Pedro Araújo (baseball)
| Pedro Araújo | |
|---|---|
 Araújo with the Baltimore Orioles | |
| Free agent | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: July 2, 1993 San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| March 31, 2018, for the Baltimore Orioles | |
| MLB statistics (through 2019 season) | |
| Win–loss record | 1–3 |
| Earned run average | 8.16 |
| Strikeouts | 29 |
| Teams | |
Pedro Araújo (born July 2, 1993) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Baltimore Orioles .
Career[]
Chicago Cubs[]
Araújo signed as an international free agent with the Chicago Cubs. Spending most of the 2017 season with the Myrtle Beach Pelicans of the Class A-Advanced Carolina League, and also briefly appearing for the Tennessee Smokies of the Class AA Southern League, Araújo pitched to a 1.76 earned run average (ERA) with 87 strikeouts in 66+2⁄3 innings pitched. After the regular season, the Cubs assigned him to the Mesa Solar Sox of the Arizona Fall League, and he pitched to a 1.74 ERA.[1]
Baltimore Orioles[]
The Orioles selected Araújo from the Chicago Cubs organization in the 2017 Rule 5 draft.[2] He made the Orioles' Opening Day 25-man roster in 2018,[3] and made his major league debut on March 31.[4] On April 3, 2019, Araujo was designated for assignment following the promotion of Matt Wotherspoon.[5] Araujo was returned to the Chicago Cubs on April 5. On the same day, Araujo was traded back to the Orioles for international pool money. He became a free agent following the 2019 season.[6]
On January 20, 2020, Araújo signed with the Diablos Rojos del México of the Mexican League.[7] Araújo did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the Mexican League season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[8] He later became a free agent.
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "As spring progresses, confidence grows for Orioles Rule 5 pick Pedro Araujo". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved March 24, 2018.
- ^ "Orioles select three pitchers, two from Yankees, in Rule 5 draft". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved March 24, 2018.
- ^ "Rule 5 pick Pedro Araujo goes from low minors to Orioles' Opening Day roster". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved March 24, 2018.
- ^ "Orioles' Rule 5 relievers Cortes and Araujo hold their own in major league debuts".
- ^ "Orioles add right-hander Matt Wotherspoon, only to send him back to Triple-A after loss".
- ^ Matt Eddy (November 7, 2019). "Minor League Free Agents 2019". Baseball America. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
- ^ "EL MÉXICO FORTALECE SU BULLPEN CON EL DOMINICANO PEDRO ARAUJO". diablos.com.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved January 20, 2020.
- ^ "Mexican League Cancels 2020 Season".
External links[]
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- 1993 births
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- Major League Baseball players from the Dominican Republic
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