Reyes Moronta
Reyes Moronta | |
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Free agent | |
Pitcher | |
Born: Santiago, Dominican Republic | January 6, 1993|
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
MLB debut | |
September 5, 2017, for the San Francisco Giants | |
MLB statistics (through 2021 season) | |
Win–loss record | 8–9 |
Earned run average | 2.65 |
Strikeouts | 162 |
Teams | |
Reyes Armando Moronta (born January 6, 1993) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. Moronta signed with the San Francisco Giants as an international free agent in 2010. He made his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut in 2017.
Early life[]
Moronta was born to Francisco and Ivonne Moronta in Santiago in the Dominican Republic, the youngest of five children.[1] His father was a truck driver, and his mother rolled cigars at a local factory.[1] He grew up in the 700-person rural town of Quinigua, 90 miles north of Santiago.[1][2] For high school he attended Milagros Hernández Lyceum in Villa González.[2]
Career[]
2010-16[]
Moronta signed with the San Francisco Giants as an international free agent in September 2010 at 17 years of age for $15,000.[1][3] He made his professional debut in 2011 with the Dominican Summer League Giants. He played for the Arizona League Giants in 2012.[4]
He played as a starting pitcher with the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes in 2013, Arizona League Giants in 2014, and Augusta GreenJackets in 2015.[4]
He played for the San Jose Giants in 2016, for whom he was 0-3 with 14 saves (3rd in the California League) and a 2.59 ERA in 60 games (leading the league) in which he pitched 59 innings and struck out 93 batters (14.2 strikeouts per nine innings pitched; leading the league).[5][6] His fastball reached as high as 100 mph.[7] He was a mid-season All Star, and an MiLB organization All Star.[8] The Giants added him to their 40-man roster after the 2016 season.[9]
2017-present[]
Moronta was called up to the Major Leagues on May 10, 2017.[10] During the 2017 season, Moronta pitched in 7 games for the Giants, recording 11 strikeouts in 62⁄3 innings pitched (14.8 per 9 innings).[4] In the minors, he pitched for three teams and was 3-1 with five saves and a 2.92 ERA, as in 34 relief appearances he pitched 37 innings and struck out 47 batters (11.4 per 9 innings).[5]
In 2018 for the Giants he was 5-2 with one save and a 2.49 ERA, as in 69 relief appearances (4th among NL rookies, and the most by a Giants rookies since Elias Sosa in 1973) he pitched 65 innings and struck out 79 batters (10.9 per 9 innings).[5][11] He threw his four-seam fastball at an average 97.6 mph, and opposing batters hit .154 overall, .142 against his slider, and .132 as right-handed batters.[12][11] In one stretch, he tied a Major League streak with 12 straight appearances without allowing a hit.[13] He established the Giants record for fewest hits per 9 innings (4.71), with a minimum of 50 innings pitched.[4]
In 2019 for the Giants he was 3-7 with a 2.86 ERA, as in 56 relief appearances he pitched 56.2 innings and struck out 70 batters (11.1 per 9 innings).[5] He threw his four-seam fastball at an average 97.5 mph, and batters hit .123 against his slider.[14] In September 2019 he underwent surgery to repair a torn labrum in his right shoulder, and was expected to miss nine to eleven months.[15] He missed the 2020 season as a result.
On May 17, 2021, Moronta was placed on the 60-day injured list with a mild sprained ligament in his elbow.[16] On September 21, Moronta was outrighted off of the 40-man roster and assigned to the Triple-A Sacramento River Cats.[17] On October 14, Moronta elected free agency.[18]
References[]
- ^ a b c d "Giants' Reyes Moronta's path from D.R. to San Francisco Giants". yahoo.com. April 3, 2019. Retrieved December 20, 2019.
- ^ a b "Reyes Moronta: Desde Quinigua a Las Grandes Ligas"
- ^ Schulman, Henry (April 25, 2018). "Giants' reliever Reyes Moronta becoming a big bullpen key". SFGate. Retrieved December 20, 2019.
- ^ a b c d "Reyes Moronta Stats, Fantasy & News". MLB.com. Retrieved November 19, 2019.
- ^ a b c d "Reyes Moronta Minor & Winter Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved November 19, 2019.
- ^ "2016 California League Pitching Leaders". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved November 19, 2019.
- ^ Brisbee, Grant (May 11, 2017). "Meet Reyes Moronta, your new favorite reliever". McCovey Chronicles. Retrieved December 20, 2019.
- ^ "Reyes Moronta Stats, Highlights, Bio | MiLB.com Stats". Milb.com. Retrieved November 19, 2019.
- ^ "Giants protect five from Rule 5, add to 40-man roster". November 18, 2016. Retrieved November 19, 2016.
- ^ O'Connor, John. "Deceptive reliever Reyes Moronta promoted from Squirrels to Giants". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved August 29, 2017.
- ^ a b Johnson, Dalton (October 26, 2018). "Giants Review: Rookie Reyes Moronta emerges as dominant reliever | NBCS Bay Area". NBC Sports. Retrieved December 20, 2019.
- ^ "Player Card: Reyes Moronta". Brooksbaseball.net. December 26, 2018. Retrieved December 20, 2019.
- ^ "San Francisco Giants: Reyes Moronta Ties Major League Hitless Streak"
- ^ "Player Card: Reyes Moronta". Brooksbaseball.net. Retrieved December 20, 2019.
- ^ "Reyes Moronta, RP, San Francisco Giants, MLB Baseball". CBS Sports. Retrieved November 19, 2019.
- ^ https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2021/05/giants-claim-braden-bishop.html
- ^ https://aroundthefoghorn.com/2021/09/23/sf-giants-reyes-moronta-outright-waivers/
- ^ "Players Recently Electing Free Agency". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved October 16, 2021.
External links[]
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
- 1993 births
- Living people
- Arizona League Giants players
- Augusta GreenJackets players
- Dominican Republic expatriate baseball players in the United States
- Dominican Summer League Giants players
- Major League Baseball players from the Dominican Republic
- Major League Baseball pitchers
- Leones del Escogido players
- Sacramento River Cats players
- Salem-Keizer Volcanoes players
- San Francisco Giants players
- San Jose Giants players
- Richmond Flying Squirrels players