# Aneury Tavárez

Aneury De Jesús Tavárez Trinidad [ah-nay'-oo-ree / tah-vah'-rez] (born April 14, 1992) is a Dominican professional baseball outfielder for the Toros de Tijuana of the Mexican League.

## Career
### Boston Red Sox

The Boston Red Sox signed Tavárez as an international free agent in October 2010, signing him a bonus of $80,000. His first four seasons in the minors were unremarkable – a combined .254 batting average (289-for-1136) with 336 strikeouts and just 66 walks in 314 games.
Tavárez opened 2015 with the High–A Salem Red Sox, where he improved to .280 with a .444 OBP and .447 of slugging in 39 games. He then was promoted to the Double-A Portland Sea Dogs during the midseason and ended the year with the Triple-A Pawtucket Red Sox. Overall, he posted a .253/.314/.401 slash line with a .715 OPS in 112 games. After the season, he was selected to the roster for the Dominican Republic national baseball team at the 2015 WBSC Premier12.
Tavárez settled into Double-A in 2016, after spending the 2015 season at three levels, and struggled early in the year. As late as May 5, he was hitting .219 with a .534 OPS and was fighting for playing time before settling down in June, when he posted a robust .413 average and was briefly called up to Pawtucket for six games. Tavárez produced again in Triple-A, hitting .389/.522/.667 with a one home run and five RBI, while collecting a 1.188 OPS. Following his return on July 1 to Double-A, Tavárez hit .341 for the Sea Dogs during the month, boost his batting average to .336 in August, and finished the season with a career-high 12-game hitting streak, in which he went 15-for-37 (.405), missing out on the Eastern League batting title by a narrow margin. Binghamton Mets infielder Phillip Evans overtook Tavárez on the last day of the season, edging him .3351 to .3350. Tavárez led the league in triples (13), along with a third-best .379 OBP (.379) and fourth-bests in SLG (.506) and OPS (.886). He also earned Portland Sea Dogs Most Valuable Player honors and was named to both the Eastern League mid-season and season-ending All-Star teams. Adidionally, Tavárez led the Red Sox minor league system in average and triples, ranking third both in slugging and OPS behind Andrew Benintendi (.532/.910) and Yoan Moncada (.511/.918), fifth in OBP, sixth in hits (132), and eighth in stolen bases (20).

### Baltimore Orioles

On December 8, 2016, Tavárez was selected by the Baltimore Orioles in the 2016 Rule 5 draft. He did not play in any regular seasons minor league games for Baltimore.

### Boston Red Sox (second stint)

Tavárez was returned to Boston from Baltimore on April 2, 2017. He spent the season with three Red Sox teams: the Low–A Lowell Spinners (7 games), Double-A Portland Sea Dogs (18 games), and Triple-A Pawtucket Red Sox (33 games). Overall, he batted .272 with five home runs and 22 RBI in 58 games played.
Tavárez opened the 2018 season with Triple-A Pawtucket. In 104 games for the club, he batted .226/.284/.343 with 8 home runs, 34 RBI, and 9 stolen bases. Tavárez elected free agency following the season on November 2, 2018.
On January 25, 2019, Tavárez re-signed to a minor league deal with the Red Sox. He was released on May 10, 2019.

### Generales de Durango

On May 27, 2019, Tavárez signed with the Generales de Durango of the Mexican League. Tavárez did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the Mexican League season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2021, he slashed .353/.436/.603 with 10 home runs and 36 RBI over 55 games. He continued his success in 2022, batting .388/.466/.659 with 23 home runs and 80 RBI in 85 games, and was named a Mid-Season All Star in the North Division. In 2023, he registered a .263/.332/.425 line in 47 games.

### Guerreros de Oaxaca

On June 26, 2023, Tavárez was traded to the Guerreros de Oaxaca of the Mexican League in exchange for OF Ademar Rifaela. In 7 games for Oaxaca, Tavárez went 6–for–25 (.240) with no home runs and two RBI.

### Bravos de León

On December 11, 2023, Tavárez signed with the Bravos de León of the Mexican League. In 45 games for León, Tavárez batted .286/.373/.456 with four home runs and 24 RBI.

### Toros de Tijuana

On June 8, 2024, the Bravos traded Tavárez to the Toros de Tijuana of the Mexican League. In 45 appearances for Tijuana, he batted .311/.348/.466 with four home runs, 33 RBI, and nine stolen bases.