Ricardo Genovés

Ricardo Enrique Genovés (born May 14, 1999) is a Venezuelan professional baseball catcher in the Tampa Bay Rays organization.

San Francisco Giants
Genovés signed with the San Francisco Giants in the United States as an international free agent on July 2, 2015, and received a $550,000 signing bonus. He made his professional debut in 2016 with the Dominican Summer League Giants, for whom he played 59 games and hit .256 with one home run and 18 RBI.

In 2017, Genovés played for the rookie–level Arizona League Giants. In 39 games, he posted a batting line of .252/.327/.356 with two home runs and 19 RBI. The following season he played for the Low–A Salem-Keizer Volcanoes, and hit .243/.328/.311 with one home run and 13 RBI across 50 appearances.

Genovés split the 2019 season between Salem-Keizer and the Single–A Augusta GreenJackets. In 51 total games, he batted .265/.335/.469 with 9 home runs and 45 RBI. Genovés did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. He began the 2021 season with the Single-A San Jose Giants and batted .338 through 38 games before being promoted to the High-A Eugene Emeralds. Genovés hit .217 with 7 home runs in 65 games for Eugene, and received a late–season audition with the Triple–A Sacramento River Cats.

In 2022, Genovés was assigned to Triple-A Sacramento and slashed .233/.320/.349 before being sent to the Double-A Richmond Flying Squirrels, where he batted .203. He elected for free agency at the end of the season. Genovés re-signed with the Giants and began the 2023 season with Sacramento. In 79 games for the River Cats, he hit .218/.317/.343 with 6 home runs and 34 RBI. Genovés elected free agency following the season on November 6, 2023.

Tampa Bay Rays
On January 29, 2024, Genovés signed a minor league contract with the Tampa Bay Rays.