On defense, he led all AL shortstops in errors, with 25, and was 2nd among league shortstops in putouts (245) and 3rd in assists (407).
1988
Elvis Augusto Andrus Torres (born August 26, 1988) is a Venezuelan-American professional baseball shortstop in the Arizona Diamondbacks organization.
He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Texas Rangers, Oakland Athletics, and Chicago White Sox.
He is a two-time All-Star.
Andrus was born in the city of Maracay in Venezuela.
1997
The last player to do that was his then-teammate Andruw Jones, who had accomplished the feat in 1997 with the Atlanta Braves.
2005
As an international prospect, he signed a contract with the Atlanta Braves at the age of 16 in 2005.
He started the 2005 season with the Orlando Braves of the Gulf Coast League, and was promoted to Danville late in the season.
2006
He spent 2006 with Class-A Rome, being named to the South Atlantic League All-Star team.
2007
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.
In 2007, Andrus joined the Class A Myrtle Beach Pelicans of the Carolina League.
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.
2008
During the season, he was selected to the All-Star Futures Game and was selected again for the showcase in 2008.
2009
Andrus was called up to the major leagues in 2009 and was the Rangers' Opening Day starting shortstop at the age of 20.
After his first season, he finished second in American League Rookie of the Year voting.
With Rangers shortstop Michael Young agreeing to move to third base in 2009, Andrus earned the starting job on Opening Day.
He was the second-youngest player in the American League at the time.
As Andrus was only 20 years old, Texas signed veteran shortstop Omar Vizquel for insurance.
Andrus stole his 20th base on July 28, 2009, in his rookie season.
Andrus finished the 2009 season hitting .267 with 6 home runs and 33 stolen bases, finishing second in American League Rookie of the Year voting.
2010
Andrus earned the first All-Star selection of his career in 2010 and later received his second nomination in 2012.
Andrus manned the Rangers' left infield alongside 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 maintained his role as starting shortstop with the Athletics and remained with the team for one-and-a-half seasons before being traded to Chicago in 2022.
He played his 1,900th career game in 2022 and is fourth among active players in games played as of 2023.
In 2023, he recorded the 2,000th hit of his career.
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 was signed by the Atlanta Braves and received a signing bonus of more than $500,000.
Andrus was the 10th player in major league history to steal 20 bases under the age of 21.
Andrus was named to the 2010 American League All-Star team as a reserve shortstop.
In 2010, he batted .265, without any home runs.
2011
In 2011, Andrus batted .279, with 5 home runs.
2012
In 2012, Andrus earned his second All-Star selection, batting .286 while leading the American League in sacrifice hits with 17.
2016
He was 3rd in the American League in sacrifice hits (16), 4th in caught stealing (12), and 5th in stolen bases (37).
2017
He led the AL in sacrifice hits (17), was 2nd in caught stealing (15), and 9th in stolen bases (32).
