Elvis Peguero

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Elvis Peguero
Los Angeles Angels – No. 59
Pitcher
Born: (1997-03-20) March 20, 1997 (age 24)
Cotuí, Dominican Republic
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
MLB debut
August 26, 2021, for the Los Angeles Angels
MLB statistics
(through 2021 season)
Win–loss record0–1
Earned run average27.00
Strikeouts0
Teams

Elvis Antonio Peguero (born March 20, 1997) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher for the Los Angeles Angels of Major League Baseball (MLB). He was signed as an international free agent by the New York Yankees in 2016 and has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Angels.

Professional career[]

New York Yankees[]

The New York Yankees signed Peguero as an international free agent on July 2, 2015.[1] Peguero spent the 2016 season with the Dominican Summer League Yankees. He went 2–7 with a 4.39 ERA and 43 strikeouts. Peguero was assigned to the Gulf Coast League Yankees to begin the 2017 season. After making 7 appearances, going 1–1 with an ERA of 3.00 with 5 strikeouts for the GCL Yankees, he was optioned back to the DSL Yankees, where he struggled to an 0–3 record with a 8.76 ERA with 16 strikeouts through 3 starts. Peguero spent the entire 2018 season with the GCL Yankees, where he made 9 appearances, going 0–3 with a 6.25 ERA and 23 strikeouts. Peguero spent the 2019 season with the Pulaski Yankees. He made 15 appearances for Pulaski, going 2–2 with a 4.19 ERA and 29 strikeouts. Peguero did not play in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. He began the 2021 season with the High-A Hudson Valley Renegades. He made 15 appearances for Hudson Valley, going 3–1 with a 2.51 ERA and 40 strikeouts. On July 6, 2021, Peguero was assigned to the Double-A Somerset Patriots.[2] In 6 appearances for Somerset, he went 1–0 with a 1.50 ERA and 17 strikeouts.

Los Angeles Angels[]

On July 30, 2021, Peguero and Janson Junk were traded to the Los Angeles Angels in exchange for Andrew Heaney.[3] The Angels assigned him to the Double-A Rocket City Trash Pandas, where he made four appearances, going 1–1 with an 8.44 ERA and eight strikeouts. On August 19, he was promoted to the Triple-A Salt Lake Bees. Peguero only made one appearance for Salt Lake, pitching two scoreless innings. On August 25, the Angels selected Peguero's contract.[4][5] He made his major-league debut on August 26 against the Baltimore Orioles, getting two outs and giving up five runs.[6] On September 17, Peguero was removed from the 40-man roster and returned to Triple-A.[7] Peguero was re-selected to the 40-man roster following the season on November 19, 2021.[8]

References[]

  1. ^ "Yankees sign 15 international free agents". 13 July 2015.
  2. ^ "Elvis Peguero Stats, Fantasy & News". MLB.com.
  3. ^ Hoch, Bryan (July 30, 2021). "Yankees acquire lefty Heaney from Angels". MLB.com.
  4. ^ Fletcher, Jeff (25 August 2021). "Angels add 3 pitchers to injured list, including 2 to COVID list". The Orange County Register.
  5. ^ "Tweet". Twitter.
  6. ^ "Angels' Elvis Peguero: Struggles in big-league debut".
  7. ^ "Angels' Elvis Peguero: Back off 40-man roster".
  8. ^ https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/baseball/news/angels-elvis-peguero-contract-selected-friday/

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