Jasson Atondo

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Atondo and the second or maternal family name is Diarte.
Jasson Atondo
Olmecas de Tabasco – No. 7
Infielder
Born: (1995-08-27) 27 August 1995
El Colorado, Sinaloa, Mexico
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Medals
Men's baseball
Representing  Mexico
Central American and Caribbean Games
2023 San Salvador Team
Pan American Games
2023 Santiago Team

Jasson Abelardo Atondo Diarte (born 27 August 1995) is a Mexican professional baseball infielder for the Olmecas de Tabasco of the Mexican League. He has represented Mexico at the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games and 2023 Pan American Games, where he won gold and bronze medals respectively.

Early career

Atondo was born on 27 August 1995 in the town of El Colorado, in the Ahome municipality of Sinaloa. In 2012, he was signed by the Piratas de Campeche of the Mexican League (LMB). In 2014, he became the batting champion of the Mexican League academy tournament, finishing the season with a .404 batting average. In October 2014, he was promoted to the Pureros de Compostela of the Liga Noroeste (Northwestern League), a minor league affiliate of the Piratas.[1]

Professional career

Piratas de Campeche

In 2015, Atondo was invited to the Piratas de Campeche spring training in Tucson, Arizona, and made the final roster, making his Mexican League (LMB) debut on 4 April against the Delfines del Carmen. He started the game as the designated hitter, recording two hits against pitcher Mario González.[1][2] In his debut season, he appeared in 49 games, batting .277/.319/.348 with 31 hits and nine RBI over 112 at bats.[3]

Diablos Rojos del México

On 5 July 2022, Atondo joined the Diablos Rojos del México of the LMB.[4] He appeared in 19 games, hitting .364/.438/.509 with 20 hits, one home run and 11 RBI over 55 at bats.[3]

Olmecas de Tabasco

On 23 March 2023, Atondo signed with the Olmecas de Tabasco of the Mexican League.[5]

Naranjeros de Hermosillo

In 2014, Atondo was drafted by the Naranjeros de Hermosillo of the Mexican Pacific League (LMP). He made his LMP debut during the 2015–16 season. He won the 2018–19 Rookie of the Year Award; despite having played for four seasons, he had not reached 100 at-bats at the beginning of the season.[6][7][8]

He won the 2024–25 season batting title, hitting .355 in his tenth season with the Naranjeros.[9]

International career

In June 2023, Atondo was selected to represent Mexico at the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games, where the team won the gold medal.[10][11][12] Later, in October 2023, he was part of the Mexican team that won the bronze medal at the 2023 Pan American Games contested in Santiago, Chile.[13] He appeared in four games, scoring three runs, batting .615 with eight hits and five RBI over 13 at bats.[14]

References

  1. ^ a b "Jason Atondo, por un lugar en el equipo". MiLB.com (in Spanish). 20 March 2015. Retrieved 27 December 2025.
  2. ^ Espinoza, Roberto (10 April 2019). "Jasson Atondo, una figura que emerge con Campeche". BeisbolPuro.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 December 2025.
  3. ^ a b Quién es quién 2025 (in Spanish). Liga Mexicana de Beisbol. p. 253.
  4. ^ "Diablos Rojos: Jasson Atondo y Francisco Haro llegan a la Novena Escarlata". MiLB.com (in Spanish). 5 July 2022. Retrieved 27 December 2025.
  5. ^ "Olmecas: Jasson Atondo emocionado de llegar a Tabasco". MiLB.com (in Spanish). 23 March 2023. Retrieved 27 December 2025.
  6. ^ "Jasson Atondo, el chico sensación". Puro Beisbol (in Spanish). 6 December 2018. Retrieved 27 December 2025.
  7. ^ Campa, Emmanuel (25 December 2018). "Jason Atondo, el gran novato en la LMP". Excélsior (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 December 2025.
  8. ^ "Arrasa Jasson Atondo, de Naranjeros, en premio a Novato del Año de la LMP". El Imparcial (in Spanish). 6 January 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2025.
  9. ^ Chávez, Isac (1 January 2025). "Jasson Atondo es el cuarto sinaloense en ganar el campeonato de bateo en los últimos 20 años". El Sol de Mazatlán (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 December 2025.
  10. ^ "Roster de México para los Juegos Centroamericanos y del Caribe". MiLB.com (in Spanish). 7 June 2023. Archived from the original on 30 June 2023. Retrieved 27 December 2025.
  11. ^ "Central American and Caribbean Games: 'El Che' Reyes to manage Mexico; Watch baseball and softball plus 36 other sports on GameTime". wbsc.org. World Baseball Softball Confederation. 23 June 2023. Retrieved 27 December 2025.
  12. ^ "Mexico champion, Cuba and Venezuela on the podium at the Central American Games". WBSC Americas. 2 July 2023. Retrieved 27 December 2025.
  13. ^ "MEX: Triunfo sobre Panamá y medalla de bronce para la Novena México". MiLB.com (in Spanish). 28 October 2023. Archived from the original on 1 December 2024. Retrieved 27 December 2025.
  14. ^ "Atondo Diarte, Jasson Abelardo". WBSC Americas. Retrieved 27 December 2025.
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