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
San Diego Padres
Pitcher
Born: (1997-01-14) January 14, 1997
Caracas, Venezuela
Bats: Right Throws: Right
MLB debut
April 11, 2019, for the San Diego Padres
MLB statistics
(through 2019 season)
Win–loss record0–0
Earned run average1.69
Strikeouts5
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]

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See also

References
  1. "Pedro Ávila". The Baseball Cube. Retrieved April 10, 2019.
  2. AJ Cassavell (December 2, 2016). "Padres land prospect Avila, send Norris to Nats". MLB.com. Retrieved March 28, 2019.
  3. Jeff Sanders (December 5, 2018). "Padres roster review: Pedro Avila". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved March 28, 2019.
  4. Field Level Media (April 11, 2019). "Padres hand ball to rookie Avila against Diamondbacks". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
  5. 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.
  6. Ralph Cooper (April 11, 2019). "Pedro Avila becomes first Sod Poodle called up to MLB". NewsChannel 10. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
  7. RotoWire Staff (April 12, 2019). "Padres' Pedro Avila: Optioned back to minors". CBSSports.com. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
  8. Jeff Sanders (September 27, 2019). "Minors: Right-handers to watch in the Padres system". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
  9. AJ Cassavell (November 27, 2019). "Pomeranz, Padres finalize 4-year contract". MLB.com. Retrieved November 27, 2019.
  10. Kevin Acee (December 2, 2019). "Padres acquire Oakland infielder Jurickson Profar for catcher Austin Allen". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved December 2, 2019.
  11. 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.


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