Signed by Houston as a 23-year-old out of Havana, Cuba on Jan. 15, 2021...signed by Astros scout Charlie Gonzalez...was rated by MLB Pipeline as the No. 7 prospect of the 2021 international free-agent class...Grew up idolizing former Astros infielder, Yuli Gurriel, who had a legendary career in the Cuban National Series prior to signing with Houston...Pedro credited Gurriel as a "hero" for all Cuban baseball players... along with Gurriel, Pedro also credited fellow Cuban teammates at the time Yordan Alvarez and Aledmys D赤az for easing his transition to the United States during his first Spring Training camp in 2021...Was lauded for his powerful arm at the time of his signing and was selected as having the "Best Outfield Arm" in the Astros system ahead of the 2024 season by Baseball America...had an outfield assist that registered at 98.8 mph, per Statcast, on June 5, 2022, while with Triple A Sugar Land...Has added defensive versatility to his repertoire since signing with Houston...had appeared strictly as an outfielder while playing in Cuba, but has made 71 appearances at second base, 52 appearances at shortstop and seven appearances at third base through three seasons in the Astros system...Following his first season in the Houston system in 2021, he appeared in 20 games for the Glendale Desert Dogs of the Arizona Fall League, batting .257 (18x70) with a homer, nine RBI and four stolen bases...Has appeared in the Puerto Rican Winter League in each of the last two offseasons, playing for Santurce
(2022-23) and for Caguas (2023-24)...Received his third career invite to Major League Spring Training in 2024...missed the beginning of 2023 Major League Spring training while recovering from offseason hernia surgery.
2023
Spent his entire 2023 season with Triple A Sugar Land, batting .244 (118x483) with 74 runs scored, 23 doubles, 21 home runs, 72 RBI, 21 stolen bases and a .778 OPS...appeared mainly at center field (68g) and second base (51g), while also making appearances at right field (10g) and left field (1g)... was voted as an Astros MiLB.com Organizational ALL-STAR...led Sugar Land in runs scored and stolen bases and was second on the team in doubles, home runs and RBI...was the only player in the Pacific Coast League, and one of five players in the Astros system, to log at least 20 home runs and 20 stolen bases...hit for the cycle on June 25 at Salt Lake, becoming the first player in Sugar Land's history to accomplish the feat...also scored six runs on June 25 at Sat Lake, setting Sugar Land's single-game record...notched the first three-homer game of his career on Aug. 12 at El Paso...appeared in five Major League Spring Training games after missing the first few weeks of camp while recovering from a January hernia surgery...entered the season ranked as the Astros No. 4 prospect, per MLB Pipeline.
2022
Completed his first full season at the Triple A level in 2022, batting .228 (94x413) with 71 runs, 27 doubles, 17 homers, 63 RBI and 38 steals through 115 games...led the Astros Minor League system and ranked fifth in the Pacific Coast League with 38 steals...led Astros minor leaguers with 19 HBP, also ranking second in the PCL in the category...was the only player at the Triple A level with at least 17 homers and 38 steals...entered the season ranked as the Astros' No. 2 prospect, per MLB Pipeline.
2021
Began his 2021 season as an NRI at Spring Training and appeared in nine games with the Astros...began his regular season at Double-A Corpus Christi and got off to a slow start hitting .173 (13x75) in his first 20 games...recovered to hit .290 (20x69) with four homers and a .917 OPS in June...promoted to Triple-A Sugar Land on June 19...after just five games with the Skeeters, was sidelined with a fractured left pinky finger, injured on a slide...returned to game action in September with the GCL Astros and the Skeeters...after the season, played in the Arizona Fall League, hitting .257 (18x70) with a homer, nine RBI and a .381 OBP in 20 games for Glendale.
2020
Was signed by the Astros as a non-drafted free agent on Jan. 15, 2021...signed by Astros scout Charlie Gonzalez.
2018-19
Played in 33 games with Mayabeque in Cuba's Serie Nacional during the 2018-19 season, batting .383 (49x128) with seven doubles, 15 homers, 36 RBI and a 1.256 OPS (.467 OBP/.789 SLG)...was named to the All-Star team.
