Emilio Pagan

Emilio Enrique Pagan (born May 7, 1991) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Oakland Athletics of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played for the Seattle Mariners.

Career

Pagan attended J. L. Mann High School in Greenville, South Carolina and played college baseball at Belmont Abbey College. He was drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 10th round of the 2013 Major League Baseball Draft.^[1]

After signing with the Mariners, he made his professional debut that year with the Pulaski Mariners. He was promoted to the Everett AquaSox in August. In 26.1 relief innings pitched between the two teams he was 1-1 with a 1.03 ERA and 35 strikeouts. In 2014, he pitched for the Clinton LumberKings where he compiled a 2-3 record and 2.89 ERA 42 relief appearances, and in 2015, he played with the Bakersfield Blaze where he pitched to a 3-8 record and 2.53 ERA. Pagan spent 2016 with the Jackson Generals and Tacoma Rainers, compiling a combined 5-3 record and 2.49 ERA in 65 innings pitched out of the bullpen.

Pagan was on Puerto Rico's roster for the 2017 World Baseball Classic.^[2] He began the season with Tacoma and was promoted to the major leagues on May 2. On May 3, 2017, he made his major league debut for the Mariners against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim at Safeco Field. He was sent down and recalled multiple times during the season before he was recalled for the remainder of the season on July 7. In 34 relief appearances for Seattle, he was 2-3 with a 3.22 ERA, and in 23 appearances for Tacoma, he was 2-1 with a 2.56 ERA.^[3]

On November 15, 2017, Pagan was traded to the Oakland Athletics, along with Alexander Campos, for Ryon Healy.^[4] He began the season with Oakland, but was sent down to the Nashville Sounds on May 2. He was recalled back to Oakland on May 18.

References

External links

• Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)