In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Andrus and the second or maternal family name is Torres.
Baseball player
Elvis Andrus
Andrus with the Texas Rangers in 2016
Free agent
Shortstop
Born: (1988-08-26) August 26, 1988 (age 35) Maracay, Venezuela
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
MLB debut
April 6, 2009, for the Texas Rangers
MLB statistics (through 2023 season)
Batting average
.269
Hits
2,091
Home runs
102
Runs batted in
775
Stolen bases
347
Teams
Texas Rangers (2009–2020)
Oakland Athletics (2021–2022)
Chicago White Sox (2022–2023)
Career highlights and awards
2× All-Star (2010, 2012)
Elvis Augusto Andrus Torres (born August 26, 1988) is a Venezuelan-American professional baseball shortstop who is a free agent. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Texas Rangers, Oakland Athletics, and Chicago White Sox. He is a two-time All-Star.
Andrus was born in the city of Maracay in Venezuela. As an international prospect, he signed a contract with the Atlanta Braves at the age of 16 in 2005. Entering 2007, he was rated by Baseball America as the No. 2 prospect in the Atlanta Braves organization. Midway through the 2007 season, Andrus was traded to Texas. Andrus was called up to the major leagues in 2009 and was the Rangers' Opening Day starting shortstop at the age of 20. After his first season, he finished second in American League Rookie of the Year voting.
Andrus earned the first All-Star selection of his career in 2010 and later received his second nomination in 2012. Andrus manned the Rangers' left infield alongside third baseman Adrián Beltré for eight years, forming a friendship that was noted for the former's practical jokes on the latter.[1] After 12 seasons with the Rangers, Andrus was traded to Oakland in February 2021.
Andrus maintained his role as starting shortstop with the Athletics and remained with the team for one-and-a-half seasons before being traded to Chicago in 2022. He played his 1,900th career game in 2022 and is fourth among active players in games played as of 2023.[2] In 2023, he recorded the 2,000th hit of his career.
^Sullivan, T. R. (November 30, 2018). "Beltre will miss 'special relationship' with Andrus". MLB.com. MLB Advanced Media. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
^"Active Leaders & Records for Games Played". Baseball Reference. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
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