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Dominican baseball player (born 1994) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ángel David Perdomo (born May 7, 1994) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher for the Atlanta Braves of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Milwaukee Brewers and Pittsburgh Pirates.
| Ángel Perdomo | |
|---|---|
Perdomo with the Lansing Lugnuts in 2016 | |
| Atlanta Braves | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: May 7, 1994 San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic | |
Bats: Left Throws: Left | |
| MLB debut | |
| August 18, 2020, for the Milwaukee Brewers | |
| MLB statistics (through 2023 season) | |
| Win–loss record | 4–2 |
| Earned run average | 5.55 |
| Strikeouts | 77 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
Perdomo signed with the Toronto Blue Jays as an international free agent on November 28, 2011.[1] He was assigned to the Dominican Summer League Blue Jays for the 2012 season, where he pitched to a 5.40 earned run average (ERA), 13 strikeouts, and 13 walks in seven games totaling 112⁄3 innings.[2] He remained with the DSL Blue Jays in 2013, pitching 262⁄3 innings and posting a 0–1 win–loss record, 3.04 ERA, and 43 strikeouts.[2] Perdomo was promoted to the Rookie-level Gulf Coast Blue Jays in 2014, and appeared in 13 games. He would compile a 3–2 record, 2.54 ERA, and 57 strikeouts in 46 innings.[2]
Perdomo began the 2015 minor league season with the Rookie-Advanced Bluefield Blue Jays, and later earned a promotion to the Short Season-A Vancouver Canadians. He pitched a combined 691⁄3 innings in 2015, and posted a 6–1 record, 2.60 ERA, and 67 strikeouts.[2] Continuing to progress through the Blue Jays minor league system, Perdomo was assigned to the Class-A Lansing Lugnuts to open the 2016 season.[2][3] In June he was selected to play in the All-Star Futures Game as an injury replacement for Dylan Unsworth.[4] Perdomo made 25 starts and two relief appearances for the Lugnuts in 2016, and posted a 5–7 record, 3.19 ERA, and 156 strikeouts in 127 innings.[2] He played the entire 2017 season with the Advanced-A Dunedin Blue Jays, and went 5–6 with a 3.70 ERA and 65 strikeouts in 751⁄3 innings.[2] Perdomo stayed with Dunedin in 2018, pitching to a 1–5 record, 3.63 ERA, and 100 strikeouts in 791⁄3 innings.[2] He elected free agency on November 2, 2018.[5]
Perdomo signed a minor league contract with the Milwaukee Brewers on November 12, 2018.[6] He split the 2019 season between the Biloxi Shuckers and San Antonio Missions,[7] going a combined 5–2 with a 4.28 ERA over 69+1⁄3 innings. Perdomo was added to the Brewers 40–man roster on November 2, 2019.[8]
On August 13, 2020, Perdomo was called up to the active roster. He made his MLB debut on August 18 against the Minnesota Twins.[citation needed]
On August 11, 2021, Perdomo was placed on the injured list with a lower back strain, and was later transferred to the 60-day injured list on September 1.[9]
On July 19, 2022, Perdomo was claimed off waivers by the Tampa Bay Rays.[10] Perdomo was designated for assignment on July 30. He cleared waivers and was sent outright to the Triple-A Durham Bulls on August 4.[11] He elected free agency on November 10, 2022.
On December 22, 2022, Perdomo signed a minor league deal with the Pittsburgh Pirates.[12] He was assigned to the Triple-A Indianapolis Indians to begin the 2023 season, where he made 20 appearances and registered a 3.18 ERA with 35 strikeouts in 22+2⁄3 innings pitched. On June 3, 2023, Perdomo had his contract selected to the major league roster.[13] On July 25, Perdomo surrendered a home run to San Diego Padres outfielder Juan Soto. He then intentionally hit the following batter, Manny Machado, with a pitch and was subsequently ejected. The following day, Perdomo was suspended three games for the incident.[14] On August 20, he was placed on the injured list with left elbow discomfort.[15] Four days later, he was transferred to the 60–day injured list, ending his season. In 30 appearances for Pittsburgh, he posted a 3.72 ERA with 44 strikeouts in 29.0 innings of work.[16] On October 6, Perdomo underwent Tommy John surgery, ruling him out for the entirety of the 2024 season.[17] Following the season on November 2, Perdomo was removed from the 40–man roster and sent outright to Triple–A Indianapolis.[18]
On November 6, 2023, Perdomo was claimed off waivers by the Atlanta Braves.[19] However, on November 17, Perdomo was non-tendered by Atlanta, making him a free agent.[20]
On December 7, 2023, Perdomo re–signed with the Braves on a one–year, split major league contract.[21]
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