Ronny Simon #9

Ronny Oliver Simon Mateo...Born in La Romana, Dominican Republic...Signed by Miami as a Minor League free agent on Nov. 13, 2024.

2024

Spent the entire campaign with Triple-A Durham, slashing .283/.356/.429 (132-for-466) with 30 doubles, four triples, 10 home runs and 56 RBI in 130 games...Drew 47 walks against 99 strikeouts...Was 20-for-27 in stolen base attempts...Set career highs in games played, hits and doubles...Ranked seventh in the International League in hits and tied for eighth in doubles...Was one of five players at the Triple-A level with at least 30 doubles and 20 steals...Started his season with three consecutive multi-hit games from March 29-31, going 7-for-15 (.467) with a double and four RBI...His best offensive month came in June, when he batted .373 (31-for-83) with 12 runs, eight doubles, one triple, four home runs, 15 RBI, 11 walks and 13 strikeouts. Posted a .442 OBP and 1.081 OPS in the month...Posted a .292 AVG (38-for-130) against left-handed pitchers with a .781 OPS, and a .280 AVG (94-for-336) against right-handed pitchers, with a .786 OPS...Appeared defensively in 66 games (63 starts) at second base, 44 games (40 starts) in left field, 10 games (nine starts) at third base and five games (two starts) at shortstop. Combined to post a .951 fielding percentage (17 E/349 TC)…Played for the Toros del Este in the Dominican Winter League following the regular season. Hit .227 (25-for-110) with five doubles, three triples and 10 RBI in 30 games...Signed by Miami as a Minor League free agent on Nov. 13 with an invitation to Major League Spring Training.

2023

Hit .250/.337/.400 (120-for-480) with 25 2B, four 3B, 13 HR, 56 RBI and 31 SB in 128 games between Double-A Montgomery and Triple-A Durham… ranked among Rays farmhands in 2B (T3rd), SB (fourth, 31), runs (T5th, 82), walks (eighth, 61) and XBH (ninth, 42)…named MVP of the Dominican Winter League after hitting .323 (53-for-164) with 11 2B, one 3B, five HR, 21 RBI and 14 SB in 46 games for Toros del Este.

2022

Hit .260/.303/.479 (113-for-434) with 19 2B, 22 HR and 76 RBI in 109 games between Class-A Bowling Green and Double-A Montgomery… ranked among Rays Minor Leaguers in homers (tied for third), steals (34, fourth), runs (82, fourth), triples (tied for sixth), total bases (208, seventh) and extra-base hits (46, tied for eighth)…hit .325/.402/.550 (26-for-80) with four 2B, foir HR and 24 RBI in 21 games for the Mesa Solar Sox in the Arizona Fall League…named to the AFL Rising Stars Game…played nine games for the Toros del Este in the Dominican Winter League for a second consecutive year.

2021

Split the season between Class-A Visalia and Class-A Hillsboro. Hit .245/.329/.454 (94-for-383) with 23 doubles, three triples, 17 HR and 63 RBI in 97 games...Named an MiLB.com Organization All-Star with Arizona...Acquired by the Rays on Nov. 26 in exchange for OF Jordan Luplow.

2020

Was not part of the Cubs' 60-man player pool and did not play following the cancellation of the Minor League season...Acquired by the Diamondbacks on Nov. 5 as the player to be named in an Aug. 31 trade for LHP Andrew Chafin.

2019

Ranked among Dominican Summer League leaders in triples (tied for second, nine), SLG (third, .571) and OPS (seventh, .982).

2018

Played 25 games in his professional debut with the DSL Cubs 2.