José Miranda (baseball)

José Miranda
Miranda with the Minnesota Twins in 2025
El Águila de Veracruz – No. 29
Infielder
Born: (1998-06-29) June 29, 1998
Manatí, Puerto Rico
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
MLB debut
May 2, 2022, for the Minnesota Twins
MLB statistics
(through 2025 season)
Batting average.263
Home runs28
Runs batted in133
Stats at Baseball Reference 
Teams

José Francisco Miranda (born June 29, 1998) is a Puerto Rican professional baseball infielder for El Águila de Veracruz of the Mexican League. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Minnesota Twins.

Career

Minnesota Twins

José Miranda, infielder with the St. Paul Saints (Triple-A) scores a run during a game against the Omaha Storm Chasers at Werner Park in Nebraska on July 20, 2021.

Miranda was drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the second round of the 2016 Major League Baseball draft out of Leadership Christian Academy in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico.[1] He made his professional debut that year with the Gulf Coast Twins.

Miranda played 2017 with the Elizabethton Twins, 2018 with the Cedar Rapids Kernels and Fort Myers Miracle and 2019 with Fort Myers and the Pensacola Blue Wahoos.[2][3] He did not play a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[4] Miranda started 2021 with the Wichita Wind Surge before being promoted to the St. Paul Saints.[5] In his first game with the Saints, he hit three home runs.[6] That year, Miranda won the Twins Minor League Player of the Year award.[7] He was selected to the 40-man roster following the season on November 19, 2021.[8]

He opened the 2022 season back with St. Paul. On May 2, 2022, Miranda was called up to the major leagues for the first time and made his MLB debut that night versus the Baltimore Orioles.[9] On May 6, Miranda hit his first career home run off of Zach Logue of the Oakland Athletics.[10] Miranda won the rookie of the month in July where he had 13 runs, 24 hits, 2 doubles, 5 homeruns, and 19 RBI in 20 games played and slashed .353/.405/.603.[11] Miranda started a 3–6 triple play in the fourth inning on August 22 when Texas Rangers batter Nathaniel Lowe lined out to him. Miranda then doubled Corey Seager on the first base bag and threw to shortstop Carlos Correa to put out Marcus Semien at second base.[12]

On July 15, 2023, Miranda was placed on the injured list with a sore shoulder.[13] The next day, he was shut down for at least a week after receiving a platelet-rich plasma injection in the same shoulder.[14] He was transferred to the 60–day injured list on September 1.[15] On September 13, it was announced that Miranda would undergo season–ending shoulder surgery.[16]

Miranda was optioned to Triple–A St. Paul to begin the 2024 season.[17] He was later recalled from Triple-A on April 8, 2024. Between July 3–6, 2024 against the Detroit Tigers and Houston Astros, Miranda had 12 hits in 12 straight at-bats, setting a franchise record, and tying a league record.[18] In 121 total appearances for Minnesota, he slashed .284/.322/.441 with nine home runs and 49 RBI.

José Miranda in St.Louis, 2025.

Miranda played in 12 games for the Twins during the 2025 campaign, going 6-for-36 (.167) with one home run and five RBI. On November 6, 2025, Miranda was removed from the 40-man roster and sent outright to St. Paul; he subsequently rejected the assignment and elected free agency.[19]

San Diego Padres

On December 19, 2025, Miranda signed a minor league contract with the San Diego Padres.[20] He made 28 appearances for the Triple-A El Paso Chihuahuas, batting .268/.308/.482 with five home runs and 26 RBI. On May 20, 2026, Miranda was released by the Padres organization.[21]

Sultanes de Monterrey

On July 1, 2026, Miranda signed with the Sultanes de Monterrey of the Mexican League.[22] In 11 appearances for the Sultanes, he batted .147/.237/.147 with no home runs and three RBI. On July 16, Miranda was released by Monterrey.[23]

El Águila de Veracruz

On July 17, 2026, Miranda signed with El Águila de Veracruz of the Mexican League.[24]

Personal life

His cousin is songwriter and actor Lin-Manuel Miranda.[25]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Bollinger, Rhett (June 10, 2016). "Twins draft Jose Miranda from Puerto Rico". MLB.com. Retrieved November 27, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Miranda powers Miracle in Game 1".
  3. ↑ "Jose Miranda Learning Less is More". January 10, 2019.
  4. ↑ "2020 Minor League Baseball season cancelled". mlb.com. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Jose Miranda and Josh Winder promoted to Triple-A St. Paul".
  6. ↑ "Jose Miranda homers three times in Saints debut on 23rd birthday". Star Tribune.
  7. ↑ "Former Miracle infielder Miranda wins Twins Player of the Year".
  8. ↑ "Twins' Jose Miranda: Shielded from Rule 5 draft". November 19, 2021.
  9. ↑ Trezza, Joe (May 3, 2022). "Jose Miranda, Lin-Manuel's cousin, gets callup from Twins". MLB.com. Retrieved May 3, 2022.
  10. ↑ "Jose Miranda's first career homer | 05/06/2022". MLB.com.
  11. ↑ "July top rookie honors go to Miranda, Strider". MLB.com. Retrieved August 18, 2022.
  12. ↑ Park, Do-Hyoung (August 22, 2022). "Twins turn their second triple play of the season". MLB.com. Retrieved September 3, 2022.
  13. ↑ "Twins' Jose Miranda: Heading to IL with shoulder issue". cbssports.com. July 15, 2023. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
  14. ↑ "Twins' Jose Miranda: Plasma injection in shoulder". cbssports.com. July 17, 2023. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
  15. ↑ "Twins' Jose Miranda: Moves to 60-day IL". cbssports.com. September 2023. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
  16. ↑ "Twins' Jose Miranda: Undergoing shoulder surgery". cbssports.com. September 13, 2023. Retrieved September 16, 2023.
  17. ↑ "Jose Miranda among three Twins spring cuts Monday". si.com. March 18, 2024. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
  18. ↑ "Twins' Jose Miranda gets a hit in 12th consecutive at-bat, tying MLB record". Associated Press. July 6, 2024. Retrieved July 6, 2024.
  19. ↑ Adams, Steve (November 6, 2025). "Twins Outright Five Players". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved November 27, 2025.
  20. ↑ McDonald, Darragh (December 19, 2025). "Padres To Sign José Miranda To Minor League Deal". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved December 25, 2025.
  21. ↑ "Padres Release Jose Miranda". mlbtraderumors.com. Retrieved May 21, 2026.
  22. ↑ "LMB: Movimientos en listas de reserva - 1 de julio de 2026". lmb.com.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved July 3, 2026.
  23. ↑ "LMB: Movimientos en listas de reserva - 16 de julio de 2026". lmb.com.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved July 18, 2026.
  24. ↑ "LMB: Movimientos en listas de reserva - 17 de julio de 2026". lmb.com.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved July 19, 2026.
  25. ↑ Rand, Michael (July 1, 2021). "Twins prospect is Lin-Manuel Miranda's cousin — and knows something about smash hits, too". Star Tribune. Retrieved November 3, 2025.
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