Edwin Escobar
| Edwin Escobar | |||
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| Arizona Diamondbacks – No. 43 | |||
| Pitcher | |||
| Born: April 22, 1992 La Sabana, Venezuela |
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| MLB debut | |||
| August 27, 2014, for the Boston Red Sox | |||
| MLB statistics (through 2015 season) |
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| Win–loss record | 0–0 | ||
| Earned run average | 4.50 | ||
| Strikeouts | 2 | ||
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Edwin Jose Escobar (born April 22, 1992) is a Venezuelan professional baseball pitcher for the Arizona Diamondbacks of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut with the Boston Red Sox in 2014.
Career
The Texas Rangers signed Escobar as an international free agent.[1] He was traded to the San Francisco Giants for Ben Snyder in 2010.[2]
The Giants added Escobar to their 40-man roster after the 2012 season.[3] He started the 2014 season with the Fresno Grizzlies.[4][5]
Escobar was traded to the Boston Red Sox, along with Heath Hembree, for Jake Peavy on July 26, 2014.[6] He was called up to the Red Sox on August 10,[7] and returned to the Triple-A Pawtucket Red Sox the next day. Escobar was recalled on August 27, 2014,[8] and pitched a scoreless 8th inning in his Major League debut in Toronto against the Toronto Blue Jays. He was designated for assignment on April 20, 2016, to make room on the active roster for William Cuevas.[9]
Escobar was claimed by the Arizona Diamondbacks off of waivers, and was optioned to the Triple-A Reno Aces.[10] The Diamondbacks promoted Escobar to the major leagues to make his first major league start on May 30, 2016.[11]
References
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External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Giants prospect Escobar knocking on door of Majors
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