Announcement
Hometown: Malden, MA Professional: Minnesota Twins
Juan begins his seventh season with the Chiefs in 2018....Played in only one game in 2017 due to a back injury....Came to the club in 2012 after spending seven straight seasons in the
Minnesota Twins organization......Had five homers in 2016.....Batted an overall .333 in 2015 with three homers and 22 RBI's....Began the 2015 season on the disabled list before being activated in late June....In 2014, Juan finished fifth in the ICL batting race while hitting .368 and had four homers and 21 RBI and won his second ICL Championship.....Hit .327 in 2013 as the Chiefs shortstop…..Won the ICL's Triple Crown in 2012 with five homers and 27
RBI and hitting an ICL league best .416, leading the Chiefs to the
ICL championship......Juan was selected by the Twins in 15th Round of the 2004
MLB Draft.....Played a season of high school baseball at Malden High before
being drafted......In his seven seasons with the Twins, he appeared in 666 games,
had 634 hits, including 113 doubles, 17 triples and 61 homers......He appeared
in 24 Major League games for Minnesota during spring training of 2010 hitting
.333 with three homers and nine RBI...... Had six RBI for the Twins against the
New York Yankees on March 7, 2010, including a grand slam.....Was a career
.264 hitter as a professional with 314 RBI during his time with Minnesota, which
included stints in Fort Myers, Elizabethton,TN, Beloit, WI & New Britain,
CT..... With the ability to play any position for Minnesota, Juan started 274
games in the outfield, 194 at third base, 121 at second base, and 14 at
shortstop.........During his rookie season with the Twins in 2004, he led the
Gulf Coast League with eight homers and hit .327.......Had nine home runs for
Double A New Britain of the Eastern League in 2010 while starting 127
games.........
