Carlos Estévez (baseball)
Carlos Estévez | |
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Colorado Rockies – No. 54 | |
Pitcher | |
Born: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | December 28, 1992|
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
MLB debut | |
April 23, 2016, for the Colorado Rockies | |
MLB statistics (through 2020) | |
Win–loss record | 11–12 |
Earned run average | 5.01 |
Strikeouts | 198 |
Teams | |
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Carlos Samuel Estévez (born December 28, 1992) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher for the Colorado Rockies of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Career
Estévez signed with the Rockies as a free agent in 2011, at the age of 18.[1] After the 2015 season, the Rockies added Estévez to their 40-man roster.[2] He promoted the major leagues on April 22, 2016.[3] He made his debut on April 23.[1] When Rockies' closer Jake McGee went on the disabled list in June, Estévez became the Rockies' new closer.[4] He finished the season with 63 appearances and 11 saves.
On April 3, 2017, Estévez pitched a hitless sixth, earning the win against the Milwaukee Brewers on Opening Day.[5] On June 18, 2017, Carlos got called back up from Triple-A Albuquerque to the Rockies to replace Chad Qualls, who went to the 10-Day DL. Estévez came in with the Rockies having given up the lead in the 9th inning to the San Francisco Giants trying to hold the score of 5 to 3 with a runner on second base, and got a strike out of Buster Posey to end the top of the 9th to prevent further damage. After a Rockies' 9th inning rally of three straight 1-out singles, Nolan Arenado hit a walk-off three-run home run to complete his first career cycle, improving Carlos' record to 4-0 on the year.[6] In 35 appearances, he finished with a record of 5-0 and an ERA of 5.57.
He missed the entire 2018 season following a couple of injuries and remaining in the AAA level. The following season, Estévez was a mainstay in the Rockies bullpen, becoming one of the most effective relievers for the team. He finished with a 3.75 ERA and 81 strikeouts in 71 games. As many of the pitching staff in 2020, Estévez's performance regressed from the previous season. In 24 innings, he allowed 21 runs.
References
- ^ a b Perkins, Owen (April 23, 2016). "Rockies pitcher Carlos Estevez makes debut". MLB.com. Retrieved April 25, 2016.
- ^ Johns, Greg (November 20, 2015). "Rockies' John Axford designated for assignment: Brothers, Rosario, Kahnle also designated as prospects added to roster". MLB.com. Retrieved February 4, 2016.
- ^ Nick Groke (April 22, 2016). "Rockies make a bevy of roster moves, as Miguel Castro heads to 15-day disabled list". The Denver Post. Retrieved April 25, 2016.
- ^ Saunders, Patrick (June 16, 2016). "Carlos Estevez channels inner "Wild Thing" as Rockies' closer". The Denver Post. Retrieved June 22, 2016.
- ^ Armas, Genaro (April 3, 2017). "Rockies win in debuts of Black, Holland, beat Brewers 7-5". AP News. Retrieved April 6, 2017.
- ^ Harding, Thomas (June 17, 2017). "Arenado completes cycle with walk-off homer". MLB.com. Retrieved June 17, 2017.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Carlos Estevez on X
- Carlos Estévez #54 on Instagram
- 1992 births
- Living people
- Albuquerque Isotopes players
- Asheville Tourists players
- Colorado Rockies players
- Dominican Republic expatriate baseball players in the United States
- Dominican Summer League Rockies players
- Grand Junction Rockies players
- Major League Baseball pitchers
- Major League Baseball players from the Dominican Republic
- Modesto Nuts players
- New Britain Rock Cats players
- Salt River Rafters players
- Sportspeople from Santo Domingo
- Tri-City Dust Devils players
- Dominican Republic baseball pitcher stubs