Germán Márquez

Germán Márquez
Márquez with the Colorado Rockies in 2018
Colorado Rockies – No. 48
Pitcher
Born: (1995-02-22) February 22, 1995
San Félix, Bolívar, Venezuela
Bats: Right Throws: Right
MLB debut
September 8, 2016, for the Colorado Rockies
MLB statistics
(through 2018 season)
Win–loss record 26–19
Earned run average 4.11
Strikeouts 392
Teams
Career highlights and awards

Germán Andres Márquez (born February 22, 1995) is a Venezuelan professional baseball pitcher for the Colorado Rockies of Major League Baseball (MLB).

Career

Márquez signed with the Tampa Bay Rays as an international free agent in July 2011. The Rays added him to their 40-man roster after the 2015 season.[1] On January 28, 2016, Márquez and Jake McGee were traded to the Colorado Rockies in exchange for Corey Dickerson and Kevin Padlo.[2] Marquez was promoted to the Major Leagues on September 6, 2016.[3]

In his first full season in 2017, Márquez went 11-7 with a 4.39 ERA in 162 innings (29 starts), notching a 1.38 WHIP and 147 strikeouts (8.17 K/9). He finished fifth in the National League Rookie of the Year voting.

On July 11, 2018, Márquez hit his 1st career home run off second baseman and former teammate Daniel Descalso in a 19-2 Rockies win over the Arizona Diamondbacks. Márquez became the first pitcher to hit a home run off a position player since Mike LaCoss in 1986.[4]

On September 26, 2018, Márquez tied a major-league record by striking out the first eight batters of a game against the Philadelphia Phillies before Nick Pivetta reached base on an error on a 0-2 pitch. Márquez also broke the franchise record for single-season strikeouts in a season which had been previously held by Ubaldo Jiménez back in 2010.

Márquez had a dominant second half of the 2018 season after working a slider into his pitching repertoire, ultimately finishing with an 14-11 record and 3.77 ERA in 196 innings pitched with 33 starts. He had a WHIP of 1.20 and 230 strikeouts. His 10.561 K/9 was also a new franchise record. Marquez's breakout season, along with that of fellow ace Kyle Freeland are widely credited with helping the Rockies reach the playoffs in back to back seasons for the first time in franchise history.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Rays add Blake Snell, five others to 40-man". Tampa Bay Rays. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
  2. ↑ Harding, Thomas (January 28, 2016). "Rockies to receive reliever McGee in four-player swap". MLB.com. Retrieved January 28, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Marquez, Patterson, Valaika called up". Purple Row. Retrieved 2018-07-12.
  4. ↑ "German Marquez homered off Daniel Descalso". MLB.com. Retrieved 2018-07-12.
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