Brayan Rocchio

Brayan Hommy Rocchio (born January 13, 2001) is a Venezuelan professional baseball shortstop for the Cleveland Guardians of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2023.

Career

Rocchio was signed as an international free agent by the Cleveland Indians in July 2017. He made his professional debut with the Dominican Summer League Indians in 2018.

Rocchio was promoted to the Arizona League Indians after hitting .323 in 25 games for the DSL Indians. He had an even better season with the AZL Indians, hitting for a .343 batting average in 35 games. Across both leagues in his first professional season, Rocchio hit .335 in 60 games. For his 2019 season, he played the full season with the Low-A Mahoning Valley Scrappers. He played in 69 games, hitting for a .250 batting average. Rocchio was optioned to the Triple-A Columbus Clippers to begin the 2023 season. alt=Rocchio as a baserunner with the Triple-A Columbus Clippers in 2025 Rocchio with Triple-A Columbus in 2025On April 19, 2023, Rocchio was promoted to the major leagues for the first time. He did not see game action for the Guardians and was optioned back to Columbus the following day, becoming a phantom ballplayer. On May 16, Rocchio was again promoted to the major leagues after José Ramírez was placed on the bereavement list. Rocchio made his major league debut that day.

Rocchio was Cleveland's opening day starting shortstop in 2024. He played regularly, struggling as a batter but with solid defense. In the playoffs, he hit .333/.421/.485 in 10 games. The Guardians lost to the New York Yankees in five games despite Rocchio's efforts. However, he started off 2025 slowly and was demoted to Triple-A in May. He returned to the Guardians on July 1. On September 28th, Rocchio hit a walk-off three-run home run in the 10th inning against the Texas Rangers to end the final game of the regular season.

Rocchio appeared for Italy in the 2026 World Baseball Classic.