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Pedro Araújo (baseball)

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Pedro Araújo
Araújo with the Baltimore Orioles
Diablos Rojos del México
Pitcher
Born: (1993-07-02) July 2, 1993 (age 31)
San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
MLB debut
March 31, 2018, for the Baltimore Orioles
MLB statistics
(through 2019 season)
Win–loss record1–3
Earned run average8.16
Strikeouts29
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Teams

Pedro Araújo (born July 2, 1993) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher for the Diablos Rojos del México of the Mexican League. 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]

Diablos Rojos del México

On January 20, 2020, Araújo signed with the Diablos Rojos del México of the Mexican League.[7]

See also

References

  1. ^ "As spring progresses, confidence grows for Orioles Rule 5 pick Pedro Araujo". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved March 24, 2018.
  2. ^ "Orioles select three pitchers, two from Yankees, in Rule 5 draft". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved March 24, 2018.
  3. ^ "Rule 5 pick Pedro Araujo goes from low minors to Orioles' Opening Day roster". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved March 24, 2018.
  4. ^ http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/orioles/blog/bs-sp-orioles-rule5-20180401-story.html
  5. ^ https://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/orioles/bs-sp-orioles-wotherspoon-araujo-20190403-story.html
  6. ^ Matt Eddy (November 7, 2019). "Minor League Free Agents 2019". Baseball America. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
  7. ^ "EL MÉXICO FORTALECE SU BULLPEN CON EL DOMINICANO PEDRO ARAUJO". diablos.com.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved January 20, 2020.
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