Audy Ciriaco

Audy Alexander Ciriaco Leguisamon (born June 16, 1987) is a Dominican minor league baseball shortstop who is a free agent. He is the younger brother of Kansas City Royals infielder Pedro Ciriaco. He began his career in the Detroit Tigers minor league system.
Career
Ciriaco started his career as a non-drafted free agent. He was signed by the Detroit Tigers on February 16, 2005. He began as a member of the Gulf Coast League Tigers, a minor league affiliate of the Tigers, and batted .250 in 40 games during the 2005 season. Baseball America named him as the 24th-best prospect the Tigers had at that time.
In 2006, Ciriaco again spent the season in the Gulf Coast League. He appeared in 50 games and his batting average dropped to .217. Defensively, he was part of 31 double plays, the most for any shortstop in the league.
In 2012, Ciriaco played in 102 games for the Mud Hens and batted .224. It was his lowest overall average for a full season since he hit .224 in 2007. However, he did set a new career-high by hitting 12 home runs.<ref name="BR minors"/>
He signed a minor league deal with the Cleveland Indians before the 2014 season.

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