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are purchasing a 2017 Panini Elite Extra edition Future Threads 2/5, a Jumbo
Materials 5/5, a Dual Materials 10/10 and a 2016 Panini Elite Extra Edition Purple Aspirations auto 027/100 of Kevin Maitan. All of the 2017 Elite Extra Editions cards
have 2 color patches with careful stitching that are authenticated by Panini
America. The purple Aspirations card has his auto signed in a crisp blue sharpie that is authenticated by
Panini America. These cards are an
absolute must have for any Kevin Maitan, Venezualan baseball player or
any Prospect collector/fan/investors!
Kevin Francisco Maitán
Hernández (born February 12, 2000)
is a Venezuelan professional baseball shortstop for
the Caciques de Distrito of the Venezuelan Major League.
Maitán was considered the top
international prospect for the 2016 class. Though a natural shortstop, Maitán
has most often been projected as a third baseman in professional baseball. He
has been called the best international free agent since Miguel
Sanó in 2009 and has been compared to Miguel
Cabrera and Chipper Jones. He signed with the Atlanta
Braves on July 2, receiving a $4.25 million signing
bonus. Maitán arrived in the United States in September to begin his
professional career at the instructional league. He made his debut with
the Rookie-level Gulf Coast League Braves on July 3,
2017, and after batting .314 with a .751 OPS in nine games, he was
promoted to the Rookie Advanced Danville Braves, where he finished
2017, posting a .220 average with two home runs and 15 RBIs.
On October 2, 2017, Braves
general manager John Coppolella and international scouting director
Gordon Blakely resigned after an MLB investigation into their activities
discovered several rules violations regarding international signings. On
November 21, MLB ordered that Maitan and several other players were released
from their contracts and declared to be free agents.
Maitán signed with
the Los Angeles Angels, receiving a $2.2 million signing
bonus. He played for the Orem Owlz of the Advanced Rookie-level Pioneer
League in 2018. In 2019, he was promoted to the
Single-A Burlington Bees. He played 123 games and finished with a slash
line of .214/.278/.323.
In 2021, Maitán split the
year between the rookie-level Arizona Complex League Angels and the
High-A Tri-City Dust Devils. In 37 games, he batted a cumulative
.212/.261/.258 with one home run and 13 RBI. Maitán spent the 2022 season
with the Double-A Rocket City Trash Pandas, playing in 114 games and
hitting .261/.338/.399 with 11 home runs and 45 RBI (both one under his
career-highs). In 2023, he played in 53 games for Rocket City, struggling
to a .192/.300/.256 batting line with 1 home run and 15 RBI. On June 19, 2023,
Maitán was released by the Angels organization.
On July 21, 2023, Maitán
signed with the Lake Country DockHounds of the American
Association of Professional Baseball. In 9 games, he went 4–for–33 (.121)
with 3 RBI and 3 walks. On August 2, Maitán was released by the team.
On April 24, 2024, Maitán
signed with the Charleston Dirty Birds of the Atlantic League of
Professional Baseball. In 14 games for the Dirty Birds, Maitán hit
.333/.410/.611 with three home runs and 14 RBI.
On May 13, 2024, Maitán's
contract was purchased by the Minnesota Twins organization.[24] He was
subsequently assigned to the High-A Cedar Rapids Kernels, for whom he
made 75 appearances and batted .246/.296/.389 with eight home runs, 35 RBI, and
two stolen bases.
In 2025, Maitán made 26
appearances split between Cedar Rapids and the Single-A Fort Myers Mighty
Mussels, batting a combined .218/.296/.310 with eight RBI. Maitán was released
by the Twins organization on May 30, 2025.
On June 13, 2025, Maitan
signed with the Caciques de Distrito of the Venezuelan Major
League.
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