Luis Escobar (baseball)

Luis Escobar
Pittsburgh Pirates – No. 77
Pitcher
Born: (1996-05-30) May 30, 1996
Cartagena, Colombia
Bats: Right Throws: Right

Luis Alberto Escobar Hernandez (born May 30, 1996) is a Colombian professional baseball pitcher in the Pittsburgh Pirates organization.

Professional career

Escobar signed with the Pittsburgh Pirates as an international free agent in July 2013.[1] He made his professional debut in 2014 for the DSL Pirates and spent the whole season there, posting a 2–4 record and a 4.75 ERA in 13 games started. In 2015, he played for both the GCL Pirates and the West Virginia Black Bears, pitching to a combined 2–1 record, 3.83 ERA, and a 1.13 WHIP in 13 starts, and in 2016, he returned to the Black Bears, posting a 6–5 record and 2.93 ERA in 15 games (12 starts).

Escobar was on Colombia's roster for the 2017 World Baseball Classic. He spent the 2017 season with the West Virginia Power where he posted a 10–7 record and a 3.83 ERA with 168 strikeouts in 131.2 innings pitched (26 games, 25 starts).[2] The Pirates added him to their 40-man roster after the 2017 season.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Pittsburgh Pirates' Luis Escobar caps year on top for West Virginia Black Bears – MiLB.com News – The Official Site of Minor League Baseball".
  2. ↑ "Luis Escobar Stats, Highlights, Bio – MiLB.com Stats – The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com. Retrieved February 22, 2018.
  3. ↑ Biertempfel, Rob. "Pirates put Austin Meadows on 40-man roster; Gift Ngoepe traded". TribLIVE.com.
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