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Yohel Pozo is a Venezuelan professional baseball catcher and designated hitter in the Oakland Athletics organization. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Texas Rangers, for whom he debuted with in 2021.
Pozo played for Venezuela in the 2009 Little League World Series. Pozo signed as an international free agent with the Texas Rangers on August 17th, 2013, for a $100,000 signing bonus. Pozo spent the 2014 and 2015 seasons with the DSL Rangers of the Rookie-level Dominican Summer League; hitting .273/.329/.333 with 29 RBI in 2014, and .272/.335/.354 with one home run and 24 RBI in 2015. He spent the 2016 season with the Arizona League Rangers of the Rookie-level Arizona League, hitting .343/.382/.448 with one home run and 22 RBI.
Pozo split the 2017 season between the Spokane Indians of the Low–A Northwest League and the Hickory Crawdads of the Single–A South Atlantic League, hitting a combined .323/.351/.478 with four home runs and 25 RBI. Pozo spent the 2018 season back with Hickory, hitting .264/.312/.411 with 10 home runs and 49 RBI. His 2019 season was spent with the Down East Wood Ducks of the High–A Carolina League, where he hit .246/.274/.357 with nine home runs and 43 RBI.
Pozo did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. He became a free agent on November 2, 2020. On November 17th, 2020, Pozo signed a minor league contract with the San Diego Padres organization. Pozo returned to Texas, when on December 10, he was selected by the Rangers in the minor league phase of the Rule 5 draft.
Pozo spent the 2021 minor league season with the Round Rock Express of the Triple-A West, hitting .337/.352/.622 with 23 home runs and 74 RBI over 77 games. On August 13th, 2021, Texas selected his contract and promoted him to the active roster. That night versus the Oakland Athletics, he made his major league debut. In his debut, recorded his first career hit off Cole Irvin, and his first MLB home run off Sergio Romo. Over 21 games for Texas in 2021, Pozo hit .284/.312/.378 with one home run and nine RBI.
On November 30th, 2021, Pozo was non–tendered by the Rangers, making him a free agent. He re–signed with Texas on a minor league contract the next day. Appearing in just 65 games for Round Rock in 2022, Pozo hit .320/.352/.474 with six home runs and 38 RBI. He elected free agency on November 10, 2022. On December 13th, 2022, Pozo signed a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training with the Oakland Athletics. He re-signed a minor league contract on November 11, 2023. In 2024 with the Las Vegas Aviators, Pozo had another tremendous season hitting .324 with 15 HR’s and 54 RBI’s for an .873 OPS.
The featured custom “YOHEL POZO” Leather Baseball Belt was game worn by Yohel Pozo in 2024 as a member of the Las Vegas Aviators. The Las Vegas Aviators, formerly known as the Las Vegas 51s and Las Vegas Stars, are a Minor League Baseball team of the Pacific Coast League and the Triple-A affiliate of the Oakland Athletics. They are located in Summerlin South, Nevada, a community in Las Vegas. In 2024 with the Las Vegas Aviators, Pozo had another tremendous season hitting .324 with 15 HR’s and 54 RBI’s for an .873 OPS. Pozo signed the Belt and added “2024 Game Worn Go A’S” in silver. There is some scuffing on the Belt below the ‘Worn” Inscription. (Please see Images) The Belt is embroidered with “YOHEL POZO” and “YP” in orange letters. Awesome looking Unique Belt!
******There is some scuffing on the Belt below the ‘Worn” Inscription. (Please see Images)
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