Pedro Payano

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Pedro Payano
Pedro Payano Nashville 2019.jpeg
Payano with the Nashville Sounds in 2019
Free agent
Pitcher
Born: (1994-09-27) September 27, 1994 (age 27)
New York City, New York
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
MLB debut
July 6, 2019, for the Texas Rangers
MLB statistics
(through 2019 season)
Win–loss record1–2
Earned run average5.73
Strikeouts17
Teams

Pedro Julio Payano (born September 27, 1994) is a Dominican-American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Texas Rangers.

Career[]

Texas Rangers[]

Payano was born in New York City but raised in San Francisco de Macorís, Dominican Republic.[1][2] He signed with the Texas Rangers as an international free agent on June 1, 2012.[3]

Payano spent the 2012, 2013, and 2014 seasons playing for the DSL Rangers of the Rookie-level Dominican Summer League.[4] In 2015, he split the season between the DSL Rangers, AZL Rangers of the Rookie-level Arizona League, and the Hickory Crawdads of the Class A South Atlantic League, posting a combined 10–2 record with a 1.11 ERA over 87 innings.[5] His 2016 season was spent with Hickory, going 3–3 with a 2.08 ERA in 73.2 innings.[2] He split 2017 between the Down East Wood Ducks of the Class A-Advanced Carolina League and the Frisco RoughRiders of the Class AA Texas League, going 6–8 with a 3.87 ERA over 134.1 innings.[6][7] He spent the 2018 season with Frisco, going 5–10 with a 5.54 ERA over 118.2 innings.[4] He elected free agency during the 2018 off-season but re-signed with Texas on a minor league contract.[4] He opened the 2019 season back with Frisco, before being promoted to the Nashville Sounds of the Triple-A Pacific Coast League on May 29.[4] Payano combined for a 5–4 record with a 4.93 ERA over 83.1 innings between the two levels.

On July 6, 2019, the Rangers selected Payano's contract and promoted him to the major leagues.[8] He made his debut that day, pitching a scoreless inning in relief.[9] In 2019, Payano produced a 1–2 record with a 5.73 ERA in 22 MLB innings.

Payano was designated for assignment on September 1 and was outrighted to Nashville on September 3.[10] He became a free agent following the 2019 season.[11]

New York Mets[]

On December 12, 2019, Payano signed a minor league contract with the New York Mets.[12] Payano was released on September 5, 2020.

Detroit Tigers[]

On February 8, 2021, Payano signed a minor league contract with the Detroit Tigers organization.[13]

References[]

  1. ^ Enrique Rojas (July 3, 2011). "Rangers give Nomar Mazara $5M bonus". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 6, 2019.
  2. ^ a b Mark Parker (June 16, 2016). "Crawdads pitcher 'grew up,' now potential majors prospect". Hickory Daily Record. Retrieved July 6, 2019.
  3. ^ "Texas Rangers farmhands to keep an eye on". WFAA. June 28, 2016. Retrieved July 6, 2019.
  4. ^ a b c d "Pedro Payano Player Page". MLB.com. Retrieved July 6, 2019.
  5. ^ Charlie Drysdale (September 16, 2015). "Rangers pitcher Pedro Payano dazzles in opening game of SAL championship series". minorleagueball.com. SB Nation. Retrieved July 6, 2019.
  6. ^ Junious Smith (April 10, 2017). "It's opening day for the Down East Wood Ducks". Kinston Free Press. Retrieved July 6, 2019.
  7. ^ Keith Raad (August 5, 2017). "Pedro Payano has made a change and the Texas League should look out". ridersinsider.mlblogs.com. Frisco RoughRiders. Retrieved July 6, 2019.
  8. ^ Adam J. Morris (July 6, 2019). "Pedro Payano up, Locke St. John down, Patrick Wisdom DFA'd". Lone Star Ball. SB Nation. Retrieved July 6, 2019.
  9. ^ Jeff Wilson (July 6, 2019). "Rangers aren't doing much well during their slide, but this is main factor for their woes". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Retrieved July 6, 2019.
  10. ^ RotoWire Staff (September 3, 2019). "Rangers' Pedro Payano: Outrighted to Triple-A". CBS Sports. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
  11. ^ Matt Eddy (November 7, 2019). "Minor League Free Agents 2019". Baseball America. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
  12. ^ RotoWire Staff (December 12, 2019). "Mets' Pedro Payano: Signs minor-league contract". CBSSports.com. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
  13. ^ "Tigers' Pedro Payano: Latches on with Tigers".

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