Jorge Polanco Notable

b. July 5, 1993 · Minnesota Twins 2014–2023, Seattle Mariners 2024–2025

Jorge Polanco divided 12 seasons between two clubs as a shortstop: the Minnesota Twins from 2014, then the Seattle Mariners through 2025.

Across 1,087 games he batted .263, with 1,063 hits and 550 runs. He finished with 154 home runs, 222 doubles and 61 stolen bases.

He played 501 games at shortstop, with 1,188 assists and 73 errors. He turned 228 double plays. He also played 430 games at second base.

He was an All-Star in 2019. He hit for the cycle in 2019.

He was born in San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macorís, D.R. on July 5, 1993. He batted both ways and threw right-handed. He has not retired; our record has no final game for him.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
All-Star selection	1	2019
Player of the Week	1	2025

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
2014	MIN	5	6	2	2	1	1	0	3	2	2	0	.333
2015	MIN	4	10	1	3	0	0	0	1	2	1	1	.300
2016	MIN	69	245	24	69	15	4	4	27	17	46	4	.282
2017	MIN	133	488	60	125	30	3	13	74	41	78	13	.256
2018	MIN	77	302	38	87	18	3	6	42	25	62	7	.288
2019	MIN	153	631	107	186	40	7	22	79	60	116	4	.295
2020	MIN	55	209	22	54	8	0	4	19	13	35	4	.258
2021	MIN	152	588	97	158	35	2	33	98	45	118	11	.269
2022	MIN	104	375	54	88	16	0	16	56	64	95	3	.235
2023	MIN	79	302	38	77	18	0	14	48	36	88	4	.255
2024	SEA	118	417	43	89	11	0	16	45	46	137	4	.213
2025	SEA	138	471	64	125	30	0	26	78	42	82	6	.265
Career	—	1087	4044	550	1063	222	20	154	570	393	860	61	.263

On this day & linked events

1993

Born July 5, 1993

San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macorís, D.R.

2014

Major-league debut: Jorge Polanco

Jorge Polanco made a major-league debut on June 26, 2014.

2019

Jorge Polanco Hits for the Cycle, 2019

Jorge Polanco hit for the cycle for the Minnesota Twins against the Philadelphia Phillies on April 5, 2019.

Image: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0