | 101 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 39 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 47 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 120 | .322 | .358 | .382 | .740 |
| 2011 | Boston Red Sox | American League | 10 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .333 | .333 | .333 | .666 |
| 2012 | Boston Red Sox | American League | 25 | 77 | 68 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | .118 | .200 | .191 | .391 |
| 2013 | Boston Red Sox | American League | 63 | 234 | 215 | 27 | 71 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 88 | .330 | .376 | .409 | .785 |
| 2013 | Detroit Tigers | American League | 46 | 148 | 135 | 12 | 35 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 47 | .259 | .306 | .348 | .654 |
| 2015 | Detroit Tigers | American League | 120 | 454 | 416 | 44 | 125 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 11 | 8 | 25 | 44 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 154 | .300 | .347 | .370 | .717 |
| 2016 | Detroit Tigers | American League | 137 | 513 | 467 | 57 | 119 | 26 | 0 | 4 | 32 | 7 | 4 | 28 | 50 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 157 | .255 | .306 | .336 | .642 |
| 2017 | Detroit Tigers | American League | 130 | 489 | 463 | 56 | 118 | 33 | 1 | 6 | 54 | 7 | 4 | 21 | 65 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 171 | .255 | .288 | .369 | .657 |
| 2018 | Detroit Tigers | American League | 125 | 464 | 432 | 43 | 116 | 31 | 3 | 5 | 48 | 15 | 6 | 19 | 47 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 168 | .269 | .310 | .389 | .699 |
| 2019 | Cincinnati Reds | National League | 146 | 530 | 504 | 62 | 145 | 21 | 3 | 11 | 59 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 70 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 205 | .288 | .318 | .407 | .725 |
| 2020 | Baltimore Orioles | American League | 39 | 150 | 142 | 16 | 53 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 79 | .373 | .400 | .556 | .956 |
| 2021 | Anaheim Angels | American League | 114 | 447 | 424 | 57 | 110 | 23 | 1 | 8 | 41 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 66 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 159 | .259 | .295 | .375 | .670 |
| 2021 | Boston Red Sox | American League | 23 | 64 | 59 | 8 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | .356 | .406 | .508 | .914 |
| 2022 | Colorado Rockies | National League | 118 | 467 | 439 | 48 | 128 | 30 | 0 | 3 | 47 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 56 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 167 | .292 | .328 | .380 | .708 |
| 2024 | New York Mets | National League | 85 | 291 | 270 | 39 | 91 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 39 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 121 | .337 | .381 | .448 | .829 |
| 2025 | San Diego Padres | National League | 112 | 343 | 306 | 29 | 70 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 36 | 5 | 1 | 24 | 56 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 90 | .229 | .298 | .294 | .592 |
| Career total | — | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | — | — | 450 | 65 | 128 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 45 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 69 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 2 | — | .284 | .318 | .336 | .654 |
| Career total | — | American League | 832 | 3046 | 2827 | 328 | 778 | 169 | 11 | 33 | 260 | 51 | 26 | 136 | 376 | 47 | 3 | 23 | 13 | 1068 | .275 | .318 | .378 | .696 |
| Career total | — | National League | 461 | 1631 | 1519 | 178 | 434 | 78 | 4 | 21 | 168 | 19 | 12 | 73 | 221 | 26 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 583 | .286 | .328 | .384 | .712 |
Fielding
| Season | Team | League | INN | PO | A | E | DP | FPCT | TC | TP | PB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-07 · Postseason | La Habana | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 83.0 | 26 | 33 | 0 | 7 | 1.000 | 59 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006-07 | La Habana | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 209.2 | 28 | 98 | 8 | 11 | .940 | 134 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007-08 · Postseason | La Habana | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 41.0 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007-08 | La Habana | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 632.0 | 136 | 260 | 15 | 62 | .964 | 411 | 0 | 0 |
| Career total | — | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 965.1 | 194 | 405 | 23 | 82 | .963 | 622 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding totals are published aggregated across every position a player appeared at, not split by position.
Frequently asked questions
When was José Iglesias born?
José Iglesias was born on 1990-01-05 in Havana.
Which teams did José Iglesias play for?
José Iglesias appears for Anaheim Angels, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Cincinnati Reds, Colorado Rockies, Detroit Tigers, La Habana, New York Mets, San Diego Padres across 15 recorded seasons.
What are José Iglesias's career statistics?
In 15 recorded seasons José Iglesias batted .284 with 128 hits, 0 home runs and 45 runs batted in.
Sources and licences
- Identity data from the Chadwick Bureau Register, made available under the Open Data Commons Attribution License v1.0. ODC-By-1.0 (retrieved 2026-08-29)
- Cuban league statistics from the Federación Cubana de Béisbol (beisbolcubano.cu). (retrieved 2026-08-29)
- The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet. Interested parties may contact Retrosheet at "www.retrosheet.org". custom-permissive (retrieved 2026-09-01)
- Biographical data from Wikidata, released under CC0 1.0. CC0-1.0 (retrieved 2026-08-29)
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