Ehire Adrianza

Ehire Enrique Adrianza Palma was born on August 21, 1989 in Venezuela.

The San Francisco Giants signed him as an amateur free agent in 2006. He made his Major League debut for them in 2013. Adrianza played sparingly for them over the next four seasons, batting .220 with three home runs in 154 games. San Francisco won the World Series in 2014, but Adrianza was not on the postseason roster. He was designated for assignment after the 2016 season, and claimed on waivers by the Minnesota Twins.

Adrianza began the 2017 campaign on the disabled list, eventually making is Twins debut on May 6th. He got off to a hot start with his new team, batting .348 in his first month, also establishing himself as a versatile player in the field. The Venezuelan utility man played all four infield positions and left field within his first 12 games of action with the club. He finished the season slashing .256/.324/.383 in 70 games for the Twins. Minnesota lost the AL Wild Card Game against the New York Yankees that fall. Adrianza was 0-for-1 in that game, pinch hitting and playing an inning of left field.

He signed a one year, $1 million deal to avoid arbitration in 2018. Adrianza drove in a career high 39 runs that season, getting many starts at shortstop early in the year when Jorge Polanco was serving an 80-game PED suspension. He slashed .251/.301/.379.

Minnesota brought Adrianza back on another one year deal in 2019. He hit a solo home run against Houston Astros ace Justin Verlander on April 29th, which held up as the game's only run that evening. Adrianza slashed .272/.349/.416 that season, playing every position except for catcher and center field. He even pitched an inning against the New York Mets on July 17th, allowing three runs. The Twins were AL Central champions, but Adrianza did not see any action as they were swept in the ALDS.

The team brought him back on a fourth consecutive one year deal. Adrianza slashed .191/.287/.270 during the COVID shortened 2020 season. Minnesota once again won the AL Central, and Adrianza once again did not see any action in the postseason.

He earned his second World Series ring with the Atlanta Braves in 2021, going 1-for-10 in the playoffs that fall. Adrianza began 2022 with the Washington Nationals, but was eventually traded back to Atlanta. He spent 2023 with the Braves as well, and finished his Major League career by playing for the Los Angels Angels in 2024.

As of 2025, Adrianza is a player development coach in the Twins minor league system.

• 2x World Series champion (2014, 2021)