# Juremi Profar

Juremi Gregorius Profar (born January 30, 1996) is a Dutch-Curaçaoan professional baseball infielder for the Hotsand Macerata Angels of the Italian Baseball League (IBL).

## Early life

Profar represented Willemstad, Curaçao and Pabao Little League at the 2007 and 2008 Little League World Series. His brothers, Jurickson and Jurdrick, have also represented the same Little League in the finals, Jurickson doing so in 2004 and 2005, followed later by Jurdrick in 2019.

## Professional career
### Texas Rangers

Profar signed with the Texas Rangers as an international free agent on September 4, 2012. He made his professional debut in 2013 with the DSL Rangers, batting .281/.361/.350 with 44 RBI in 63 games. In 2014, he played for the Spokane Indians where he batted .247 with one home run and 36 RBI in 67 games. He also played in seven games for the Hickory Crawdads and two games for the Round Rock Express. Profar spent 2015 with the High Desert Mavericks and Hickory, where he compiled a .266 batting average with four home runs and 33 RBI in 77 games between both teams. In 2016, with High Desert he slashed .300/.355/.473 with 13 home runs, 58 RBI, and an .827 OPS in 103 games. In 2017 with the Frisco RoughRiders, he batted .263 with 10 home runs and 40 RBI in 109 games. Profar spent the 2018 season with Frisco, hitting .232/.283/.352 with 10 home runs and 51 RBI. Profar split the 2019 season between Frisco and the Nashville Sounds, hitting a combined .265/.324/.394 with 10 home runs and 60 RBI. He elected free agency following the season on November 4, 2019.

### Boston Red Sox

On November 22, 2019, Profar signed a minor league contract with the Boston Red Sox. Profar did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. He was released by the Red Sox on May 29, 2020.

### Bravos de León

On February 17, 2022, Profar signed with the Bravos de León of the Mexican League. He appeared in 6 games for León, going 6-for-23 with 2 RBI. Profar was released by the club on May 23.

### Marineros de Ensenada

Profar signed with the Marineros de Ensenada for the 2022 Liga Norte de México (LNM) season. He left the team towards the end of the regular season due to a commitment with the Netherlands national team, though he returned to the Marineros ahead of the championship series against the Freseros de San Quintín [es]. Profar helped them win the LNM title after beating the Freseros in five games.

### Québec Capitales

On February 14, 2023, Profar signed with the Québec Capitales of the Frontier League.

### Karachi Monarchs

On October 23, 2023, Profar was selected in the sixth round by the Karachi Monarchs, with the 48th overall pick, of the 2023 Baseball United inaugural draft.

### Québec Capitales (second stint)

On April 23, 2024, Profar re–signed with the Québec Capitales of the Frontier League. In 14 games for Québec, he hit .263/.312/.333 with no home runs and six RBI. On May 29, Profar was released by the Capitales.

### Hotsand Macerata Angels

On June 19, 2024, Profar signed with the Hotsand Macerata Angels of the Italian Baseball League.

## International career

Profar played for the Netherlands at the 2019 WBSC Premier12. He also represented the Netherlands at the 2023 World Baseball Classic.
Profar played third base and batted .609 with a .643 on base percentage with 14 hits (all leading the championship) in 23 at bats for the Netherlands at the 2023 European Baseball Championship in the Czech Republic.

## Personal life

Profar's older brother is All-Star Jurickson Profar. His younger brother Jurdrick Profar signed his first professional contract with the Chicago White Sox in 2024.