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Japhet Isidro Amador (born January 19, 1987), nicknamed "El Gigante de Mulegé" (English: ''The giant from Mulegé''), is a Mexican professional baseball first baseman and designated hitter. As of 2015, he plays for the Diablos Rojos del México of the Mexican League. ==Biography== Amador was born in Mulegé, Baja California Sur. From 2007 through a portion of the 2013 season, Amador played in the Mexican League, last playing for the Diablos Rojos del México. In 2012, he hit 15 home runs through 81 Mexican League games; he hit 17 home runs in 61 games that year during winter baseball in the Mexican Pacific League.〔 In 104 games for the Diablos Rojos in 2013, Amador hit .368 with 36 home runs and 121 runs batted in (RBI).〔 On August 18, 2013 the Astros signed him and assigned him to the triple-A Oklahoma City RedHawks. When the Astros signed him, Amador weighed 330 pounds.〔 He played 10 games for Oklahoma City.〔 The organization then sent him to the Peoria Javelinas of the Arizona Fall League. In February 2014, the Astros reported that Amador was in Mexico dealing with a family emergency, that he would not be reporting for the beginning of spring training and that they were not sure whether he would report to the Astros at all. Amador reported to camp a couple of weeks late, and reporter Evan Drellich wrote that Amador's pregnant wife had been ill. Drellich said that Amador had hurt his already low chances of playing first base with the Astros. Amador appeared in seven games with Class AAA Oklahoma City early in the 2014 season.〔〔 By May, he had been returned to the Diablos Rojos on the agreement that he would rejoin the Astros organization when the Mexican League season was finished. After returning to Mexico, Amador said that he felt good and that he looked forward to a good season that would prove him worthy of a major league opportunity. As of 2015, Amador plays for the Diablos Rojos.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=amador001jap )〕 In Mexico, the 6'4" Amador has acquired the nickname "El Gigante de Mulegé", which is Spanish for "The Giant from Mulegé." Only one 300-pound player in baseball history has made the major leagues.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Japhet Amador」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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