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2025 Batting
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Top Jhonkensy Noel News
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Guardians' Jhonkensy Noel: Slide continues
Noel started in right field and went 0-for-2 before being lifted for a pinch hitter in Sunday's 3-1 loss to the Reds.
Noel's average slipped to .150 following his hitless day, and he has one hit over the last 23 at-bats. He's been part of a platoon in right field with Nolan Jones, but something may have to change soon. Guardians right fielders rank last in batting average (.170), 29th in OPS (.517) and 29th in slugging (.288). Lane Thomas (wrist), who is expected to return in the coming days, could help alleviate the problem.
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Guardians' Jhonkensy Noel: Stuck in short side of platoon
Noel is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Nationals, Tim Stebbins of MLB.com reports.
After making three straight starts last week, Noel appeared to be encroaching on Nolan Jones' role as the Guardians' top right fielder, but Noel looks like he'll remain in the short side of a platoon for now. Noel finds himself on the bench Wednesday for the fourth game in a row, with the Guardians having faced right-handed starting pitchers in each of those contests.
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Guardians' Jhonkensy Noel: Idle for Game 2
Noel isn't in the lineup for the second game of Tuesday's doubleheader versus Washington.
Noel entered Game 1 as a pinch hitter and went 1-for-2 with an RBI and a run scored. He'll begin the nightcap on the bench as well while Nolan Jones starts in right field, batting sixth.
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Guardians' Jhonkensy Noel: Taking seat for Game 1
Noel is out of the lineup for Game 1 of Tuesday's doubleheader against the Nationals.
The 23-year-old was poised to sit for Monday's contest before it was postponed, and he'll remain on the bench Tuesday for the make-up game. It's his second straight game on the bench after starting five of the previous six contests. Noel is in the midst of a 4-for-31 slump, and he's struck out 13 times during that stretch.
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Guardians' Jhonkensy Noel: Taking seat again Monday
Noel is not in the lineup for Monday's game versus the Nationals.
Noel has now been on the bench for consecutive games after starting five of the previous six contests. Nolan Jones is in right field and batting eighth for the Guardians on Monday.
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Guardians' Jhonkensy Noel: Retreating to bench Sunday
Noel is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Blue Jays.
Though Noel is on the bench for the series finale, he had started in right field five of the past six games. The Guardians have deployed Noel as a short-side platoon player for most of the season, but he's been getting more opportunities against right-handed pitching of late while Nolan Jones has struggled to get the job done. Jones is back in the lineup Sunday but is slashing just .160/.284/.267 with a 33 percent strikeout rate over his 88 plate appearances on the season.
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Guardians' Jhonkensy Noel: Launches second home run
Noel went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Thursday's 4-3 extra-inning win over Minnesota.
Noel extended Cleveland's lead to 2-0 in the fourth inning with a towering, 450-foot blast off Simeon Woods Richardson, his second homer this season. It's been a tough start to the year overall for Noel, who's slashing .186/.210/.305 with a 29 percent strikeout rate. However, the 23-year-old outfielder has already demonstrated his impressive power potential. Noel posted a .774 OPS with 13 homers in 198 plate appearances last year.
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Guardians' Jhonkensy Noel: Clubs first homer of year
Noel went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in the second game of Saturday's doubleheader against the Red Sox.
After sitting out the matinee against Tanner Houck, Noel got the start in right field and batted eighth in the nightcap against Walker Buehler. Big Christmas took advantage of the opportunity, launching a hanging sweeper over the left-field fence in the fourth inning for his first long ball of the season. Noel has seen sporadic playing time so far and hasn't done much to push for a bigger role, managing just a .465 OPS through 49 plate appearances. Nolan Jones hasn't fared much better (.567 OPS in 70 PAs), so if Noel can heat up, there's a clear path for him to take on a bigger share of the workload in right field.
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Guardians' Jhonkensy Noel: Starts against lefty
Noel started in right field and went 1-for-3 with a run scored in Sunday's 4-2 loss to Kansas City.
Noel, who as usual was in the lineup against a left-hander, singled and scored in the Guardians' two-run second inning. He's scored a run in four straight games. Noel isn't chasing as much as he did last season, but those better swing decisions have not resulted in improvement. Big Christmas is batting .188 through 13 games.
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Guardians' Jhonkensy Noel: Delivers in win
Noel went 2-for-4 with an RBI in Wednesday's 3-2 win over the White Sox.
With the hit-and-run on in the first inning, Noel singled through a vacated shortstop hole to produce Cleveland's first run. He had two of the team's three hits, as the Guardians used seven walks, two steals and aggressive baserunning to eke out the win. Noel's run-producing single snapped an 0-for-15 skid.
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Guardians' Jhonkensy Noel: Makes rare start against righty
Noel started in right field and went 0-for-2 in Friday's 8-6 win over the Angels.
Noel, who made his first start against a right-hander this season, was eventually pinch hit for by Nolan Jones, who had started the previous games against righties. Noel is 1-for-11 (.091) to start the season and has gone nine at-bats without a hit.
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Guardians' Jhonkensy Noel: Starts opener
Noel started in right field and went 1-for-4 with an RBI in Thursday's 7-4 win over Kansas City.
Noel is expected to serve as the short side of a platoon in right field with the recently acquired Nolan Jones. Noel had a hopeful camp, batting .333/.328/.509 with three home runs but also struck out 19 times in 57 at-bats.
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Guardians' Jhonkensy Noel: Hits second spring homer
Noel started in right field and went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Sunday's spring game against Milwaukee.
Noel's seventh-inning home run was his second of the Cactus League. He's hit safely in eight of the last nine spring games and looks poised to make the Opening Day roster. Noel is expected to be the right-handed component of a platoon in right field along with lefty Will Brennan. Noel is batting .282 (11-for-39) with two homers, four RBI, one steal and a significant 16 strikeouts this spring.
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Guardians' Jhonkensy Noel: Still has chance for roster spot
Noel is projected to make the Guardians' Opening Day roster by Mandy Bell and Tim Stebbins of MLB.com.
Noel has 15 strikeouts across 33 at-bats in Cactus League action this spring and doesn't offer much range in the outfield. On the other hand, he would provide some needed pop for the Guardians from the right side of the plate, as he maintained a .268 ISO across 198 plate appearances in his first taste of the majors last season. Assuming he does make the team, Noel is expected to begin the campaign splitting time with Will Brennan in right field.
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Guardians' Jhonkensy Noel: Competing for starting job
Noel and Will Brennan enter spring training in a competition for the starting job in right field, Mandy Bell of MLB.com reports.
Those two platooned in right for the second half of 2024, and that arrangement could return this season. The Guardians would like to have a bat that replaces the power lost when Josh Naylor was traded to Arizona. Brennan hasn't replicated the promise he showed when he first appeared in the majors in 2022. The right-handed hitting Noel bopped more home runs (13) and slugged higher (.486) than Brennan (eight, .388), but he could be a liability against righty pitching and needs to improve selectivity at the dish to become a lineup regular. Noel had a 31.8 strikeout percentage with a chase percentage of 45.0, both among the lowest in MLB. If neither player delivers what manager Stephen Vogt wants, Cleveland could seek another option.
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Player Bio
| HT/WT: 6-4, 250 lbs |
| Birthplace: San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic |
| Age: 23 |
| Experience: 1 |
| Bats/Throws: R, R |