Jared Serna #68

Was born in the state of Sonora, Mexíco, the birthplace of baseball legend Fernando Valenzuela... Serna learned to play primarily from his grandfather, Manuel Arturo Serna, who was an amateur first baseman and pitcher in Mexíco. His father, Edgardo, is a pianist and singer who also encouraged his son to play baseball... When he was a kid, he used to swing a pole at a tire. “That strengthened my wrists, and the rest came natural,” Serna said, per a Baseball America article... Signed for a bonus of $10,000 by the Yankees in July 2019.

2024

Acquired by Miami from New York (AL) with C Agustín Ramírez and INF Abrahan Ramírez in exchange for INF/OF on July 27. Was ranked as the Yankees 11th-best prospect by Baseball America at the time of the trade...Finished the season with a combined .251/.337/.414 slash line in a career-high 133 games between High-A Hudson Valley (88 games), Double-A Pensacola (39 games) and Triple-A Jacksonville (six games). Also set career highs in doubles (39), RBI (82) and walks (56)...Slashed .253/.341/.444 (86x340) in 88 games with High-A Hudson Valley from the beginning of the season until July 26. Clubbed 26 doubles, 13 home runs and drove in 58 runs for the Renegades with 40 walks against 60 strikeouts... Hit safely in each of his first five games to the year (April 5-13), including home runs in back-to-back games on April 6-7...Was assigned to Double-A Pensacola at the time of the trade. In 39 games with the Blue Wahoos, hit .266 (41x154) with 13 doubles, two home runs and 23 RBI from July 31-Sept. 15...Joined Triple-A Jacksonville for their final series of the season vs. Gwinnett. Went 2x20 with two runs, one RBI, two walks and eight strikeouts...Appeared defensively in 115 total games at shortstop (986.2 innings), posting a .962 fielding pct. (395 TC/15 E) and in 11 games at second base (95 innings) with a 1.000 fielding pct. (42 TC/0 E)...Prior to the regular season, slashed .310/.365/.478 (72x232) in 61 games with Charros de Jalisco in the Mexican Winter League, earning Mexican Pacific League Rookie of the Year honors in his fourth offseason spent with Jalisco. Collected 14 doubles, two triples, seven home runs and 30 RBI with 13 stolen bases, 18 walks and 46 strikeouts.