José Marmolejos


José Ramon Marmolejos, sometimes referred to as José Marmolejos-Diaz, is a Dominican professional baseball first baseman and outfielder for the Seattle Mariners of Major League Baseball.

Career

Washington Nationals

Marmolejos signed with the Washington Nationals as an international free agent in June 2011. After hitting.310 over 124 games with 11 home runs for the Class-A Hagerstown Suns of the South Atlantic League in 2015, Marmolejos was named the Nationals' Minor League Player of the Year. He repeated in 2016, earning organizational Minor League Player of the Year honors with a combined.289 batting average and 13 home runs with the High-A Potomac Nationals and the Class-AA Harrisburg Senators.
The Nationals added Marmolejos to their 40-man roster after the 2016 season. On February 24, 2017, Marmolejos was placed on the 60-day disabled list with a left forearm strain. While rehabbing, Marmolejos went 5-for-6 with the Harrisburg Senators in a May 22, 2017, game visiting the Erie SeaWolves. He capped off his day by hitting a two-out, go-ahead grand slam in the ninth inning, and the Senators won the ballgame 14–13. He was activated from the disabled list and assigned to continue playing for Class-AA Harrisburg on June 1, 2017. He was named to participate in the Eastern League All-Star game in 2017. In total, he hit.288 with 14 home runs in 107 games in Class-AA for the 2017 season. Marmolejos was designated for assignment on July 26, 2018. He remained with the Nationals and received a non-roster invitation to major league spring training before the 2019 season. Marmolejos became a free agent after the 2019 season.

Seattle Mariners

Marmolejos signed a minor league contract with the Seattle Mariners, that included an invitation to spring training, in November 2019.
On July 24, 2020, Marmolejos made his MLB debut on Opening Day, going hitless over 3 at-bats against the Houston Astros.