Ángel Perdomo

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Ángel Perdomo
Perdomo with the Lansing Lugnuts in 2016
Atlanta Braves
Pitcher
Born: (1994-05-07) May 7, 1994 (age 29)
San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
MLB debut
August 18, 2020, for the Milwaukee Brewers
MLB statistics
(through 2023 season)
Win–loss record4–2
Earned run average5.55
Strikeouts77
Teams

Ángel David Perdomo (born May 7, 1994) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher for the Atlanta Braves of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Milwaukee Brewers and Pittsburgh Pirates.

Career[edit]

Toronto Blue Jays[edit]

Perdomo signed with the Toronto Blue Jays as an international free agent on November 28, 2011.[1] He was assigned to the Dominican Summer League Blue Jays for the 2012 season, where he pitched to a 5.40 earned run average (ERA), 13 strikeouts, and 13 walks in seven games totaling 1123 innings.[2] He remained with the DSL Blue Jays in 2013, pitching 2623 innings and posting a 0–1 win–loss record, 3.04 ERA, and 43 strikeouts.[2] Perdomo was promoted to the Rookie-level Gulf Coast Blue Jays in 2014, and appeared in 13 games. He would compile a 3–2 record, 2.54 ERA, and 57 strikeouts in 46 innings.[2]

Perdomo began the 2015 minor league season with the Rookie-Advanced Bluefield Blue Jays, and later earned a promotion to the Short Season-A Vancouver Canadians. He pitched a combined 6913 innings in 2015, and posted a 6–1 record, 2.60 ERA, and 67 strikeouts.[2] Continuing to progress through the Blue Jays minor league system, Perdomo was assigned to the Class-A Lansing Lugnuts to open the 2016 season.[2][3] In June he was selected to play in the All-Star Futures Game as an injury replacement for Dylan Unsworth.[4] Perdomo made 25 starts and two relief appearances for the Lugnuts in 2016, and posted a 5–7 record, 3.19 ERA, and 156 strikeouts in 127 innings.[2] He played the entire 2017 season with the Advanced-A Dunedin Blue Jays, and went 5–6 with a 3.70 ERA and 65 strikeouts in 7513 innings.[2] Perdomo stayed with Dunedin in 2018, pitching to a 1–5 record, 3.63 ERA, and 100 strikeouts in 7913 innings.[2] He elected free agency on November 2, 2018.[5]

Milwaukee Brewers[edit]

Perdomo signed a minor league contract with the Milwaukee Brewers on November 12, 2018.[6] He split the 2019 season between the Biloxi Shuckers and San Antonio Missions,[7] going a combined 5–2 with a 4.28 ERA over 69+13 innings. Perdomo was added to the Brewers 40–man roster on November 2, 2019.[8]

On August 13, 2020, Perdomo was called up to the active roster. He made his MLB debut on August 18 against the Minnesota Twins.[citation needed]

On August 11, 2021, Perdomo was placed on the injured list with a lower back strain, and was later transferred to the 60-day injured list on September 1.[9]

Tampa Bay Rays[edit]

On July 19, 2022, Perdomo was claimed off waivers by the Tampa Bay Rays.[10] Perdomo was designated for assignment on July 30. He cleared waivers and was sent outright to the Triple-A Durham Bulls on August 4.[11] He elected free agency on November 10, 2022.

Pittsburgh Pirates[edit]

On December 22, 2022, Perdomo signed a minor league deal with the Pittsburgh Pirates.[12] He was assigned to the Triple-A Indianapolis Indians to begin the 2023 season, where he made 20 appearances and registered a 3.18 ERA with 35 strikeouts in 22+23 innings pitched. On June 3, 2023, Perdomo had his contract selected to the major league roster.[13] On July 25, Perdomo surrendered a home run to San Diego Padres outfielder Juan Soto. He then intentionally hit the following batter, Manny Machado, with a pitch and was subsequently ejected. The following day, Perdomo was suspended three games for the incident.[14] On August 20, he was placed on the injured list with left elbow discomfort.[15] Four days later, he was transferred to the 60–day injured list, ending his season. In 30 appearances for Pittsburgh, he posted a 3.72 ERA with 44 strikeouts in 29.0 innings of work.[16] On October 6, Perdomo underwent Tommy John surgery, ruling him out for the entirety of the 2024 season.[17] Following the season on November 2, Perdomo was removed from the 40–man roster and sent outright to Triple–A Indianapolis.[18]

Atlanta Braves[edit]

On November 6, 2023, Perdomo was claimed off waivers by the Atlanta Braves.[19] However, on November 17, Perdomo was non-tendered by Atlanta, making him a free agent.[20]

On December 7, 2023, Perdomo re–signed with the Braves on a one–year, split major league contract.[21]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Angel Perdomo Profile". baseballamerica.com. Retrieved June 15, 2016.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h "Angel Perdomo Register Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved June 15, 2016.
  3. ^ Burke, Mack (April 6, 2016). "Perdomo dominant yet again for Lugnuts". MiLB.com. Retrieved June 30, 2016.
  4. ^ Adler, David (June 30, 2016). "Perdomo added to Futures Game World Team". MLB.com. Retrieved June 30, 2016.
  5. ^ "Angel Perdomo Stats, Highlights, Bio". MiLB.com. Retrieved November 5, 2018.
  6. ^ Richer, Clayton (November 12, 2018). "Blue Jays lose pitcher Angel Perdomo to the Brewers". jaysjournal.com. Retrieved November 13, 2018.
  7. ^ "Mississippi State's Daniel Brown joins Biloxi Shuckers". Sun Herlad. 2019-04-01.
  8. ^ RotoWire Staff (November 2, 2019). "Brewers' Angel Perdomo: Added to 40-man roster". CBSSports.com. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
  9. ^ "Brewers' Angel Perdomo: Placed on injured list". 11 August 2021.
  10. ^ "Rays Claim Angel Perdomo From Brewers, Designate Cooper Criswell". mlbtraderumors. 19 July 2022. Retrieved July 19, 2022.
  11. ^ "Rays' Angel Perdomo: Outrighted to minors". cbssports.com. 9 August 2022. Retrieved 2023-05-27.
  12. ^ "Pirates Announce Several Minor League Deals". 22 December 2022.
  13. ^ "Pirates' Angel Perdomo: Selected from Triple-A". cbssports.com. 3 June 2023. Retrieved 2023-06-03.
  14. ^ "Pirates' Angel Perdomo suspended 3 games for Manny Machado HBP". espn.com. 26 July 2023. Retrieved July 28, 2023.
  15. ^ "Pirates' Angel Perdomo: Out with elbow discomfort". cbssports.com. 20 August 2023. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
  16. ^ "Pirates Select Rob Zastryzny to Start on Thursday; Option Yohan Ramirez". pittsburghbaseballnow.com. 24 August 2023. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
  17. ^ "Pirates' Angel Perdomo: Recently had Tommy John surgery". cbssports.com. 4 November 2023. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
  18. ^ "Pirates' Angel Perdomo: Placed on waivers". cbssports.com. 3 November 2023. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
  19. ^ "Braves Claim Angel Perdomo, Outright Jackson Stephens". 6 November 2023.
  20. ^ "Angel Perdomo: Non-tendered by Atlanta". cbssports.com. 18 November 2023. Retrieved December 7, 2023.
  21. ^ "Braves' Angel Perdomo: Re-signs with Atlanta". cbssports.com. 7 December 2023. Retrieved December 7, 2023.

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