Pedro Ávila
Pedro Manuel Ávila (born January 14, 1997) is a Venezuelan professional baseball pitcher for the San Diego Padres organization. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Diego Padres.
Pedro Ávila | |||
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San Diego Padres | |||
Pitcher | |||
Born: Caracas, Venezuela | January 14, 1997|||
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MLB debut | |||
April 11, 2019, for the San Diego Padres | |||
MLB statistics (through 2019 season) | |||
Win–loss record | 0–0 | ||
Earned run average | 1.69 | ||
Strikeouts | 5 | ||
Teams | |||
Career
Washington Nationals
Ávila signed as an international free agent by the Washington Nationals in 2014. He made his professional debut in 2015, and played for the Rookie-level DSL Nationals and the Rookie-level Gulf Coast Nationals, going 7–3 with a 2.12 ERA in 63.2 innings. He played for the Class A Hagerstown Suns in 2016, going 7–7 with a 3.48 ERA in 93 innings.[1]
San Diego Padres
He was acquired by the Padres in December 2016, in a trade for Derek Norris.[2]
In 2017, Ávila split the season between the Class A Fort Wayne TinCaps and the Class A-Advanced Lake Elsinore Storm. He accumulated a 8–5 record with a 3.70 ERA in 128.1 innings, and finished the season with 170 strikeouts, the most by a Padres minor leaguer that season.[3] In 2018, he pitched the full season in Lake Elsinore, making 20 starts with a 4.27 ERA and striking out 142 batters in 130.2 innings.[1]
The Padres added him to their 40-man roster after the 2018 season.[3] He opened the 2019 season with the Amarillo Sod Poodles of the Double-A Texas League.[1] On April 11, 2019, he was promoted to the major leagues for the first time.[4] In a start versus the Arizona Diamondbacks, he went 5 1⁄3 innings and allowed one run while recording five strikeouts in his debut.[5] He became to the first player in Sod Poodle history to reach MLB.[6] He was optioned back to Amarillo on April 12.[7] Ávila suffered an elbow injury in August and underwent Tommy John surgery in September 2019.[8]
Ávila was designated for assignment on November 27, 2019.[9] He was non-tendered on December 2, and became a free agent.[10] He re-signed with San Diego the next day on a minor league contract.[11]
References
- "Pedro Ávila". The Baseball Cube. Retrieved April 10, 2019.
- AJ Cassavell (December 2, 2016). "Padres land prospect Avila, send Norris to Nats". MLB.com. Retrieved March 28, 2019.
- Jeff Sanders (December 5, 2018). "Padres roster review: Pedro Avila". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved March 28, 2019.
- Field Level Media (April 11, 2019). "Padres hand ball to rookie Avila against Diamondbacks". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
- The AP (April 12, 2019). "Pedro Avila sharp in MLB debut as Padres beat DBacks 7-6". Fox Sports San Diego. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
- Ralph Cooper (April 11, 2019). "Pedro Avila becomes first Sod Poodle called up to MLB". NewsChannel 10. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
- RotoWire Staff (April 12, 2019). "Padres' Pedro Avila: Optioned back to minors". CBSSports.com. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
- Jeff Sanders (September 27, 2019). "Minors: Right-handers to watch in the Padres system". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
- AJ Cassavell (November 27, 2019). "Pomeranz, Padres finalize 4-year contract". MLB.com. Retrieved November 27, 2019.
- Kevin Acee (December 2, 2019). "Padres acquire Oakland infielder Jurickson Profar for catcher Austin Allen". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved December 2, 2019.
- Jeff Sanders (December 3, 2019). "Minors: Pedro Avila, Miguel Diaz staying with Padres on minor league deals". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved December 3, 2019.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)