Pedro Manuel Ávila (born January 14, 1997) is a Venezuelan professional baseball pitcher for the Cleveland Guardians of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the San Diego Padres. He made his MLB debut in 2019.
| Pedro Ávila | |
|---|---|
| Cleveland Guardians – No. 60 | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: January 14, 1997 Caracas, Venezuela | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| April 11, 2019, for the San Diego Padres | |
| MLB statistics (through 2024 season) | |
| Win–loss record | 8–4 |
| Earned run average | 3.51 |
| Strikeouts | 151 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
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Career
editWashington Nationals
editÁvila was signed as an international free agent by the Washington Nationals in 2014. He made his professional debut in 2015, and played for the Rookie-level DSL Nationals and the Rookie-level Gulf Coast Nationals, going 7–3 with a 2.12 ERA in 63+2⁄3 innings. He played for the Single–A Hagerstown Suns in 2016, going 7–7 with a 3.48 ERA in 93 innings.[1]
San Diego Padres
editOn December 2, 2016, the Nationals traded Ávila to the San Diego Padres in exchange for Derek Norris.[2] Ávila split the 2017 season between the Single-A Fort Wayne TinCaps and the High-A Lake Elsinore Storm. He accumulated an 8–5 record with a 3.70 ERA in 128+1⁄3 innings, and finished the season with 170 strikeouts, the most by a Padres minor leaguer that season.[3] In 2018, he pitched the full season in Lake Elsinore, making 20 starts with a 4.27 ERA and striking out 142 batters in 130+2⁄3 innings.[1]
The Padres added Ávila to their 40-man roster after the 2018 season.[3] He opened the 2019 season with the Amarillo Sod Poodles of the Double-A Texas League.[1] On April 11, 2019, he was promoted to the major leagues for the first time.[4] In a start versus the Arizona Diamondbacks, he went 5+1⁄3 innings and allowed one run while recording five strikeouts in his debut.[5] He became the first player in Sod Poodle history to reach MLB.[6] He was optioned back to Amarillo on April 12.[7] Ávila suffered an elbow injury in August and underwent Tommy John surgery in September 2019.[8]
Ávila was designated for assignment on November 27, 2019.[9] He was non-tendered on December 2 and became a free agent.[10] He re-signed with San Diego the next day on a minor league contract.[11] Ávila did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[12]
San Diego selected his contract to the active roster on October 1, 2021.[13] He made 1 start for San Diego, logging a 2.25 ERA with 5 strikeouts in 4 innings.
Ávila was optioned to the Triple-A El Paso Chihuahuas to begin the 2022 season. He was recalled from the Chihuahuas on April 13 and joined the Padres' active roster. He made 2 appearances with a 4.50 ERA and 5 strikeouts in 4 innings before being optioned to Triple-A El Paso on May 5. On June 6, Ávila was removed from the 40-man roster and sent outright to the Chihuahuas. He made 30 appearances (24 starts) for the affiliate, recording a 7-2 record and 4.58 ERA with 124 strikeouts in 112 innings pitched.
On November 10, 2022, the Padres selected his contract onto the 40-man roster. Ávila was optioned to Triple-A El Paso to begin the 2023 season.[14] He was recalled from El Paso on July 1 and joined the Padres' active roster. He made 1 appearance for the team, then was optioned back to El Paso on July 3. He was recalled to the Padres' active roster again on July 23, where he remained for the rest of the 2023 season. That season, he accumulated a 2-2 record and a 3.22 ERA in 14 appearances and 6 starts for the Padres. He struck out 54 batters in 50+1⁄3 innings.[15]
In 2024, Ávila made San Diego's Opening Day roster as part of the bullpen. In four appearances, he struggled to a 9.00 ERA with nine strikeouts across eight innings pitched. On April 12, 2024, Ávila was designated for assignment by the Padres.[16]
Cleveland Guardians
editOn April 16, 2024, Ávila was traded to the Cleveland Guardians in exchange for cash considerations.[17]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "Pedro Ávila". The Baseball Cube. Retrieved April 10, 2019.
- ^ AJ Cassavell (December 2, 2016). "Padres land prospect Avila, send Norris to Nats". MLB.com. Retrieved March 28, 2019.
- ^ a b Jeff Sanders (December 5, 2018). "Padres roster review: Pedro Avila". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved March 28, 2019.
- ^ Field Level Media (April 11, 2019). "Padres hand ball to rookie Avila against Diamondbacks". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
- ^ The AP (April 12, 2019). "Pedro Avila sharp in MLB debut as Padres beat DBacks 7-6". Fox Sports San Diego. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
- ^ Ralph Cooper (April 11, 2019). "Pedro Avila becomes first Sod Poodle called up to MLB". NewsChannel 10. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
- ^ RotoWire Staff (April 12, 2019). "Padres' Pedro Avila: Optioned back to minors". CBSSports.com. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
- ^ Jeff Sanders (September 27, 2019). "Minors: Right-handers to watch in the Padres system". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
- ^ AJ Cassavell (November 27, 2019). "Pomeranz, Padres finalize 4-year contract". MLB.com. Retrieved November 27, 2019.
- ^ Kevin Acee (December 2, 2019). "Padres acquire Oakland infielder Jurickson Profar for catcher Austin Allen". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved December 2, 2019.
- ^ Jeff Sanders (December 3, 2019). "Minors: Pedro Avila, Miguel Diaz staying with Padres on minor league deals". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved December 3, 2019.
- ^ "2020 Minor League Baseball season cancelled". mlb.com. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
- ^ "Padres To Select Pedro Avila". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
- ^ "Padres' Pedro Avila: Optioned to Triple-A". cbssports.com. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
- ^ "Pedro Avila". MLB.com. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
- ^ "Padres pregame: Adrián Morejón recalled as Pedro Avila DFA'd before Dodgers series". sandiegouniontribune.com. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
- ^ "Guardians To Acquire Pedro Avila". mlbtraderumors.com. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
External links
edit- Career statistics from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet