Miguel Aguilar (baseball)
Miguel Aguilar | |
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Charros de Jalisco – No. 60 | |
Pitcher | |
Born: (1991-09-26) September 26, 1991 (age 32) Ciudad Obregón, Sonora, Mexico | |
Bats: Left Throws: Left | |
MLB debut | |
July 30, 2021, for the Arizona Diamondbacks | |
MLB statistics (through 2021 season) | |
Win–loss record | 1–1 |
Earned run average | 6.43 |
Strikeouts | 3 |
Teams | |
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Miguel Armando Aguilar (born September 26, 1991) is a Mexican professional baseball pitcher for the Charros de Jalisco of the Mexican League. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Career
Algodoneros de Unión Laguna
Aguilar began his career in the Mexican League with the Algodoneros de Unión Laguna in 2012, going 0–0 with a 5.87 ERA in 115.1 innings. In 2013 with the team, Aguilar went 4–4 with a 5.68 ERA in 38 innings.[1]
Leones de Yucatán
On July 8, 2014, Aguilar was traded to the Leones de Yucatán. Between the two teams, he went 0–0 with a 10.66 ERA over 21.1 innings in 2014. Aguilar went 1–1 with a 2.14 ERA in 33.1 innings in 2015, and went 1–1 with a 2.08 ERA in 30.1 innings for Yucatán in 2016.[1]
Arizona Diamondbacks
On September 19, 2016, Aguilar signed a minor league contract with the Arizona Diamondbacks organization.[2] He spent the 2017 season with the High-A Visalia Rawhide, going 0–0 with a 1.19 ERA in 22.2 innings.[1] He split the 2018 season between Visalia and the Double-A Jackson Generals, going a combined 1–2 with a 2.97 ERA over 57.2 innings.[1] He spent the 2019 season with Jackson, going 1–1 with a 2.12 ERA in 29.2 innings.[1] Following the 2019 season, Aguilar played for the Salt River Rafters of the Arizona Fall League.[3] Aguilar 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 was assigned to the Triple-A Reno Aces to begin the 2021 season.
On July 30, 2021, Arizona selected his contract and promoted him to the active roster.[5] He made his major league debut that day against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Three days later, on August 2, Aguilar was charged with the loss in his first career decision when he pitched the tenth inning against the San Francisco Giants, giving up two earned runs. On August 17, Aguilar earned his first career win against the Philadelphia Phillies. In nine MLB appearances, Aguilar pitched to a 1–1 record with a 6.43 ERA in 7.0 innings.[1]
On November 19, 2021, the Diamondbacks removed Aguilar from the 40-man roster and sent him outright to Triple-A Reno.[6][7] He spent the entire 2022 season with Reno, posting a 3–2 record and 5.44 ERA with 34 strikeouts and 5 saves in 46.1 innings pitched.[8] He was released on November 15, 2022.[9]
Leones de Yucatán (second stint)
On March 24, 2023, Aguilar signed with the Leones de Yucatán of the Mexican League.[10] In 41 relief appearances, Aguilar posted a strong 1.83 ERA with 39 strikeouts across 34+1⁄3 innings of work.
Charros de Jalisco
On February 6, 2024, Yucatán loaned Aguilar to the Charros de Jalisco of the Mexican League.[11]
International baseball
Aguilar was selected for the Mexico national baseball team at the 2017 World Baseball Classic.[12][13]
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Miguel Aguilar Player Page". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 24, 2019.
- ^ Daniel Gonzalez (March 28, 2019). "On Opening Day, rosters will be filled with Latin American baseball players. But why so few from Mexico?". Arizona Republic. Retrieved September 24, 2019.
- ^ Ely Sussman (August 28, 2019). "Marlins send 7 prospects to 2019 Arizona Fall League". Fish Stripes. SB Nation. Retrieved September 24, 2019.
- ^ "2020 Minor League Season Canceled".
- ^ COOK, JOSH. "MLB: Drew Ellis called up by Diamondbacks". News and Tribune.
- ^ "Diamondbacks Announce Several Roster Moves". MLB Trade Rumors.
- ^ "D-backs Roster & Staff". MLB.
- ^ https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=aguila000mig
- ^ https://www.milb.com/player/miguel-aguilar-620396
- ^ https://www.milb.com/mexican/news/leones-miguel-aguilar-ya-esta-en-la-cueva
- ^ "LMB: Movimientos en listas de reserva - 6 de febrero de 2024". milb.com. Retrieved February 7, 2024.
- ^ Austin Laymance (February 8, 2017). "A-Gon, Davis lead Mexico's WBC '17 roster". MLB.com. Retrieved March 8, 2017.
- ^ Also on the 2017 Mexico team was José Aguilar, who was unrelated to Miguel. Coincidentally, José and Miguel Aguilar were also the names of two of the players in the baseball movie The Bad News Bears (1976).
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
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- Bullpen Coach 56 José Silva
- Bullpen Catcher 45 Humberto Sosa
- Pitching Coach Advisor 34 Fernando Valenzuela
- Batting Practice Pitcher 26 Alex Pelaez