Andrés Muñoz

Andrés Clemente Muñoz (born January 16, 1999) is a Mexican professional baseball pitcher for the San Diego Padres of Major League Baseball (MLB).

Andrés Muñoz
San Diego Padres – No. 52
Pitcher
Born: (1999-01-16) January 16, 1999
Los Mochis, Mexico
Bats: Right Throws: Right
MLB debut
July 12, 2019, for the San Diego Padres
MLB statistics
(through 2019 season)
Win–loss record1–1
Earned run average3.91
Strikeouts30
Teams

Career

Muñoz signed with the San Diego Padres as an international free agent in July 2015. He made his professional debut in 2016 with the Arizona Padres of the Rookie-level Arizona League,[1] going 1–1 with a 5.49 ERA in 16 games, mostly in relief. In 2017, he played for the Tri-City Dust Devils of the Class A Short Season Northwest League and the Fort Wayne TinCaps of the Class A Midwest League where he was 3–0 with a 3.81 ERA in 24 relief appearances between both teams. After the season, he played for the Peoria Javelinas of the Arizona Fall League, where he was the youngest player.[2]

Muñoz started 2018 with Tri-City and was promoted to the San Antonio Missions of the Double-A Texas League during the season.[3] In 24.2 relief innings pitched between the two teams, he was 2–1 with a 0.73 ERA.[4][5] He began the 2019 season with the Amarillo Sod Poodles of the Double-A Texas League,[6] going 0–1 with a 1.72 ERA and 32 strikeouts over 15.2 innings for them. On May 21, he was promoted to the El Paso Chihuahuas of the Triple-A Pacific Coast League.[7]

On July 12, 2019, the Padres selected Muñoz's contract and promoted him to the major leagues.[8] He made his major league debut that night versus the Atlanta Braves, striking out one batter over one inning pitched.[9] In 2019, his sinker was on average the fastest in major league baseball, at 101.2 miles per hour (162.9 km/h).[10] He finished with a record of 1–1 in 22 games. He struck out 30 in 23 innings. On March 20, 2020, it was announced that Munoz would have to undergo Tommy John surgery and would miss the entire 2020 season.[11]

References
  1. "#PadresOnDeck: Velocity Puts Andres Munoz on the Fast Track". Padres.mlblogs.com. Retrieved August 8, 2018.
  2. "Offseason leagues: AFL a crash-course in Andres Munoz's education". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved August 8, 2018.
  3. "Andres Munoz jumps from Tri-City to San Antonio". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved August 8, 2018.
  4. Dennis Lin (August 23, 2018). "'This kid's got ice water in his veins': Andres Muñoz, 19, throws 103 mph, and could be the Padres' next great reliever". The Athletic. Retrieved May 21, 2019.
  5. "Andres Munoz Stats, Highlights, Bio – MiLB.com Stats – The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com. Retrieved October 21, 2018.
  6. RotoWire Staff (April 4, 2019). "Padres' Andres Munoz: Back at Double-A". CBS Sports. Retrieved May 21, 2019.
  7. RotoWire Staff (May 21, 2019). "Padres' Andres Munoz: Promoted to Triple-A". CBS Sports. Retrieved May 21, 2019.
  8. RotoWire Staff (July 12, 2019). "Padres' Andres Munoz: Promoted to majors". CBS Sports. Retrieved July 12, 2019.
  9. AJ Cassavell (July 13, 2019). "Munoz clocks 100 again and again in debut". MLB.com. Retrieved July 13, 2019.
  10. "Statcast Pitch Arsenals Leaderboard | baseballsavant.com". Baseballsavant.mlb.com. Retrieved 2019-10-09.
  11. "Padres lose hard-throwing setup man Andres Munoz to Tommy John surgery". March 20, 2020. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
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