Ronel Blanco
| Ronel Blanco | |
|---|---|
| Houston Astros – No. 56 | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: August 31, 1993 Santiago, Dominican Republic | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| April 8, 2022, for the Houston Astros | |
| MLB statistics (through 2022 season) | |
| Win–loss record | 0–0 |
| Earned run average | 7.11 |
| Strikeouts | 7 |
| Teams | |
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Ronel De Jesus Blanco (born August 31, 1993) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher for the Houston Astros of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2022.
Career
Blanco signed with the Houston Astros as an international free agent on April 27, 2016.[1] He split the 2016 season between the DSL Astros and the GCL Astros, going a combined 7–1 with a 2.13 ERA and 59 strikeouts over 50+2⁄3 innings.[2] Blanco split the 2017 season between the Quad Cities River Bandits and the Buies Creek Astros, going a combined 6–5 with a 3.38 ERA and 79 strikeouts over 88 innings.[2] He split the 2018 season between Buies Creek and the Corpus Christi Hooks, going a combined 7–1 with a 3.65 ERA and 71 strikeouts over 56+2⁄3 innings.[2] Blanco split the 2019 season between the Tri-City ValleyCats, Corpus Christi, and the Round Rock Express, going a combined 5–2 with a 4.96 ERA and 57 strikeouts over 49 innings.[2] Blanco did not play in 2020 due to the cancellation of the Minor League Baseball season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Blanco spent the 2021 season with the Sugar Land Skeeters.[3][4]
On April 7, 2022, the Astros selected Blanco's contract and placed him on the major league roster. On April 9, he made his major league debut in the eighth inning against the Los Angeles Angels.
See also
References
- ^ "Ronel Blanco Stats & Scouting Report - Baseball America". Baseball America. Archived from the original on 2021-12-09. Retrieved 2021-09-23.
- ^ a b c d "Ronel Blanco Minor & Winter Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2021-07-12. Retrieved 2021-09-23.
- ^ Longenhagen, Eric (August 25, 2021). "Daily Prospect Notes: AL Postseason Pitching On the Way". FanGraphs.com. Archived from the original on 2021-09-08. Retrieved 2021-09-23.
- ^ "Skeeters Clinch Divisional Title with Win over Albuquerque | SportsTalk 790". The A-Team w/ Wexler & Clanton. Archived from the original on 2021-09-18. Retrieved 2021-09-23.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Articles with short description
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- 1993 births
- Living people
- People from Santiago de los Caballeros
- Dominican Republic expatriate baseball players in the United States
- Major League Baseball players from the Dominican Republic
- Major League Baseball pitchers
- Houston Astros players
- Dominican Summer League Astros players
- Gulf Coast Astros players
- Tri-City ValleyCats players
- Quad Cities River Bandits players
- Buies Creek Astros players
- Corpus Christi Hooks players
- Round Rock Express players
- Sugar Land Skeeters players
- Sugar Land Space Cowboys players
- Estrellas Orientales players