Stephen Alemais

Stephen Gavin Alemais (born April 12, 1995) is an American professional baseball shortstop who is a free agent.

Stephen Alemais
Free agent
Shortstop / Second baseman
Born: (1995-04-12) April 12, 1995
New York City, New York
Bats: Right
Throws: Right

Career

Alemais was born in the Bronx, New York and attended All Hallows High School. He earned all-state honors in his junior and senior years, and all-district, all-city, and all-league honors in his sophomore, junior, and senior year. He currently holds the schools' single season hit record.[1] Undrafted out of high school in the 2013 MLB draft, he enrolled at Tulane University where he played college baseball. In 2015, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Cotuit Kettleers of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[2] In 2016, his junior year at Tulane, he slashed .311/.368/.401 with one home run, 28 RBIs, and 19 stolen bases in 53 games,[3] earning American Athletic Conference First Team honors. After the season, he was selected in the third round of the 2016 Major League Baseball draft by the Pittsburgh Pirates with the 105th overall pick.[4]

Alemais signed with Pittsburgh and made his professional debut with the West Virginia Black Bears before being promoted to the West Virginia Power in August.[5] In fifty games, he hit .249 with one home run and twenty RBIs.[6] In 2017, he played for the Power and the Bradenton Marauders along with making a rehab appearance with the Gulf Coast League Pirates. In 67 total games, he batted .265 with four home runs and 34 RBIS. In 2018, he played for the Altoona Curve, slashing .279/.346/.346 with one home run, 34 RBIs, and 16 stolen bases in 120 games. He returned to Altoona to begin 2019.

He was released by the Pirates in March 2022.

References
  1. "Stephen Alemais - Baseball". Tulane University Athletics.
  2. "Stephen Alemais - Profile". pointstreak.com. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
  3. "Pirates sign draft picks | Podcast Network". Sportstalk.triblive.com. June 18, 2016. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
  4. Walker, Rod (June 10, 2016). "Tulane catcher Jake Rogers, shortstop Stephen Alemais snagged on second day of Major League Baseball draft | Tulane". nola.com. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
  5. Zaslau, Darren (August 20, 2016). "Alemais Promoted to Power | Black Bears". Milb.com. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
  6. "West Virginia Power shortstop Stephen Alemais ready to dazzle defensively | Sports". wvgazettemail.com. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
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