David Paulino

David Confesor Paulino (born February 6, 1994) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Houston Astros and the Toronto Blue Jays.

David Paulino
Free agent
Pitcher
Born: (1994-02-06) February 6, 1994
Nizao, Peravia, Dominican Republic
Bats: Right Throws: Right
MLB debut
September 8, 2016, for the Houston Astros
MLB statistics
(through 2017 season)
Win–loss record2–1
Earned run average6.25
Strikeouts36
WHIP1.44
Teams

Career

Detroit Tigers

Paulino was signed by the Detroit Tigers as an international free agent in 2010. He made his professional debut in 2011 with the Dominican Summer League Tigers and spent 2012 and 2013 with the Gulf Coast Tigers. In 2013, he underwent Tommy John surgery which caused him to miss the 2014 season.[1]

Houston Astros

On September 13, 2013, Paulino was acquired by the Houston Astros as a player to be named later in an earlier trade for José Veras.[2] Paulino made his debut in the Astros organization in 2015 with the Tri-City ValleyCats and also played for the Quad Cities River Bandits and Lancaster JetHawks.[3] The Astros added him to their 40-man roster after the season.[4] Paulino was promoted to the major leagues on September 6, 2016.

On July 1, 2017, Paulino was suspended 80 games without pay for testing positive for a performance enhancing substance.[5] From that point on, he would not play again for the rest of 2017, but finished with a 2–0 record and a 6.52 ERA in six starts.[6]

Toronto Blue Jays

On July 30, 2018, the Astros traded Paulino, Ken Giles, and Héctor Pérez to the Toronto Blue Jays for Roberto Osuna.[7] The Blue Jays activated Paulino from the disabled list on September 5.[8] Paulino was designated for assignment on August 7, 2019.[9] He was released on August 10.

See also

References
  1. "Houston Astros prospects David Paulino, Zach Davis, Trent Thornton, Juan Santos combine on one-hit shutout for Tri-City ValleyCats - MiLB.com News - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
  2. "Detroit Tigers announce minor league pitcher David Paulino as 'player to be named later' in Jose Veras trade". MLive.com. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
  3. "Astros' pro scouting strategy hits big on Francis Martes, David Paulino". Ultimate Astros. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
  4. https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/astros/2015/11/20/astros-add-five-players-40-man-roster/76114108/
  5. Lott, Thomas (July 1, 2017). "Astros rookie David Paulino suspended 80 games for positive PED test". Sporting News. Retrieved March 6, 2019.
  6. McTaggart, Brian; Gurnick, Ken. "Houston Astros win 2017 World Series". MLB. Retrieved November 2, 2017.
  7. Kelly, Matt (July 30, 2018). "Astros acquire Osuna from Blue Jays". MLB.com. Retrieved July 30, 2018.
  8. "Blue Jays activate pitcher David Paulino off DL". September 5, 2018. Retrieved September 5, 2018.
  9. "Blue Jays claim pitcher Zack Godley off waivers from Diamondbacks". sportsnet.ca. August 7, 2019. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
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