Cristofer Ogando

Cristofer Jesus Ogando (born October 23, 1993) is a Dominican professional baseball relief pitcher for the Pericos de Puebla of the Mexican League. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Tampa Bay Rays. He made his MLB debut in 2022.

Cristofer Ogando
Pericos de Puebla – No. 45
Relief pitcher
Born: (1993-10-23) October 23, 1993
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
MLB debut
July 3, 2022, for the Tampa Bay Rays
MLB statistics
(through 2022 season)
Win–loss record0–0
Earned run average4.15
Strikeouts2
Teams

Professional career

Miami Marlins and Arizona Diamondbacks organizations

Ogando signed with the Miami Marlins on January 17, 2013, as an international free agent.[1] He made his professional debut for the Dominican Summer League Marlins in 2013, pitching in five games and ending the season with an 8.53 earned run average.[2] After being released by the Marlins on December 17, 2013, he did not play professionally from 2014 to 2017, instead playing in amateur baseball leagues.[3]

He signed with the Arizona Diamondbacks on June 5, 2018.[1] After advancing to the Low-A Hillsboro Hops, he was selected by the Tampa Bay Rays in the minor league phase of the Rule 5 draft on December 13, 2018.[1]

Tampa Bay Rays

Ogando split the 2018 season with the Bowling Green Hot Rods and Charlotte Stone Crabs. He missed the entirety of 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic's cancellation of the Minor League Baseball season. In 2021, he advanced to the Triple-A level, appearing in one game with the Durham Bulls.[2] He began the 2021 season with Durham, pitching in 21 games with a 3.03 ERA.[2] He was promoted to the majors on July 3, 2022.[4] Ogando made his debut that day against the Toronto Blue Jays, allowing one run in 2.0 innings and striking out Vladimir Guerrero Jr..[5] He was sent back down to Durham the following day.[6] On July 21, Ogando was designated for assignment following the signing of Roman Quinn.[7] He had his contract selected again on September 23. On September 29, Ogando was designated for assignment. He elected free agency on October 11, 2022.

Pericos de Puebla

On April 19, 2023, Ogando signed with the Pericos de Puebla of the Mexican League.[8]

See also

References
  1. "Cristofer Ogando at Baseball America". Baseball America. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
  2. "Cristofer Ogando statistics at Baseball-Reference (Minors)". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
  3. "Rule 5 report". Tampa Bay Times. December 14, 2018. p. C3. Retrieved July 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Rays Select Cristofer Ogando". mlbtraderumors. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
  5. Topkin, Marc. "Debut was a long time coming for Rays' Cristofer Ogando". tampabay.com. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
  6. Powtak, Ken (4 July 2022). "Red Sox win 8th straight Fourth of July game by beating Rays at Fenway". tampabay.com. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
  7. "Rays Sign Roman Quinn To Major League Contract". mlbtraderumors. Retrieved July 21, 2022.
  8. "LMB: Movimientos en listas de reserva - 19 de abril de 2023". MiLB.com (in Spanish). April 19, 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2023.
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