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Dominican baseball player (born 1995) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jorge Luis Alcalá (born July 28, 1995) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher for the Minnesota Twins of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Jorge Alcalá | |
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![]() Alcalá with the Minnesota Twins in 2024 | |
Minnesota Twins – No. 66 | |
Pitcher | |
Born: Bajos de Haina, Dominican Republic | July 28, 1995|
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
MLB debut | |
September 21, 2019, for the Minnesota Twins | |
MLB statistics (through August 11, 2024) | |
Win–loss record | 7–11 |
Earned run average | 3.38 |
Strikeouts | 147 |
Teams | |
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Alcalá signed with the Houston Astros as an international free agent in December 2014. He made his professional debut in 2015 with the Dominican Summer League Astros, going 2–0 with a 3.06 ERA in 32.1 innings pitched. He played 2016 with the Gulf Coast Astros, Greeneville Astros and Tri-City ValleyCats, pitching to a combined 3–3 record with a 2.41 ERA in 15 games (ten starts) between the three teams. He played 2017 with the Quad Cities River Bandits and Buies Creek Astros, compiling a 7–6 record with a 3.05 ERA in 22 games (18 starts), and started 2018 with Buies Creek before being promoted to the Corpus Christi Hooks.[1]
On July 27, 2018, Alcalá and Gilberto Celestino were traded to the Minnesota Twins in exchange for Ryan Pressly.[2][3] He was assigned to the Chattanooga Lookouts. In 24 games (16 starts) between Buies Creek, Corpus Christi, and Chattanooga, he pitched to a 3–11 record with a 3.81 ERA and a 1.34 WHIP.[4] He split the 2019 minor league season between the Pensacola Blue Wahoos and the Rochester Red Wings, combining to go 6–7 with a 5.47 ERA over 109 innings.[5][6]
On September 14, 2019, the Twins selected Alcalá's contract and promoted him to the major leagues.[7] He made his major league debut on September 21 versus the Kansas City Royals, pitching +2⁄3 of an inning.[8]
With the 2020 Minnesota Twins, Alcalá appeared in 16 games, compiling a 2–1 record with 2.63 ERA and 27 strikeouts in 24.0 innings pitched.[9]
In 2021, Alcalá appeared in 59 games for the Twins. He ended the year with a 3–6 record, a 3.92 ERA, and 61 strikeouts across 59.2 innings.[10]
Alcalá only appeared in 2 games during the 2022 season. Unfortunately, elbow inflammation essentially wiped out his entire season, as he was placed on the injured list 5 games into the year, before being shut down for the season in August.[11] He pitched 2.1 innings, striking out 2 while walking 2 other batters.[12]
On January 13, 2023, Alcalá agreed to a one-year, $790K contract with the Twins, avoiding salary arbitration.[13] On May 16, Alcalá was placed on the injured list with a forearm injury;[14] after undergoing an MRI, he was diagnosed with a radial stress fracture in his right forearm.[15] He was transferred to the 60–day injured list on June 18.[16] On September 10, Alcalá began a rehab assignment with the Low–A Fort Myers Miracle,[17] and was activated from the injured list on October 1.[18]
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