Yacksel Ríos

Yacksel Ríos (born June 27, 1993) is a Puerto Rican professional baseball pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates of Major League Baseball (MLB). He was drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 12th round of the 2011 Major League Baseball draft. Ríos made his major league debut for the Phillies in 2017.

Yacksel Ríos
Ríos with the Philadelphia Phillies in 2018
Pittsburgh Pirates – No. 38
Pitcher
Born: (1993-06-27) June 27, 1993
Caguas, Puerto Rico
Bats: Right Throws: Right
MLB debut
August 22, 2017, for the Philadelphia Phillies
MLB statistics
(through August 8, 2020)
Win–loss record5–2
Earned run average6.36
Strikeouts68
Teams

Baseball career

Minor leagues

Ríos was born in Caguas, Puerto Rico. He was Philadelphia's 12th-round selection in the 2011 Major League Baseball draft, out of Doctora Conchita Cuevas High School in Gurabo, Puerto Rico.[1] He made his professional debut later that year, with the Gulf Coast League Phillies where he pitched to a 0-1 record, and 8.47 ERA, in 11.1 innings. Ríos returned to the GCL in 2012, where he was 2-2, with a 6.60 ERA, in 30 innings pitched. In 2013, he played for the Williamsport Crosscutters, where he was 5-3, with a 3.59 ERA, in 15 games (including ten games started). The 2014 season found Ríos pitching for the Lakewood BlueClaws, where he compiled a 6-2 record, and 3.69 ERA, in 102.1 innings pitched.[2]

He spent 2015 with the Clearwater Threshers, where he was 6-5, with a 2.75 ERA, in 26 games (ten of which were starts). The next year, 2016, again found him with Clearwater, the GCL Phillies, and the Reading Fightin Phils, where he was a combined 5-4, with a 5.74 ERA, in 37 games (seven starts). Ríos began 2017 with Reading, then finished that year with the Phillies’ AAA farm team, the Lehigh Valley IronPigs; over 37 total minor league appearances that year, he was 1-3, with a 1.92 ERA, with 64 strikeouts, in 56.1 innings.[2]

Philadelphia Phillies

Ríos was called up to the majors for the first time on August 22, 2017.[3] He made his MLB debut that same day, pitching 1​2⁄3 innings of no-hit baseball against the Miami Marlins. On September 27, Ríos earned his first career win, pitching in relief against the Washington Nationals. He spent the rest of the 2017 season with the Phillies and in 13 games, he was 1–0, with a 4.41 ERA.

For the 2018 Phillies, Ríos was 3–2, with a 6.75 ERA, in 36 innings pitched.[4] With Lehigh Valley, he was 0-0 with a 3.97 ERA in 22.2 innings in which he walked 17 batters and struck out 26 batters.[5]

In 2019 with the Phillies, he went 0–0 with a 13.50 ERA in 2.2 innings over 4 games. With the Class AAA Lehigh Valley IronPigs, he was 1-3 with a 7.41 ERA in 34 innings in which he walked 22 batters and struck out 37 batters.[5] He was designated for assignment on July 29, 2019.

Pittsburgh Pirates

On August 3, 2019, Ríos was claimed off waivers by the Pittsburgh Pirates.[6] Pitching for the Indianapolis Indians in 2019 he was 0-0 with one save and a 2.35 ERA in 9 games (15.1 innings).[5] Pitching for the Pirates he was 1-0 with a 5.23 ERA in 10 games (10.1 innings).[5] On June 28, 2020, Ríos was outrighted off of the 40-man roster. On August 3, Ríos was selected to the active roster.

References
  1. Drago, Mike (May 4, 2017). "Fightins relief pitcher making impact after slow start". readingeagle.com. Retrieved August 22, 2017.
  2. "Yacksel Ríos Stats, Highlights, Bio". MiLB.com. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
  3. Maldonado Ríos, Antolín (August 22, 2017). "El lanzador cagüeño Yacksel Ríos es ascendido a Grandes Ligas". elnuevodia.com (in Spanish). Retrieved August 22, 2017.
  4. "Yacksel Ríos Baseball Statistics". sportsreference.com. Retrieved March 5, 2019.
  5. "Yacksel Rios Minor, Winter & Fall Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
  6. RotoWire Staff (August 3, 2019). "Pirates' Yacksel Rios: Claimed by Pirates". CBS Sports. Retrieved August 3, 2019.
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