Grew up on a farm in Simpatia in the Cienfuegos Province of Cuba...Hit .581/.606/.646 for Cuba at the 2017 U-18 Baseball World Cup in Thunder Bay, Canada...Ranked as a top 50 International prospect in 2021 according to MLB Pipeline...Played four seasons (2017-21) in the Cuban National Series for the Elefantes de Cienfuegos and Azucareros de Villa Clara...Named the 2019 Cuban National Series Rookie of the Year after slashing .356/.396/.471 (134-for-376) in 89 games between Cienfuegos and Villa Clara...Established new single-season rookie record for the most hits (134) in the Cuban National Series, surpassing Kendrys Morales (114) in 2001-02...Won the Cuban National Series league batting title (.403, 128-for-318) during the 2020-21 season...Played for Cuba in the 2019 Pan American Games...Defected in May 2021 from Cuba's national team during an Olympic qualifying trip in West Palm Beach, Fla...Later settled in Tampa, Fla., and signed with Baltimore at the end of the 2021 International signing cycle...At the time of his departure from Cuba, was riding a record-setting 44-game hitting streak in the Cuban National Series, which surpassed previous best of 37-game streak by Rey Isaac from 1994-95...Signed by Koby Perez (Orioles)...Resides in Bradenton, Fla.
2024
Posted career-highs in games played (129), doubles (35) and home runs (14) while playing the entire season in Memphis (AAA)...His 35 doubles led all Cardinals farm hands, ranked second in the International League, fourth at the Triple-A level and seventh in all of Minor League Baseball...Led Cardinals Minor Leaguers in extra base hits (52) and ranked in the Top 10 in batting (.279, eighth), home runs (14, seventh), hits (140, third), runs (67, sixth), total bases (223, second) and slugging (.445, sixth)...Ran off a 20-game on-base streak (4/26-5/21) with an on-base percentage of .465. Began the streak with four consecutive multi-hit games to close out April...Cardinals Minor League Player of the Month for May batting .274 (26-for-95) with five HR, 15 RBI and an .880 OPS, second in the organization for the month. Season batting average ascended to .344 on May 21...Recorded a season-high four hits at Gwinnett (6/26), matching his career-high for the sixth time.
2023
Split the season between the Bowie Baysox (AA-Orioles), Norfolk Tides (AAA-Orioles) and Memphis Redbirds (AAA)...Finished sixth in all of Minor League Baseball in hits (161) between the Orioles and Cardinals organizations...Among full season Minor Leaguers, ranked sixth in lowest strikeout rate (9.6%) and T-12th in batting average (.323)...Hit safely in 100 of 123 games with 45 multiple-hit efforts...Compiled 13 games with 3+ hits, including a trio of four-hit efforts...Batted .337 (84-for-249) in 59 road games...Missed the cycle by a double (4-for-5) on May 11 at Harrisburg...Hit two grand slams: May 18 vs. Altoona and Aug. 24 at Charlotte...Batted .322 (117-for-363) off right-handed pitching and .326 (44-for-135) off southpaws...Hit .349/.393/.475 (117-for-335) in 85 games between Bowie and Norfolk in the Orioles organization...Began season at Double-A Bowie where he hit .364 .406/.476/ (84-231) with an .882 OPS in 58 games...At the time of his promotion to Triple-A Norfolk on June 21, ranked third in Minor League Baseball in hits (84) and fourth in batting average (.364)...At the time of being traded on Aug. 1, Prieto was leading all of Minor League Baseball in hits (117) and ranked sixth in batting average (.349)...After joining the Cardinals organization, ended his season batting .270 (44-for-163) in 38 games between second base or third base for Memphis.
2022
Began his first professional season in America with High-A Aberdeen; named the South Atlantic League Player of the Week for 4/19-24 after slashing .368/.500/1.105 (7-for-19) with two doubles, four home runs, four runs scored, nine RBI and five walks in six games...Named the Orioles Minor League Hitter of the Month for April after slashing .328/.378/.701(22-for-67) with four doubles, seven home runs, 11 runs scored and 17 RBI in 18 games for the IronBirds; led the South Atlantic League in slugging and tied for the league lead in home runs for the month while pacing the organization in home runs, extra-base hits (11) and total bases (47)...On Aberdeen's 7-day Injured List (right hamstring strain) from 5/2-11...Hit safely in his final 10 games with the IronBirds from 4/26-5/21...Promoted to Double-A Bowie on 5/24, where he finished the season, appearing in 90 games...Played for the Scottsdale Scorpions of the Arizona Fall League after the season, appearing in 15 games...Finished the year ranked as the No. 16 Orioles prospect according to Baseball America and No. 17 by MLB Pipeline...Appeared in one Grapefruit League game for the Orioles at 2022 Spring Training on 3/31 at PIT.
2021
Slashed .403/.463/.579 (128-for-318) to win the Cuban National Series league batting title during the 2020-21 season... Ranked as a top 50 International prospect according to MLB Pipeline.
2020
Appeared in 69 games for Cienfuegos during the 2019-20 season...Drew a career-high 37 free passes.
2019
Named the Cuban National Series Rookie of the Year after slashing .356/.396/.471 (134-for-376) in 89 combined games between Cienfuegos and Villa Clara...He set the record for the most hits by a rookie in the Cuban National Series with 134, surpassing the previous mark of 114 set by Kendrys Morales in 2001-02...Played for Cuba in the 2019 Pan American Games.
2018
Made his Cuban National Series debut, appearing in 15 games for Cienfuegos in the 2017-18 season.
