Luis Rengifo
Luis Jose Rengifo (born February 26, 1997) is a Venezuelan professional baseball infielder for the Los Angeles Angels of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2019. Career. Seattle Mariners. Rengifo signed with the Seattle Mariners as an international free agent in March 2014. He made his professional debut that year with the Venezuelan Summer League Mariners, batting .198 with one home run and 20 RBIs in 64 games. He played 2015 with the Dominican Summer League Mariners where he slashed .336/.405/.465 with two home runs, 35 RBIs, and 19 stolen bases in 60 games , 2016 with the Arizona League Mariners where he hit .239 in 34 games, and started 2017 with the Clinton LumberKings. Tampa Bay Rays. On August 6, 2017, the Mariners traded Rengifo along with Anthony Misiewicz and a PTBNL (Osmy Gregorio), to the Tampa Bay Rays for Mike Marjama and Ryan Garton. He finished the season with the Bowling Green Hot Rods. In 125 games between Clinton and Bowling Green, he hit .250 with 12 home runs, 52 RBIs, and 34 stolen bases. Los Angeles Angels. On March 20, 2018, Rengifo was acquired by the Los Angeles Angels as the player  to be named later from an earlier trade for C. J. Cron. He started the season with the Inland Empire 66ers and was promoted to the Mobile BayBears and Salt Lake Bees during the season. In 127 games between the three clubs, he slashed .299/.399/.452 with seven home runs, 64 RBIs, 41 stolen bases and 109 runs scored. The Angels added Rengifo to their 40-man roster after the 2018 season. He began 2019 back with Salt Lake. On April 25, he was called up to the major league roster, and made his major league debut that night. He finished  the season hitting .238 with seven home runs and 33 RBIs in 108 games. In early 2020, Rengifo was nearly traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Joc Pederson and Ross Stripling, but the trade fell through. Rengifo began the season as the Angels' second basemen but struggled and was sent down to the minors. He finished with a .156 average in 33 games. Personal life. On September 16, 2021, it was reported that Rengifo had been charged by Venezuelan authorities with forging divorce documents and selling property without his ex-wife's consent. The incident allegedly happened in July  2019, with the documents being legalized in December 2020. Rengifo's father, sister and lawyer were arrested and detained that same day. An arrest warrant was issued for Rengifo, though it is unclear if extradition will be requested.