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Elvis Augusto Andrus Torres (born August 26, 1988) is a Venezuelan-American former professional baseball shortstop. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Texas Rangers, Oakland Athletics, and Chicago White Sox. He was 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 debuted in the major leagues in 2009 as the Rangers' Opening Day starting shortstop at the age of 20. After the season, he finished second in American League Rookie of the Year voting.
Andrus earned the first All-Star selection of his career in 2010, later receiving a second selection in 2012. Andrus defended the left side of the Rangers' infield next to third baseman Adrián Beltré for eight years, forming a friendship that was noted for the former's practical jokes on the latter. After 12 seasons with the Rangers, Andrus was traded to Oakland in February 2021.
Andrus was starting shortstop with the Athletics for one-and-a-half seasons before being released in 2022. He was then promptly signed by the White Sox, with whom he scored his 1,000th career run. In 2023, he recorded the 2,000th hit of his career and played in his 2,000th game.
Andrus was born in Maracay, Venezuela, the son of Emilio and Elvia Andrus. Emilio Andrus was a university professor; he died when Elvis was seven years old. He has two older brothers, Erold and Erikson. Some Venezuelan families name their children after famous non-Venezuelan people, but Andrus said that he is not sure whether he was named after Elvis Presley. Andrus said, "I asked my mother a lot of times, but she never told me. Maybe my dad liked Elvis Presley. I'm not sure about that."
At the age of 16, Andrus signed with the Atlanta Braves and received a signing bonus of $600,000. He started the 2005 season with the Orlando Braves of the Gulf Coast League, and was promoted to Danville late in the season. He spent 2006 with Class-A Rome, being named to the South Atlantic League All-Star team.
In 2007, Andrus joined the Class A Myrtle Beach Pelicans of the Carolina League. Andrus was selected to the All-Star Futures Game in 2007 and 2008.
On July 31, 2007, Andrus, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, and three minor league pitchers (Matt Harrison, Neftalí Feliz, and Beau Jones) were traded from the Braves to the Rangers for Mark Teixeira and Ron Mahay.
Elvis Andrus
Elvis Augusto Andrus Torres (born August 26, 1988) is a Venezuelan-American former professional baseball shortstop. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Texas Rangers, Oakland Athletics, and Chicago White Sox. He was 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 debuted in the major leagues in 2009 as the Rangers' Opening Day starting shortstop at the age of 20. After the season, he finished second in American League Rookie of the Year voting.
Andrus earned the first All-Star selection of his career in 2010, later receiving a second selection in 2012. Andrus defended the left side of the Rangers' infield next to third baseman Adrián Beltré for eight years, forming a friendship that was noted for the former's practical jokes on the latter. After 12 seasons with the Rangers, Andrus was traded to Oakland in February 2021.
Andrus was starting shortstop with the Athletics for one-and-a-half seasons before being released in 2022. He was then promptly signed by the White Sox, with whom he scored his 1,000th career run. In 2023, he recorded the 2,000th hit of his career and played in his 2,000th game.
Andrus was born in Maracay, Venezuela, the son of Emilio and Elvia Andrus. Emilio Andrus was a university professor; he died when Elvis was seven years old. He has two older brothers, Erold and Erikson. Some Venezuelan families name their children after famous non-Venezuelan people, but Andrus said that he is not sure whether he was named after Elvis Presley. Andrus said, "I asked my mother a lot of times, but she never told me. Maybe my dad liked Elvis Presley. I'm not sure about that."
At the age of 16, Andrus signed with the Atlanta Braves and received a signing bonus of $600,000. He started the 2005 season with the Orlando Braves of the Gulf Coast League, and was promoted to Danville late in the season. He spent 2006 with Class-A Rome, being named to the South Atlantic League All-Star team.
In 2007, Andrus joined the Class A Myrtle Beach Pelicans of the Carolina League. Andrus was selected to the All-Star Futures Game in 2007 and 2008.
On July 31, 2007, Andrus, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, and three minor league pitchers (Matt Harrison, Neftalí Feliz, and Beau Jones) were traded from the Braves to the Rangers for Mark Teixeira and Ron Mahay.
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