Jovani Morán

Jovani Morán (born April 24, 1997) is a Puerto Rican professional baseball pitcher for the Minnesota Twins of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2021.

Jovani Morán
Minnesota Twins – No. 71
Pitcher
Born: (1997-04-24) April 24, 1997
Mayaguez, Puerto Rico
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
MLB debut
September 12, 2021, for the Minnesota Twins
MLB statistics
(through May 13, 2023)
Win–loss record0–2
Earned run average3.74
Strikeouts83
Teams

Career

Morán was drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the seventh round of the 2015 Major League Baseball Draft out of the Carlos Beltran Baseball Academy in Florida, Puerto Rico.[1] He made his professional debut that year with the Gulf Coast Twins.

After missing 2016 due to injury, Morán played 2017 with the Elizabethton Twins. He spent 2018 with the Cedar Rapids Kernels and Fort Myers Miracle and 2019 with the Pensacola Blue Wahoos and Gulf Coast Twins. After the 2019 season, he played in the Arizona Fall League. He did not play a minor league game in 2020 because the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Morán started 2021 with the Wichita Wind Surge before being promoted to the St. Paul Saints.[2] The Twins promoted him to the major leagues on September 12.[3] He made his major league debut that night.

References
  1. Miller, Phil (October 2, 2019). "Twins' Jovani Moran Hoping To Stay Healthy, Build Innings". Baseballamerica.com. Retrieved September 29, 2021.
  2. "Twins #30 Prospect, Jovani Moran, Earns Promotion To St. Paul | Saints". Milb.com. July 16, 2021. Retrieved September 29, 2021.
  3. Miller, Phil (September 12, 2021). "Top lefthanded prospect Moran hustles to join Twins after promotion". StarTribune.com. Retrieved September 29, 2021.


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