Jorge Alcalá

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Jorge Alcalá
Minnesota Twins – No. 66
Pitcher
Born: (1995-07-28) July 28, 1995 (age 26)
Bajos de Haina, Dominican Republic
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
MLB debut
September 21, 2019, for the Minnesota Twins
MLB statistics
(through 2021 season)
Win–loss record5–7
Earned run average3.48
Strikeouts89
Teams

Jorge Luis Alcalá (born July 28, 1995) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher for the Minnesota Twins of Major League Baseball (MLB).

Career[]

Houston Astros[]

Alcalá signed with the Houston Astros as an international free agent in December 2014. He made his professional debut in 2015 with the Dominican Summer League Astros, going 2–0 with a 3.06 ERA in 32.1 innings pitched. He played 2016 with the Gulf Coast Astros, Greeneville Astros and Tri-City ValleyCats, pitching to a combined 3–3 record with a 2.41 ERA in 15 games (ten starts) between the three teams. He played 2017 with the Quad Cities River Bandits and Buies Creek Astros, compiling a 7–6 record with a 3.05 ERA in 22 games (18 starts), and started 2018 with Buies Creek before being promoted to the Corpus Christi Hooks.[1]

Minnesota Twins[]

On July 27, 2018, Alcalá and Gilberto Celestino were traded to the Minnesota Twins in exchange for Ryan Pressly.[2][3] He was assigned to the Chattanooga Lookouts. In 24 games (16 starts) between Buies Creek, Corpus Christi, and Chattanooga, he pitched to a 3–11 record with a 3.81 ERA and a 1.34 WHIP.[4] He split the 2019 minor league season between the Pensacola Blue Wahoos and the Rochester Red Wings, combining to go 6–7 with a 5.47 ERA over 109 innings.[5][6]

On September 14, 2019, the Twins selected Alcalá's contract and promoted him to the major leagues.[7] He made his major league debut on September 21 versus the Kansas City Royals, pitching +2⁄3 of an inning.[8]

With the 2020 Minnesota Twins, Alcalá appeared in 16 games, compiling a 2-1 record with 2.63 ERA and 27 strikeouts in 24.0 innings pitched.[9]

References[]

  1. ^ "Astros' Alcala, Saldana lights-out in one-hitter". MiLB.com. Retrieved December 14, 2018.
  2. ^ "Astros land righty reliever Pressly from Twins". ESPN.com. July 28, 2018. Retrieved December 14, 2018.
  3. ^ Chandler Rome (July 28, 2018). "Ryan Pressly returns to Texas to bolster Astros' bullpen". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved December 14, 2018.
  4. ^ "Jorge Alcala Stats, Highlights, Bio – MiLB.com Stats – The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com. Retrieved October 24, 2018.
  5. ^ Dan Hayes (May 3, 2019). "Twins farm report: Jorge Alcala's rise, Sanó's big day, Kirilloff's debut and more". The Athletic. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
  6. ^ "Twins minor league update". Star Tribune. August 24, 2019. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
  7. ^ RotoWire Staff (September 14, 2019). "Twins' Jorge Alcala: Added to big-league roster". CBSSports.com. Retrieved September 14, 2019.
  8. ^ "Kansas City Royals at Minnesota Twins Box Score, September 21, 2019". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 22, 2019.
  9. ^ "Jorge Alcala Stats, Fantasy & News | Minnesota Twins".

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