Carlos Estévez (baseball)

Carlos Samuel Estévez (born December 28, 1992) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher for the Los Angeles Angels of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Colorado Rockies.

Carlos Estévez
Estévez with the Rockies in 2016
Los Angeles Angels – No. 53
Pitcher
Born: (1992-12-28) December 28, 1992
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
MLB debut
April 23, 2016, for the Colorado Rockies
MLB statistics
(through May 14, 2023)
Win–loss record19–22
Earned run average4.40
Strikeouts336
Saves34
Teams

Career

Colorado Rockies

Estévez signed with the Rockies as a free agent in 2011, at the age of 18.[1] After the 2015 season, the Rockies added Estévez to their 40-man roster.[2] He promoted the major leagues on April 22, 2016.[3] He made his debut on April 23.[1] When Rockies' closer Jake McGee went on the disabled list in June, Estévez became the Rockies' new closer.[4] He finished the season with 63 appearances and 11 saves.

On April 3, 2017, Estévez pitched a hitless sixth, earning the win against the Milwaukee Brewers on Opening Day.[5] On June 18, 2017, Carlos got called back up from Triple-A Albuquerque to the Rockies to replace Chad Qualls, who went to the 10-Day DL. Estévez came in with the Rockies having given up the lead in the 9th inning to the San Francisco Giants trying to hold the score of 5 to 3 with a runner on second base, and got a strike out of Buster Posey to end the top of the 9th to prevent further damage. After a Rockies' 9th inning rally of three straight 1-out singles, Nolan Arenado hit a walk-off three-run home run to complete his first career cycle, improving Carlos' record to 4-0 on the year.[6] In 35 appearances, he finished with a record of 5-0 and an ERA of 5.57.

He missed the entire 2018 season following a couple of injuries and remaining in the AAA level. The following season, Estévez was a mainstay in the Rockies bullpen, becoming one of the most effective relievers for the team. He finished with a 3.75 ERA and 81 strikeouts in 71 games. As many of the pitching staff in 2020, Estévez's performance regressed from the previous season as he allowed 21 runs in 24 innings pitched. In 2021, he pitched in 64 games, posting an ERA of 4.38 with 11 saves.

Los Angeles Angels

On December 5, 2022, Estévez signed a two-year, $13.5 million contract with the Los Angeles Angels.[7]

References
  1. Perkins, Owen (April 23, 2016). "Rockies pitcher Carlos Estevez makes debut". MLB.com. Retrieved April 25, 2016.
  2. Johns, Greg (November 20, 2015). "Rockies' John Axford designated for assignment: Brothers, Rosario, Kahnle also designated as prospects added to roster". MLB.com. Retrieved February 4, 2016.
  3. Nick Groke (April 22, 2016). "Rockies make a bevy of roster moves, as Miguel Castro heads to 15-day disabled list". The Denver Post. Retrieved April 25, 2016.
  4. Saunders, Patrick (June 16, 2016). "Carlos Estevez channels inner "Wild Thing" as Rockies' closer". The Denver Post. Retrieved June 22, 2016.
  5. Armas, Genaro (April 3, 2017). "Rockies win in debuts of Black, Holland, beat Brewers 7-5". AP News. Retrieved April 6, 2017.
  6. Harding, Thomas (June 17, 2017). "Arenado completes cycle with walk-off homer". MLB.com. Retrieved June 17, 2017.
  7. "Angels sign RHP Carlos Estévez to two-year contract". MLB.com. December 5, 2022. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
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