Ángel De Jesús
Ángel De Jesús (born February 13, 1997) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher for the Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2022.
Ángel De Jesús | |
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![]() De Jesús with the Toledo Mud Hens in 2022 | |
Detroit Tigers – No. 62 | |
Pitcher | |
Born: Samaná, Dominican Republic | February 13, 1997|
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
MLB debut | |
April 23, 2022, for the Detroit Tigers | |
MLB statistics (through April 23, 2022) | |
Win–loss record | 0–0 |
Earned run average | 0.00 |
Strikeouts | 3 |
Teams | |
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Career
De Jesús signed with the Detroit Tigers as an international free agent on May 10, 2016. He made his professional debut with the Dominican Summer League Tigers. He returned to the DSL Tigers in 2017, posting a 2.20 ERA in 14 appearances (8 of them starts). De Jesús split the 2018 season between the DSL Tigers and the rookie-level GCL Tigers, accumulating a 5-3 record and 2.83 ERA with 68 strikeouts across 14 games (12 starts). In 2019, De Jesús split the season between the Single-A West Michigan Whitecaps and the High-A Lakeland Flying Tigers, pitching to a cumulative 1.61 ERA with 85 strikeouts in 61.1 innings pitched across 36 appearances.[1] De Jesús did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] He spent the 2021 campaign split between the Double-A Erie SeaWolves and the Triple-A Toledo Mud Hens, working to a 3.34 ERA with 80 strikeouts in 40 appearances between the two affiliates. The Tigers added him to their 40-man roster after following the season on November 19, 2021.[3]
On April 20, 2022, De Jesús was called up from Triple-A and promoted to the major leagues for the first time after Matt Manning was placed on the injured list.[4] De Jesús made his major league debut three days later and pitched two scoreless innings against the Colorado Rockies in the first game of a doubleheader. He was sent back down to Toledo after making his debut prior to the second game of the doubleheader.[5]
References
- https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=dejesu002ang
- "2020 Minor League Season Canceled". mlbtraderumors.com.
- "Tigers add 2 prospects to roster, cut 3 others". 19 November 2021.
- "Tigers Place Matt Manning On Injured List, Recall Angel De Jesus". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved 2022-04-21.
- "Tigers rookie pitcher optioned to Toledo minutes after MLB debut". mlive. 2022-04-23. Retrieved 2022-04-26.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)