Valente Bellozo
| Valente Bellozo | |
|---|---|
| Miami Marlins – No. 83 | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: January 4, 2000 Mexicali, Mexico | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| June 26, 2024, for the Miami Marlins | |
| MLB statistics (through August 7, 2024) | |
| Win–loss record | 1–1 |
| Earned run average | 3.05 |
| Strikeouts | 19 |
| Teams | |
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Valente Bellozo (born January 4, 2000) is a Mexican professional baseball pitcher for the Miami Marlins of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2024.
Career
[edit]Houston Astros
[edit]Bellozo signed with the Houston Astros as an international free agent on July 3, 2017.[1] He made his professional debut in 2018 with the Dominican Summer League Astros, posting a 1.74 ERA with 42 strikeouts over 14 appearances.[2] Bellozo split the 2019 campaign between the Low–A Tri-City ValleyCats and Single–A Quad Cities River Bandits. In 14 appearances between the two affiliates, he accumulated a 6–1 record and 1.70 ERA with 69 strikeouts across 58+1⁄3 innings pitched.[3]
Bellozo did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[4] He missed the entirety of the 2021 campaign as well, due to an undisclosed injury.[5] Bellozo returned to action in 2022, making 10 appearances (5 starts) for the Single–A Fayetteville Woodpeckers and recording a 1.73 ERA with 43 strikeouts.[6]
Bellozo split the 2023 season between the High–A Asheville Tourists and Double–A Corpus Christi Hooks. In 26 total games (16 starts), he compiled a cumulative 5.55 ERA with 106 strikeouts and 4 saves across 110+1⁄3 innings of work.[7]
Miami Marlins
[edit]On April 6, 2024, the Astros traded him to the Miami Marlins for Jacob Amaya.[8] He split time between the Double–A Pensacola Blue Wahoos and Triple–A Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp prior to his promotion. On June 26, 2024, Bellozo was selected to the 40-man roster and promoted to the major leagues for the first time.[9] In his MLB debut that day against the Kansas City Royals, Bellozo tossed five scoreless innings, allowing two hits and striking out two.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ https://www.mlb.com/news/astros-international-signings-include-6-7-teen-c240266908
- ^ "Valente Bellozo Stats & Scouting Report". baseballamerica.com. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
- ^ "Valente Bellozo - Baseball Stats". thebaseballcube.com. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
- ^ "2020 Minor League Baseball season cancelled". mlb.com. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
- ^ "Oops! All Astros: Valente Bellozo". crawfishboxes.com. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
- ^ "Valente Bellozo - Stats - Pitching". fangraphs.com. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
- ^ "What to know about new Marlins pitching prospect Valente Bellozo". fishonfirst.com. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
- ^ https://www.houstonchronicle.com/texas-sports-nation/astros/article/houston-astros-jacob-amaya-trade-marlins-19389613.php
- ^ "Marlins Select Valente Bellozo". mlbtraderumors.com. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
- ^ "'I made it': Bellozo shoves in impressive MLB debut". mlb.com. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
- 2000 births
- Living people
- Águilas de Mexicali players
- Asheville Tourists players
- Corpus Christi Hooks players
- Dominican Summer League Astros players
- Fayetteville Woodpeckers players
- Florida Complex League Astros players
- Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp players
- Major League Baseball pitchers
- Major League Baseball players from Mexico
- Mexican expatriate baseball players in the Dominican Republic
- Mexican expatriate baseball players in the United States
- Miami Marlins players
- Pensacola Blue Wahoos players
- Quad Cities River Bandits players
- Tri-City ValleyCats players